Fiber Art Vendors, Participants and Sponsors
2026 Vendor list:
Robertson Tsosie of AZ-Navajo Nation-Handcrafted Tool Maker Instagram
Jay Begay of AZ-Navajo Nation- Churro Sheep Shepherd Instagram
Iron and Indigo Farm of Taos NM ironandindigofarm.com
Martha Sykes of Taos Instagram
Cactus Hill Farm- Elena Miller-ter Kuile of La Jara CO cactushillfarm.com
Bristol Yarnworks Studio-Teri Inman of Grand Junction CO bristolyarnworks.com
FIBERSPACE- Perla Kopeloff of Alamosa CO perlakopeloff.com
Lisa Joyce of Taos NM- lisajoycedesigns.com
Clarity Kijs and Bob Davis of Taos NM- riograndeweaving.com
Nina Sampsel-Taos Fiber Artist
Norma Schafer of Taos NM-Oaxacan Textiles http://www.threadsafar.com/
Abundance Earth Art- Michele Locher of Taos NM Instagram
Wild Earth Inside- April Dunbar
Martinez Hacienda Colcha Group- Benita Ortega-Rael and company taoshistoricmuseums.com
Haugen's Mountain Grown Lamb & Pelts- Sherry Haugen of Center CO haugenslamb.com
Merce Mitchell of Taos NM Vortex Yarns
Art Through the Loom artthroughtheloom.org
2 B Ewe- Cody and Kim Burns
Casa Alpaca and Fiberworks- Rene Zender
Claire Detels- Taos Fiber Artist
Lalynn Nock- Woolywhotknots
Sandra and Norm Johnson- Enchanted Fibers
Stonehouse Enterprises- Rhonda Vanderhoff
Leslie Colley- Santa Fe Fiber Artist
Frito Pie Fiber Fare- Nathalie Francis
Boletus Duende- Conor Rosenstock
Donna Foley- Four Directions Weaving
Chris Perkowska- Cashy Nino Wools
Deborah Tewell- Blue Moose Gallery
Sukaynah Aubrey- Suki-Botanical Prints
Food and Beverage Vendors:
Lamb Kibbeh from Sherry Haugen! haugenslamb.com
Soulful Shots of Taos- Janet Boccelli (espresso artist!) Instagram
Mood Bake of Taos- Maddy Ortega and Avery Burstein will be serving up their delicious delicacies!!
Live Music by:
Saturday- Robert Quijano and Shaw Hayakawa- Jazz guitarists
Sunday- High Desert Acoustic Duo-Cellist Mark Dudrow and multi-faceted musician Justin Dean
12pm-3pm both days!!
THERE ARE DEMONSTRATIONS THIS YEAR!
Demo Days at the 2026 Taos Wools Festival will be hosted by Futuros Ancestral, featuring Pueblo belt weaving, Navajo sheep-to-loom, Spanish colonial colcha embroidery, and Tlingit mountain goat weaving.
Demonstrators from Futuros Ancestral’s artist-in-residence program include Allison McCabe (Diné, Taos Pueblo), Benita Ortega Rael, Betty Chee (Diné), Cris Velarde (Jicarilla Apache, Santa Clara Pueblo), Kevin Tsosie (Diné), Hilda Yazzie (Diné), Laine Rinehart (Taos Pueblo, Tlingit), Marlee Espinosa (Taos Pueblo), and Sonrisa-Rachel Medina.
with thanks to sponsorships from:
Henry’s Attic -Natural Fiber Yarns
Mooncat Fiber -Cathy Book
Bayeta Classic Sheep and Wool- Connie Taylor
Slow Livin’ Creations (formerly Enchanted Mill and Ranch)-Candace and John Fitzsimmons of Stanley NM slowlivincreations.com
Adriana Contant- Desert Rose Weaving
Gail Russell- Gail Russell Art and Apparel