Wool and Willow Festival 2013

Just to let everyone know that the Festival next year will run from 1st June to 29th June 2013 inclusive.  Open seven days a week as usual from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm daily.  This is a Free event so please come along and support our exhibitors, the majority of whom are local artisans.

PICTURES FROM 3D FELT WORKSHOP

 3D Felt workshop run by Sue Terrey on Saturday 23rd June 2012

HURDLE MAKING WORKSHOP

Pictures of Hurdle Making Workshop this week

 

 

WILLOW BIRD SCULPTURE WORKSHOP PICTURES

Here's some pictures from the Willow Bird Sculpture workshop this week with everyone achieving making beautiful birds!

IMAGES FROM TWO DAY BASKET WORKSHOPS

Thanks to all who attended this creative two days

STILL A FEW PLACES LEFT ON THIS WEEKS WORKSHOPS

 Come and learn a exciting new skill or brush up on some old ones and make one of these stunning items  email: info@woolandwillowfestival.org if you would like to reserve a place.  All workshops are only £30 for the day.

Felted and Needle felted Treasure Box with Olwen Veevers

 Thursday 14th   -  Two places left.

Felt Bag or Purse with Pat Johnson

Friday 15th June - Three places left

 Needle Felted Owl with Ruth Packham

Sunday 17th June  -  Three places left

NUNO FELT WORKSHOP with Chrissie Mensies

A great day was had by all at Chrissie's Nuno Felt workshop on Monday 4th June at The Wool and Willow Festival, with everyone producing superb examples to take away with them and enjoy.
Thank You Chrissie for a fantastic day.

Workshops at The Wool and Willow Festival

Wool and Willow Workshops

The workshops are starting to fill up with Frame Baskets and Willow Bird Sculpture already fully booked.

In the first week there are a couple of  places left on the Nuno Felted Scarf workshop given by 

Chrissie Menzies and the Rag Rug Techniques workshop given by Sue Clow.  Frame Baskets is now fully booked and there are two places left on the Two Day Beginners/Improvers Basket Making workshop.

Please have a look at the Workshop page on the web site where you will find a comprehensive list of all the 19 workshops we are offering this year.  Where you will also find a printable booking form.

 

If you would like to come on any of these early courses then please book soon to avoid disappointment.

Guest Guild for 2012

This year we are very pleased that our guest guild for exhibiting will be the Montgomeryshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers.
http://www.montyguildwsd.org.uk/

This dynamic group of fiber artists were last with us in 2009 and will have a beautiful display for you to browse with leaflets of their forthcoming events and hopefully demonstrating their skills on most Friday mornings.  So please do come along to have a chat with them and share your experiences.

Wool and Willow Festival at Wonderwool

The Wool and Willow Festival will have a stand at Wonderwool this weekend 28th and 29th of April.  If anyone would like to come along for a chat, pick up some leaflets or book a workshop then please do.  I think we are on stand D5

Workshops at Wool and Willow Festival 2012

Hi Everyone
Just to let you know that the workshops schedule is now up on the web site with a printable booking form.  So all you crafters and artists out there that want to learn a new skill or brush up on old ones, please book early as places are already being booked for the favorite ones.

Wool and Willow Festival 2012

 The list of Exhibitors for this years festival is growing and the deadline for booking a stall is 14th February so make sure you get your application in before then!  The booking form can be found on the Home Page of the web site.

We are currently compiling the workshop details for this years show so please be patient, but if you would like to receive an email with the list when it comes out please email with your request and I will add you to the mailing list.  Email address found on the web site.

We hope to see our regular visitors and participants and look forward to inspiring new visitors also.

If you have any enquiries then please do contact us for more information.