The New York State

Dutchess County Fairgrounds • Rhinebeck, NY

October 17-18, 2026

NYS Sheep & Wool Workshop

Registration Opens Sunday, July 26th, 12:00 PM EDT
Nuno-Felted Patchwork Cowl
Date: Saturday (10/17)
Time: 10:00 AM-
5:00 PM
Fee: $150.00
Duration: Full Day
Skill Level: Open to All
Category: Felting
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Create a seamless and stylish cowl/neck warmer that all will admire in this full-day Nuno-Felted Patchwork Cowl Workshop. Award winning fiber artist, Suzanne O’Brien, will guide you through the techniques of nuno-felting and felting with a resist. This class uses new and up-cycled silk fabrics and superfine wool to create a patchwork felted cowl that is a unique and functional wearable art piece. It will instantly be your winter go-to accessory!

Nuno-Felted Patchwork Cowl
Suzanne O'Brien
Suzanne
O'Brien

Suzanne O'Brien is the owner and creator of ZanieCrafts, Handmade Fiber Art since 2013. She is a juried Roycroft Artisan and a member of the Roycrofters-At-Large Association, and a juried artist member of the Arts and Craftsmen Guild on the Roycroft Campus in East Aurora, NY. She has won several prizes for her felted work at local art shows.

She specializes in wet felted accessories, vessels and nuno-felted scarves. She also dyes fiber for felting and spinning, and loves to teach wet and needle felting classes in Western New York. Her work can be found in the Copper Shop Gallery in East Aurora, NY and Buffalo ShopCraft in Buffalo.

Send an email to Suzanne: zaniecrafts@gmail.com

All Workshops By This Instructor

Workshop TitleCategoryDateStart TimeFeeDetails
Nuno-Felted Patchwork CowlFeltingSat (10/17)10:00 AM$150.00
Felted Tiny VesselFeltingSun (10/18)10:00 AM$75.00
Material fee
$30
fee includes
Hand dyed superfine Merino Wool, various silk fabric pieces, olive oil soap, use of instructor supplies and tools. (Supplies include: resist templates, large bubble wrap, pool noodles, fabric shears, water bottle sprinklers, towels and soap, table risers)
Payment instructions
cash, day of the festival.
prerequisites
None
Homework
None
Items to bring
Participants should wear old clothing or a vinyl apron to protect clothing from being soiled. Silks and wool might bleed dye when warm water and soap is applied to them. Students should also bring two old bath towels, if possible, to help contain messes. These may become soiled with dye also.

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