Join Heritage NL and our friends at the Sheep Producers of NL for our third annual Sheep to Sock Fibre Festival at O'Brien Farm on Saturday, June 6th, 2026. There will be sheep, lambs, shearing demonstrations, weaving, knitting, pillow top making, rug hooking, and more. See the whole process of how we go from sheep to sock! A free family event.
Sheep to Sock Fibre Festival
Saturday, June 6th, 2026
10am-4pm
O'Brien Farm
150 Oxen Pond Road, St. John’s - Google Map link here
Where can I park? Map here or see below
List of Demonstrators:
Shearing Demos - SPANL
Rug Hooking - Heritage NL
Weaving - Jessica McDonald using a floor loom provided by the ATC
Pillow Tops - Heritage NL
Knitting - Featuring NONIA knitters and Christine LeGrow as well as Michael Pretty from Trail of the Caribou Research Group discussing the Grey Sock project
Be sure to visit Changing of the Seasons: the Turning of the Wheel, a month-long fibre arts exhibit presented in tandem with the Sheep to Sock event at O’Brien Farm. This exhibit celebrates the cyclical nature of the seasons, traditional craft practices, and the O’Brien Farm Foundation's long ties to sustainability and agriculture. This exhibit will run until June 15th in the Visitor Centre. During Sheep to Sock Fibre Festival Heritage NL will award prize ribbons to artworks that best represent traditions listed in the Craft at Risk document, which lists endangered craft practices and encourages the sharing of heritage skills.
