...this weekend a 'festival of the fleece' was organised at Hubberholme Church., Langstrothdale (my local church)...... I love the beautiful old church here and it was amazing to see how great it looked full of all things fleecy.... local shepherds, feltmakers, spinners, weavers, knitters and dyers had created some beautiful displays and demonstrated their skills and crafts over the weekend...I was lucky enough to be asked to look after my friend, Yvonne,'s feltwork on the Friday evening for the festival preview, and it was great to see so many local people coming along to participate in celebrating such a connecting feature of life here in the depths of the Dales.
.....the whole event was really inspiring , not only in terms of the amazing skill and artistic talent of so many folk but also the way in which a community forms so many connections through an abundant local resource...I came away buzzing with ideas and energy for my 'Wool Use' design, which I am currently working on...and hoping to get written up in the next couple of months...happy times x