The Door County Sheep and Goat Raisers invite you to attend northeast Wisconsin's oldest fiber event and sale, the 2008 Door County Shepherds' Market. The Market is sponsored by the Door County Sheep and Goat Raisers and hosted by Whitefish Bay Farm. The Market is held to promote products from our members' sheep, goats and camelids, and to educate the public about our animals, the fibers they produce and the traditional handcrafts that utilize these fibers. All activities will occur in the granary barn, so come early and enjoy -- whatever Mother Nature brings in terms of weather. Weather permitting, the flock of white and naturally colored Corriedale sheep and lambs that call Whitefish Bay Farm home, will be grazing on the pastures near the granary barn.

Our vendors offer a wide selection of quality fibers and yarns for the discriminating fiber artist and finished fiber products for the consumer. The vendors will be spinning and weaving throughout both days.

The collection of "Tried and True" Lamb Recipes from the Door County Sheep and Goat Raisers group will again be for sale this year. Or purchase from our web site Cookbook page . This year we will also be selling hand stencilled Shepherds' Market wooden cheese boxes, T-shirts and tote bags.

In addition Rosie Dittman will have a "hands on" felting demonstration (outside, under a tent, weather permitting) on Saturday at 2:00 and Sunday at 11:00 and 1:00

Raffle Prizes!! Tickets can be purchased to win one or more of three raffle items:

A certificate good for use toward a class at Sievers School of Fiber Art on Washington Island.

A handmade basket full of yarns hand spun by the Arachne Spinners Guild of Door County.

An artist designed wooden box with hand felted wool cover.

Apple Hollow Farm Fiber Arts, Kathi Cascio and Jon Huber -- new and antique spinning wheels, weaving looms, spinning, carding, dyeing and weaving supplies, knitting yarn, knitting needles, knitting kits, jewelry, and books. Rambouillet roving.

Bramblewool Farm, Julie Guilette -- "jacketed" Shetland fleece, pin-drafted roving, alpaca and other blends, handspun and millspun yarns and handwoven fleece rugs.

Goat Hill Farm, Judy Picken -- white and natural colored mohair. Natural and dyed roving and locks. Handspun and millspun mohair blend yarns.  Finished products.

Heaven Scent Gardens, Susan Yunk --  handmade scented and herbal soaps, soap flakes and accessories.

Homestead Sheep and Fiber Products, Nora Ahlen -- Jacob, Romney and Wensleydale fleeces, conbed top, roving,  natural colored and hand dyed yarn, and finished products.

Iron Wood Croft, Rick Harabes -- Llama fiber in a variety of colors and handspun llama yarn.

Painswick Farm, Lynne Luker -- Shetland fleeces, ready to spin roving, handspun yarn and small knit items.

Quiet Creek Ranch, Karin Hoagland -- Hand dyed millspun yarns, felted and handwoven yardage and finished products.
 
Rosie Dittmann and Chris Vuco -- handwoven, handknit and felted finished items.

U-Neek Crafts, Tony  Soukup -- handcrafted niddy-noddies, drop spindles, and other accessories and finished products.

White Dog Farm, Jodi Milske -- "jacketed" Lincoln Longwool fleeces, roving, yarn, pelts, hand woven baskets and finished products.

Whitefish Bay Farm,  Gretchen and Dick Regnery -- white and naturally colored "jacketed" Corriedale fleeces, roving, handspun and millspun yarns, and finished handwoven products.

Mark your calendars now and join us

May 17th and May 18th, 2008 for the Door County Shepherds' Market. The annual Blossom Festival will also be in full swing. The county's towns and villages will be filled with daffodils and the countryside with spring wildflowers. For information about lodging and other scheduled activities call the Door County Chamber of Commerce, 1-800-52-RELAX or visit their web site at http://www.doorcounty.com . Directions for locating the Shepherds' Market can be found at our Maps & Directions page.