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2023 List of Shearers Active in New York State & the Northeast U.S.
If you would like to be added to this list, please contact tatiana Stanton at TLS7@cornell.edu
please note, many of these shearers do multiple species
James Baldwin
Freeville NY 13068 (Tompkins County, NY) shears flocks ≤35 head, specializes in smaller, wool oriented flocks. ASI certified wool grader who, depending on time allotted, can help you evaluate fleeces while taking the time to obtain best quality clip.
jrbaldwin1@verizon.net
607-257-1683
Brian Bancroft
Canaseraga, NY 14822 (Allegany County, NY), travels depending on flock size and distance
315-604-6082
Sy Caryl certified shearer
Davidson, MI, will travel to Northeast for large flocks
sheepguy58@gmail.com
Ebel Shearing Services
Kendall, NY 14476 (Orleans County, NY), Specializes in shearing alpacas and llamas any herd size, also small sheep flocks on occasion, all of New York State and much of the Northeast
jeffrey.ebel@gmail.com 315-628-1191 website: https://www.alpaca-shearing.com/
Paula Decker
Unadilla, NY 13849 (Delaware County, NY), shears small flocks in vicinity of Chenango, Delaware and Otsego County
windgait.farm@gmail.com (please put “Sheep Shearing” in the subject line)
607-434-1759
Hoyt Emmons
Pennsburg, PA 18073 (Montgomery County, PA), Shears in PA and also limited shearing in NY within 30 miles of Windsor, NY (Broome County), specializes in pet flocks and also fleeces for hand spinners
hemmons@comcast.net
267-246-2892
Ellen Forbes
New Gloucester, Maine 04260 (Cumberland County, ME), small flocks of sheep,
shearnewengland@gmail.com
207-577-3376
Facebook: Shear New England
William Fritz, Ph.D. Certified Shearer
Doylestown, PA 18901 (Bucks County, PA), shears in PA,DE, MD, NJ, southeastern NY and also vicinity of Warren County, NY depending on timing/flock size
wfritz820@gmail.com
609-839-3453 (cell)
Duane Gelser
Dalton, NY 14836 (Livingston County, NY), shears small flocks ≤25 head in Southern Tier region of NY
585-476-5924 (leave message)
Amanda Hall
St. Lawrence County, NY, shears small flocks in the region
315-244-7750
Roger Hastings
Dickinson Center, NY 12930 (Franklin County, NY), shears sheep and alpacas in Franklin, Essex, Clinton, Jefferson & St. Lawrence Counties depending on flock size and distance
hastingssheep@gmail.com
518-529-6665
Tabbethia Haubold
Yaphank, NY 11980 (Suffolk County, NY), shears in many NE states, alpacas, llamas, goats, sheep
tabbethia@liyarnandfarm.com
631-924-8110 office, 631-680-6721 cell
Melissa Higgins
Coventry, CT 06238 (Tolland County, CT), will travel to CT, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT depending on flock size and distance
ctsheepshearer@gmail.com
860-966-9264 cell
Gwen Hinman
Acworth, NH 03601 (Sullivan County, NH), will do Northeast states depending on flock size and distance
gwenched@hotmail.com
Mike & Tom (certified shearer) Horton
Towanda, PA 18848 (Bradford County), will travel depending on flock size, have wool press and offer other services
thehortons@cableracer.com
570-637-0629 (Tom’s cell), 570-721-1929 (Mike)
Travis Johnson
Minerva, Ohio (Carroll County, OH), travels to Western NY, etc. depending on number of animals available to shear in area
330-575-9790 cell (call or text)
Rick Jones
East Berlin, PA 17316 (Adams County, PA), much of east coast depending on flock size and distance
Rcb6582@gmail.com
717-309-6582
Facebook: RCB Shearing
Donald Kading
Dutchess County, NY, shears in Hudson Valley region
northbreeze1@aol.com (please put “shearing” in the subject line)
914-489-8664 cell
Andreas King
Ulster Park, NY 12487 (Ulster County), shears sheep primarily in Hudson Valley region but will travel up to 2 hrs. depending on flock size, will do flocks up to 100 head
Andreasking@ccimail.com
845-475-7007 (call or text)
Mary Lake
Tunbridge, VT 05077 (Orange County), shears sheep in the Northeast depending on flock size and distance but primarily shears in Vermont
Marylakeshearing.com
mary.m.lake@gmail.com
802-338-2250
Aaron Loux
Cummington, Massachusetts 01026 (Hampshire County, MA), travels all over NY and much of NE depending on flock size and distance
aaronshearing@gmail.com
413-230-8607
Facebook: Aaron’s Shearing Service
Jim McRae/Elizabeth Willis
Florence, VT 05744 (Rutland County, VT), throughout the Northeast depending on flock size and distance
buzzcutshearing@yahoo.com
Vtshearer@yahoo.com
802-345-1360
Nancy Meyers
Morris, NY (Otsego County, NY), shears small flocks in vicinity of Chenango, Delaware and Otsego County, NY
rjmnlm@hotmail.com (please put “Sheep Shearing” in subject line!)
(607) 263-5588
Northeast Shearing – Joe Coppola
Hunterdon County, NJ, shears alpacas, goats, llamas, sheep throughout the Northeast depending on flock size and distance
northeastshearing@gmail.com
908-229-7167
Facebook: Northeast Shearing
Peter Nowlin – Certified shearer
Newton, CT 06470 (Fairfield County, CT), shears in CT, NY, VT, NH, MA depending on flock size and distance
pennevodka@aol.com
Marie Roenke
Trumansburg, NY (Tompkins County, NY), travels within 2 hr. radius of Trumansburg/Ithaca, NY area
mer276@cornell.edu
spotted_sheep@bluefrog.com
607-379-1621
Facebook: Spot Hollow Farm
Jerry Russell
Binghamton, NY 13903 (Broome County, NY), travels within 2 hrs. of Binghamton, maximum flock size 40 head
russellmountainfarm@outlook.com
607-240-7702
Aaron Schmucker
Millerton, PA 16936 (Tioga County, PA), shears within 45-minute drive of Millerton in both NY and PA. Please send postcard including your phone number to him at 907 Alder Run Rd., Millerton, PA 16936 and he will call you back to arrange shearing.
Pete Sepe
Sandy Hook, CT 06482 (Fairfield County), shears sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas at farms and zoos throughout southern New England & in NY.
pasepe@juno.com
203-470-4084
Leslie Sullivan
Hartland, VT 05048 (Windsor County), shears primarily in Vermont and New Hampshire
snowhouseshearing@gmail.com
510-529-9141
Chad Swartz – shears any size flock in Western NY
Attica, NY 14011 (Wyoming County, NY), shears in Western NY
swartzc340@gmail.com (please put “Sheep Shearing” in subject line!)
716-812-2266
DJ Swartz
Perry, NY 14530 (Wyoming County, NY), shears in Western New York area within 1 hr. drive, maximum flock size ≤80 head
716-474-3180
Joe St. Marie
Jericho, VT 05465 (Chittenden County, VT), shears in New England and NY depending on flock size and distance, focuses on small flocks in Eastern Adirondacks & Champlain Valley but will consider large flocks
stmariespruce@yahoo.com
joestmarie71@icloud.com
802-858-4836
Christina Wickson
Newtown, CT 06470 (Fairfield County, CT), shears small flocks ≤20 head in CT, MA, RI and Westchester County, NY
wicksonsheepshearing@gmail.com
203-512-2408
Elle Winter
Rhinebeck, NY 12572 (Dutchess County, NY), shears small flocks in Colombia, Ulster and Dutchess Counties & vicinity
eewin0922@gmail.com
206-488-4470
Dan Wolf
Honeoye Falls, NY 14472 (Monroe County, NY), shears sheep, angora goats, alpacas in vicinity of Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse
dantheshearingman@gmail.com
585-435-8108
Wooly Meadow Farm - Jim Powers
Walden, NY (Orange County, NY), sheep shearing in NY, PA and NJ for both large and small flocks woolymeadow@gmail.com 845-323-3598 (call or text)
Yankee Clippers Shearing - Colin Siegmund & Siri Swanson
Orwell, VT and North Grosvenordale, CT, Serving flocks of any size in all areas of NY and New England
yankeerockfarm@gmail.com
959-444-5566 or 781-264-0430
Facebook: Yankee Clippers Shearing
Additional Shearer Directories that include the Northeastern US
LocalFiber.Org Processing Directory for Northeast US – includes shearers (click on hand shears)
American Sheep Industry Shearer Directory by State
Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers Shearer List by Province
Shearing Services Directory from Light Livestock Equipment
PA Llama & Alpaca Assoc. Shearer Directory
Vermont Sheep & Goat Association list of shearing services
***please note, we do not know how recently these have been updated