I got back from Woolfest yesterday afternoon after a visit to the Pencil Museum at Keswick, on the way back!
Lorraine and I had a lovely time, especially meeting old friends and new. Tam, from the West of Scotland Guild, was staying at our B & B and so we were able to have a good chat at the Wheatsheaf on Thursday evening and at breakfast and the Spin-in.
Helen Melvin of Fiery Felts, Michael Williams with his wonderful spindles and spinning and weaving equipment, John, partner of Deb the Mulberry Dyer, was there on his own, (Deb was too busy meeting dye commissions) and had a great chat with Gill Challis and her family both evenings.
There were quite a few members of the Derbyshire Guild, my local guild, who kept popping in to our stand to visit and who we sat and spun with at the "Spin-in"! We met them on the Saturday evening for a really nice meal over at the Shepherds Inn.
I managed to get my photograph taken with the Online Guild, who meet on their stand every day at 12noon. I set my alarm on my mobile so that I wouldn't forget!
I spent quite a bit of time showing Michael Williams clients how to use their new spindles, which generated quite a bit of interest and sold several of our Creative Spinning books and quite a few of Skylark Holidays leaflets were taken. I do hope that I'm able to meet those of you who took the leaflets at a future spinning, weaving or dyeing course next year or even later.
On the whole it was a great Woolfest again. One comment was made, thought that if you were a dyer and had taken random dyed skeins of yarn to sell, you had a huge amount of competition!
Bye for now.
Alison
Lorraine and I had a lovely time, especially meeting old friends and new. Tam, from the West of Scotland Guild, was staying at our B & B and so we were able to have a good chat at the Wheatsheaf on Thursday evening and at breakfast and the Spin-in.
Helen Melvin of Fiery Felts, Michael Williams with his wonderful spindles and spinning and weaving equipment, John, partner of Deb the Mulberry Dyer, was there on his own, (Deb was too busy meeting dye commissions) and had a great chat with Gill Challis and her family both evenings.
There were quite a few members of the Derbyshire Guild, my local guild, who kept popping in to our stand to visit and who we sat and spun with at the "Spin-in"! We met them on the Saturday evening for a really nice meal over at the Shepherds Inn.
I managed to get my photograph taken with the Online Guild, who meet on their stand every day at 12noon. I set my alarm on my mobile so that I wouldn't forget!
I spent quite a bit of time showing Michael Williams clients how to use their new spindles, which generated quite a bit of interest and sold several of our Creative Spinning books and quite a few of Skylark Holidays leaflets were taken. I do hope that I'm able to meet those of you who took the leaflets at a future spinning, weaving or dyeing course next year or even later.
On the whole it was a great Woolfest again. One comment was made, thought that if you were a dyer and had taken random dyed skeins of yarn to sell, you had a huge amount of competition!
Bye for now.
Alison
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