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Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: BALLOCH on May 16, 2015, 12:36:49 pm

Title: Highland wool festival
Post by: BALLOCH on May 16, 2015, 12:36:49 pm

Saturday the 23rd of may at Dingwall market ,near Inverness,9.30 to 4.30,.This is the 2nd one last years was good so hopefully can only get better.Stalls of all things wooly and textiles to name a few,also demonstrations throughout the day.Proceeds go to charity.Thers a good café too,webb site if anyones needing a lookie.Ill be there I have a stall selling ,raw & washed ,carded fleece,felting kits,and some felt animals.peg loom rugs,and some hand crafted spindles and spinning wheels locally made.I have been asked to do a peg loom demo and its at 1.45 for 1/2 a hour ,all demos free  all day.Don't know which wool to sort or what to do next at the mo,hope its busy.Come along for a chat or to introduce your self

Title: Re: Highland wool festival
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on May 16, 2015, 07:25:52 pm

Any chance of getting a lift as I'd love to go but can't drive that far at the moment with my bust wrist

Title: Re: Highland wool festival
Post by: BALLOCH on May 16, 2015, 09:40:54 pm

I don't know if we will have room until fri when we pack as only have a small trailer now and was planning putting seats down in back of my jeep ,as big jeep off road too.I have a lot of stuff to take and its bulky,we will also be leaving very early as have to be set up by 9.30 and its 2 hours to get there without setting up x

Title: Re: Highland wool festival
Post by: Lesley Silvester on May 16, 2015, 10:38:31 pm

Wish I was nearer. It sounds great.

Title: Re: Highland wool festival
Post by: verdifish on May 17, 2015, 12:46:11 am

If you can get here Katy ill give you a lift ! !!

Title: Re: Highland wool festival
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on May 17, 2015, 11:22:42 am

Thanks Verdi that would be great