SHANIKO: Oregon's Historic "Wool Capital of the World"
Shaniko, Oregon was a railroad terminus established in 1900, and earned the title of the largest inland wool shipping center in the world by 1903. With wool sales in the millions of dollars and increased shipping volumes, Shaniko was referred to as the "Wool Capital of the World".
Richard Roland Hinton, who had come to the nearby Bakeoven Area several decades earlier, developed a breed of sheep called the "Columbia". His famous Imperial Stock Ranch and descendants of his breed still exist today.
In celebration of this history, it is fitting for Shaniko to become a rendezvous/marketplace for wool growers and fiber artists.
Shaniko is expanding the Wool Gathering event to include a PIONEER & ARTISAN FAIRE as of June 2012.
Shaniko had two large warehouses, pictured is the Moody Company Warehouse that was located north of the Southern Columbia Raiload Depot in 1910.
Richard Roland Hinton, who had come to the nearby Bakeoven Area several decades earlier, developed a breed of sheep called the "Columbia". His famous Imperial Stock Ranch and descendants of his breed still exist today.
In celebration of this history, it is fitting for Shaniko to become a rendezvous/marketplace for wool growers and fiber artists.
Shaniko is expanding the Wool Gathering event to include a PIONEER & ARTISAN FAIRE as of June 2012.
Shaniko had two large warehouses, pictured is the Moody Company Warehouse that was located north of the Southern Columbia Raiload Depot in 1910.
Presenting the
6th Annual Shaniko Wool Gathering
Pioneer & Artisan Faire
June 30 & July 1, 2012
Sheep to Shawl demonstrations
Historic Imperial Stock Ranch Tour
Marker Sheep / Petting Zoo
Herding Dog Demonstrations
Fiber Artists & Vendors
Wool Product & Quilt Raffle Prizes
Quilt displays, Quilting & Related Sewing and Stitching Crafts
Homestead / Pioneer Skills & Demonstrations
Fine Arts & other Artisan Offerings
Photography & Painting Contests
Pioneer Camp & Blacksmithing
Leathercraft, Woodworking & "Primitive" Communications
Shaniko Museums & Historic Buildings
4-H Fundraiser Lamb Dinner Saturday at 5 pm
Lunch both days by the Chamber of Commerce
Downtown, Shaniko ... Come on in the weather's fine! 2010
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SHEEP TO SHAWL is an educational feature of the event. The process from shearing, skirting (pictured here), carding, spinning, and weaving to make a final product is demonstrated all weekend long. Two shawls that are made on site are won on Sunday afternoon by a raffle sponsored by The Shaniko Preservation Guild. Shirley deMaris and Correy McAtee busy at work. 2010
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