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| While today it was sunny, the ground was still drenched from yesterday's rain and the field was a muddy mess. But this being England you just put on your Wellies and solider on:) |
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| Lots of demonstrations to be seen and wool in every color imaginable displayed. Lots of wool crafts, some I hadn't heard of before. |
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| Children tried their hand at felting |
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| Making pencil wool covers with felt...Felting crafts are popular in the UK and this is the first time we tried it. |
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| Princess trying her hand at spinning |
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| Rag rugs...I haven't seen this before but Princess loved working on it. I had to pull her away from it. Looks like it would be easy to replicate so we are going to find the material and see if we can do this at home:) |
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| Just one of the many completed rag rugs done by a local artisan. |
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| There was a booth were people could help put together handmade woolen pillow that are going to be given to any athletic who asks for one |
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| My two helped to stuff a couple of pillows for the cause |
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| Then tags were added with special messages from the public to the athlete |
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| The completed pillows |
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| A poster of some of the athletes who have already received their pillows |
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| I thought this pillow was so cute, made by residents of a local nursing home |
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| Of course you can't go to a wool festival without seeing sheep:) |
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| Watched a sheep shearing demonstration using modern tools |
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| I was amazed how docile the sheep were during this process |
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| what the sheep's wool looks like once removed from the sheep |
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| Demonstration of the old shears used |
We had a great outing! If you would like a better view of the sheep shearing, take a look at this video it is amazing!
