Wool and Folk is a mashup of fiber, people, food and music into an incredible experience the Friday before New York Sheep and Wool weekend.
We wanted to create and event that we had never been to before
When Wool and Folk started in October 2021, it was called “the perfect re-entry event post Covid”. Our mission was to create a community by creating an event that we hadn’t experienced before, one that had all the best parts of a dance party with fiber thrown around for good measure! It was also important that it foster a connection amongst all people in the fiber chain; promote handmade goods, support local musicians, local wool, local makers, local food; and celebrate the diverse makeup of our fiber community. The first ever Wool and Folk festival in 2021 drew 100s of fiber enthusiasts, shoppers, great vendors from all over the country, food trucks, and musicians to the magical Hudson Valley Region during the New York Sheep and Wool Festival. Last year, 2022, we had 1,000s! Can’t wait to see what 2023 has in store.
Felicia Stenhouse Eve
Owner/ Organizer of Wool and Folk Festival, Owner of String Thing Studio, host of Fridays with Felicia with VKL, knitter for 30 years, Podiatric Surgeon, Fundraising Consultant.
Statement of principles and conduct:
Travin Consulting Group, Inc. d.b.a. It’s a String Thing Studio, owner of Wool and Folk, is an equal-opportunity employer with regard to our employees, teachers, contractors, and other staff. As such, we consider discrimination of any kind unacceptable. Diversity and equality are essential to who we are, and respect for everyone is a core part of our identity.
Discrimination based on gender, age, race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family status, disability, medical or a genetic condition will not be tolerated.
We strongly believe that it is our responsibility to promote and defend diversity at our events. We have a zero-tolerance policy toward discrimination, bullying, and hate speech. Among, but not limited to, the discriminatory conducts that we find unacceptable are bullying, inappropriate physical contact, or any form of physical contact, or any form of physical, verbal, or non-verbal harassment or abuse toward anyone for any reason.
As such, we reserve the right to take appropriate actions and/or remove from our shows any person that, in our judgment, fails to adhere to our zero-tolerance discrimination and/or bullying policies.
Wool and Folk Festival 2023
is so gratful to he hosted at
Foreland
Our Location …
Foreland
At 111 Water Street Catskill, NY 11201
Our Waterfront, Mountain Space, and Great Lawn along Catskill Creek are each within the Flagship Building. The Waterfront is a 4,000SF ultra modern venue with a double-height space and doors spilling out to nature. Next door, our Bookhouse is a stunning, stand-alone, creekside building dedicated exclusively to private event rentals. The building is 10,000SF and boasts some of the most beautiful interior and architectural design of our entire Campus: hand-cut wood slats adorn a double-height ceiling in the main event hall, wherein hundreds of tiny bulbs are nestled to light the space just as standing beneath a starry sky.