Thank you to everyone who helped and all who visited the Weavers’ Workshop for our 4th Woolly Weekend.

Get out your diary and make a note of the date for next year ——–  

 

 Saturday,20th June  & Sunday,21st June,2020

for the 5th Worstead Weavers

Woolly Weekend

 

 

 

 

Woolly Weekend 2019 –

Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th, June,

10am- 4pm at the Weavers’ Workshop,

Dilham, NR28 9PT

• Sheep-shearing demos
• Crochet, knitting, spinning, weaving, felting, sewing, dyeing & other rural crafts: demos and “have a go”
• Alpacas & Donkeys to pet and feed
• Folk singers & Morris Dancers to watch
• Scrumptious home-made refreshments
• Tombola and Side Stalls
• Sheepdog demos
• Green woodworking
• To BUY : fleece, yarn, fabric, equipment, gifts, books
• FREE activities for children
• FREE parking

Admission: adults £2, or £4 per car, children free

More information : www.worsteadweavers.org.uk 07555 600 218

NB All subject to availability

 

Very happy to announce that Dig In of Aylsham will be providing the refreshments at the Woolly Weekend – so many yummy temptations to choose between.

 

For your entertainment during the weekend, we have on Saturday Folk Music and on Sunday  The Occasional Ceilidh Band will be playing for us, followed by  Morris Dancing.

Throughout the weekend we will have rabbits and alpacas, and of course sheep…. with sheep shearing demonstrations.

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Plenty of fleeces will be available to buy, and there will be an opportunity to choose a fleece straight from the sheep!!!

On Saturday only we will be joined again by the Miniature Donkeys from

                    Miniature Donkeys for Wellbeing

June – Woolly update:-

As well as our many woolly exhibitors and  demonstators we are pleased to welcome again the Norfolk Bodgers to the Woolly Weekend.

Just heard that the Crafty Cupboard will be joining us at the Woolly Weekend with lots of sheep themed goodies.

 

May – Woolly update:-

More lovely Exhibitors and demonstrators to look forward to seeing at the Woolly Weekend.

Jill from Hooked on Stitching will be exhibiting and running workshops – book now to secure your place. Click here to book

Caroline Hyde-Brown from the “Art of Embroidery” will be bringing a selection of stitched and embroidered pictures, cards and packs for you to create your own embroidered picture or card. Click here for website

 

 

Noodle Soup yarns will be making their first visit to the Woolly Weekend.  With such a stunning selection of yarns we hope it will be the first of many visits. For more temptations click here

 

 

The Happy Crochet and Knitting Time yarn shop will be joining us, bringing lots of squishy loveliness. Click here for website

 

April – Woolly update:–

The Woolly Weekend is fast approaching – so here  is a sneaky preview of the Exhibitors List to date.

Adelaide Walker                      Dyed fibres, Ashford equipment, Spindles, Dyes, Books

Annie Bix – Moonbrush Wood Studios   Needlefelt sculptures, bags, pictures, brooches, magnets, key-rings, greeting cards

Barbara Summers                 Naked Wool –  All things Shetland – raw fleece, tops, yarn

 

 

 

Beverley Bright                        Stained Glass, Mosaic Items

Caroline Ashworth                   Jam, Chutney, Cordial

Clare Olley                                 Crochet pots and baskets with jute rope

Donna Lawson                          Toys, yarn (natural, acrylic,hand-dyed, kits, bags, books

Elizabeth Crammer                   Hand spun yarn hand woven items crocheted items and patterns spindles etc and fibre

Jayne Andrew                             Needle felted dogs and dog portraits

Jenn Monahan                            Yarns Fibres

Linda Mears                                 Peg bags, towel sets, play mats, shoe bags etc

Panache Plants                            Plants

Rosemary Spicer                          Crochet & Felt waistcoats & Jackets Hand-made Buttons

Sally Gibson                                   Handwoven Tapestries, Tassels

Sandra Rutherford                       Corn dollies, knitted items

Tuliptree Fabrics                          Fabrics, kits, patterns, cushions, quilts

Zoe Mitchell  of Moorend Moisturisers     Field Goats Milk hand cream and soap

 

March -Woolly updates–

We are pleased to announce that Tuliptree Fabrics will be joining us for the Woolly Weekend.

check out their website here

 

 

We are happy  to welcome Adelaide Walker to the Woolly Weekend again this year. They are confirmed fibre nuts – check out their website  click here    They will again have a stand in the Village Hall, bursting with wonderful goodies  and we are sure if you have a special request they will be pleased to pack it in their van.

 

Woolly goings on:-

Sheep-Shearing demonstrations

Rural Crafts, demonstrations and have-a-go

 

 

 

 

And….. plenty of lovely crafty squishy things … to look at and take home with you.