Wisconsin Sheep and Wool 2026

Sheep and wool festivals are a magnet for knitters, crocheters, weavers, handspinners, and felters looking for high-quality, locally sourced wool.

I feel like I live on a prairie. I do live on a prairie, but I feel like it too. The bright sun, waving green grasses, tall wildflowers dancing in the wind.

This month I journeyed to Manitoba, Canada, to learn more about the wool industry from two of Canada’s experts, Anna Hunter and Christel Lanthier.

St. Cloud’s annual fiber festival SpinFest is held by Rocking Horse Farm, a small, local yarn and fiber arts shop that focuses on knitting machines and other tools of the art.