Learn how wool is harvested and spun into yarn for clothing. 

Tour the woolen mill.

Get hands-on and naturally dye some fabric
or yarn in Manitoba grown Indigo. 

Explore our local clothing supply chain,
and meet the sheep that grow your wool!

All Ages Welcome
$9 per person or $26 per family (4 people max per family - with each additional person in a family $5)
Kids 3 and under are free

Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 11am - 2pm

Location: Long Way Homestead

IMPORTANT DETAILS

• Event is rain or shine, so please dress accordingly. There will be canopy tents for shade and shelter.

• If you wish to do the hands-on dye activity, please bring a t-shirt, bandanna, wool yarn, or other natural fibre (cotton, linen, hemp, wool, alpaca only) to dip in an indigo vat - 1 item per person.

• This is an outdoor event. There will be canopy tents to keep out the rain or sunshine, but there are no indoor facilities.

• We recommend footwear appropriate to the weather (rain boots if its rainy or running shoes).

• Please bring a water bottle and your own lunch.

• There is an outhouse on site.

• The on-farm store will be open to purchase items (yarn, roving, pillows, dye kits etc) We can accept cash, credit or debit

• We cannot accommodate other pets on the farm, please do not bring your dog!

• Here is what can be expected re accessibility at Long Way Homestead. The driveway, walkways, dye studio and outdoor workshops spaces are a mix of grass and gravel with some bumpy terrain and accessible by wheelchair. The outhouse, indoor studio space and wool mill all have one step access and not wheelchair accessible. They are working to build wheelchair accessibility into the entire farm, mill and field school.

Questions: info@longwayhomestead.com