The story
Wool and Fiber Festival in Flagstaff
Flagstaff's wool and fiber gathering at Fort Tuthill Fairgrounds connects livestock, raw fleece and handwork. Shearing and fleece judging establish the agricultural foundation, while spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet and related instruction show how fiber becomes a usable or expressive object. The recurring practices—livestock and shearing demonstrations, fleece judging, and spinning weaving and fiber workshops—tie the public program to the place and the people who sustain it.
A fleece leaves the sheep in one careful sheet, and moments later visitors can trace the same material through washing, spinning, dyeing and finished cloth.