Wool and Willow Festival 2011 Opens

Today the Wool and Willow Festival has opened its doors for four weeks of sustainable craft. Time to seize the opportunity to Look-Learn-Shop at this unique Festival in Mid-Wales. This year we are really pleased to welcome the Welsh Basketmakers Association and The Brecon and Radnor Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers as our guest exhibitors.

Curated by Maggie Shaw, the WBA have provided a stunning exhibit for the window of The Minerva Centre with a beautiful coracle as its focal point, built by Maggie and her husband. The WBA shows a range of work from both professional and amateur basketmakers, and we are so pleased that they have chosen to exhibit their work with us this year. Thank you Maggie!

Meanwhile, this year's Festival is hosting the Brecon and Radnor Guild, and as we have come to expect they have provided a beautiful display of work. We are happy to say that they will be providing demonstrations to visitors each Friday for the duration of the Festival, giving visitors an opportunity to see craft in action and ask questions of the experts.
This is the first of 4 blogs celebrating our opening: information about wool, willow and sustainable crafts to follow soon. It's so exciting to see it all come together.