Rhinebeck - Knitter's Review

What Happens at NY Sheep and Wool

If the yarn world were football, the New York Sheep and Wool Festival would be homecoming. The event, begun in 1980, is lovingly referred to by the town in which it takes place: Rhinebeck. Reporting from Rhinebeck, NY, October 17-18, 2015 Always the third full week in October, Rhinebeck brings

October 22, 2015

Clara Parkes

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What Happens at Rhinebeck: 2015

New York Sheep and Wool Festival Rhinebeck, NY October 17-18, 2015 If the yarn world were football, the New York Sheep and Wool Festival would be homecoming. The event, begun in 1980, is lovingly referred to by the town in which it takes place: Rhinebeck. Always the third full week

October 22, 2015

Clara Parkes

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Rhinebeck from A to Z

If festivals were friends, the New York Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, New York, would be among my oldest and dearest. The more years I go, the more familiar each part of the event becomes. Attending is as much about tradition and ritual as it

October 20, 2011

Clara Parkes

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The Way We Were: Rhinebeck in 2003

The year was 2003. My high-school buddy Theresa flew from California to Maine and we road-tripped it down the coast to witness this legendary festival for ourselves. I was there to report on this show for my fledgling site, Knitter's Review, just three years old then. From

October 23, 2003

Clara Parkes

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