Last week-end was spent at
Bristol Wool Fair with Pickle-Lily.
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| All set up! |
It was a new venue for the fair and very different to last years Downs venue. I 'set up shop' on Friday, next to
Fleecewitch and her beautiful alpaca yarns, and sure enough it wasn't long before I succumbed and bought my first yarn, and to be honest I had bought lots more from her by the end of the three days!
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| Fleecewitch yarns |
I've now got two scarves on the go using her lovely yarns!
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| Valais Blacknose |
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| Angora rabbit |
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| Alpaca love! |
There were alpacas, angora rabbits and Valais Blacknose sheep. I will leave the pictures to do their talking, but the sheep have to be the cutest sheep ever!
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| Vikings |
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| Naalbinding |
I met and chatted to lots of very friendly
Hildsvin Vikings and found out what naalbinding is - making a crochet like material but sewing in blanket stitch type way, rather than using a crochet hook.
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| Viking camp |
On Sunday, P and I took part in a needle felting workshop for the morning with Lydia from
Black Dog and Ginger Cat. It wasn't nearly as easy as I hoped it would be!! But Lydia was very patient and a super teacher and yes, we came home with one of her kits.
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| Toft |
There was so many fabulous stalls at the wool fair
- I added three more pairs of Knit-Pro needles to my collection, Cat from
Stitches from the Sofa ( also has a lovely blog post or two about the fair) brought two amazing dresses, I even got some super cosy mittens made from upcycled wool fabric, different beautiful yarns and much more.
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| Needle felting display by Jenny Barnett |
It's on again next year - it's definately worth the visit!
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| Baskets for sale |
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| Frozen needle felting |
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