Sheep to Shawl at the Kirkman House

The Kirkman House Museum welcomes the return of the annual Sheep to Shawl fall festival. Sheep to shawl is a fun, family friendly event that showcases traditional fiber arts including spinning, weaving, knitting, and more. 

Sheep to Shawl focuses on illustrating the beauty of hand made fiber arts and engaging children and families with these historic skills. There will be demonstrations and activities for all ages including sheep shearing demonstrations and learning to dye fleece and having it spinning it into yarn. Other activities include spinning with a hand spindle, weaving on a Navajo style loom, and paper weaving on different types of looms. 

There will be a small flock of sheep as well as sheep dogs to learn about and pet. Vendors will also be present with raw and processed fleece, hand and machine spun yarns, knitting and weaving supplies. Vendors also will have handmade items that include hats, scarves, wraps, sweaters, and socks which are all made from regionally sourced fibers. 

There will also be a drawing for a beautiful, one of a kind shawl handmade by a former Americorps volunteer for the Kirkman House Museum. The shawl is reversible and made with fibers dyed with onion skins and an ecru colored alpaca silk blend.

This event is free and includes free admission to the Kirkman House Museum. The Kirkman House Museum's current exhibit features historic quilts.

Sheep to Shawl is on October 3rd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kirkman House Museum which is located at 214 N. Colville St. in Walla Walla.