From 8th Match to 10th April, GFAC will be at the Duchy Square Centre for Creativity in Princetown, Devon. I’ve a ‘pop-up’ shop there so will also be selling knitting patterns, books and embroidered items. The sheep will be on display with free pattern and ball of wool for anyone who wants to knit a sheep.
I’ll usually be there every Thursday to Sunday 11am to 4pm with the exception of Fridays 18th and 25th, and Saturday 26th.
There’s also a textile exhibition on at the centre and a Textile Fair on 1st and 2nd April. Hope to see you there.
Hello,I’ve just read your article in ‘The Journal’.Brilliant!! I buy fleeces from farmers in the Arnside/Silverdale AONB ( the area of Lancashire that borders Morecambe Bay).The sheep there are engaged in ‘conservation grazing’ so are very important to the flora & fauna of the area.I pay the farmers a better rate than the BWMB & sell my handspun handknits locally,I have a friend who knits for me,another who weaves larger items & 2 more who handspin when I’m ‘swamped’.I can get a nice variety of fleeces from the small flocks here but use mostly Masham,Blueface Leicester,Hebridean,Whitefaced Woodland,Cheviot & Lonk.I also have some fleeces millspun to sell as yarn in the hopes that people are encouraged to knit something from local wool.I really enjoyed your article & found myself nodding & saying ‘yes quite right’ as I read! I’m hoping the interest generated by last years Wool Week will continue as I would like to move my project on a little to form a co-operative designing/making/selling local wool produce.Thank you for an entertaining read & good luck with your project.Regards Kate Schofield
Hello Kate, Thanks for your comment, telling us your wool story. Thanks also for introducing me to the Lonk sheep which I hadn’t heard of. A quick search revealed the Lonk Sheep Breeders Assoc (lonk-sheep.org/). One more to add to the ‘wool-to-find’ list. Please keep us updated with your work; all these small wool projects like ours and others add together to make a UK wool revolution.
Best wishes,
Claire