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FESTIVAL HISTORY

Kid 'N Ewe was begun in 1989 by a small group of Natural Colored Wool Grower Association members, who were handspinners and/or handweavers, hoping to promote natural Texas fiber by educating and marketing the products of the animals they raised.

The first November event was held in Hamilton, and then moved to Goldthwaite. As the festival grew from a back yard gathering, it moved to Bartlett, then to Johnson City, and in 2001 to Boerne.

Fiber Producers of Texas, Inc. (FPT) was incorporated in 1998 by remaining founders of the original Kid 'N Ewe, to be the managing sponsor of the Kid 'N Ewe and Llamas, Too Festival. FPT petitioned, and was accepted into the Mountain and Valley Wool Association (MAVWA.) in 2001. This relationship vastly improves opportunities for producers of Texas fiber to participate in the Wool Festival at Taos and allows producers in Colorado and New Mexico to use Texas fiber in their products. Also mutually beneficial is the sharing in a larger pool of experience and talents in the execution of common goals. FTP welcomes MAVWA to the Kid 'N Ewe and Llamas, Too Festival.

Sponsored by FPT, Texas Cashmere Association, South Central Llama Association, and State of Texas Alpaca Ranchers (STAR), Kid n Ewe and Llamas Too is open to the public to provide quality supplies and equipment to crafts people, and share knowledge about fiber producing plants and animals.