Bosque Redondo Memorial Fiber Fair

Experience a day that shows visitors how wool is processed from sheep to fabric! Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild will offer live demonstrations and hands-on activities using sheared wool from the site’s flock of Navajo-Churro Sheep. The day’s festivities include sheep shearing, ranger talks, workshops, and food trucks provided by the Friends of Bosque Redondo Memorial.

Schedule:

10 AM – Noon: Sheep shearing at the corrals

10 AM – 4 PM: Skirting and washing wool

11 – 11:30 AM: Ranger talk at the sheep corrals

Noon – 1 PM: Lunch break

1 – 2 PM: Guided wool carding class in the Community Room

2 – 3 PM: Guided spinning class in the Community Room

3 – 4 PM: Guided weaving class in the Community Room

Guests can view the permanent exhibition, Bosque Redondo: A Place of Suffering, A Place of Survival, to learn more about the history of the site. A new outdoor interpretive trail is available for guests to explore and take a self-guided audio tour.

The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs Wonders on Wheels mobile museum will be onsite with an exciting new exhibit featuring all eight New Mexico Historic Sites. The Office of Archaeological Studies will also be at the event, demonstrating how yucca was used to make fibers for weaving baskets, sandals, cordage, and other items by the Indigenous communities of New Mexico, as well as offering a hands-on fiber bracelet activity.

Admission: $7 for adults. Free to children 16 and younger, Diné, Ndé, NM foster families, NM disabled veterans, Friends of Bosque Redondo Memorial, and MNMF members.