24th & 25th October 2020
Due to the Covid-19 situation we have postponed the opening of exhibitor applications for our 2020 Wool Gathering from 1st April to 1st July. We very much hope that by the end of summer the restrictions on public events will be relaxed allowing us to organise our show as normal. Applications will open simultaneously for previous as well as potential new exhibitors. Please check our social media pages for the latest news.
Displaying 26 exhibitors
Crafts, Felting
Exploring colour and texture inspire Angela's hand knitted designs. Kits enable you to create your own masterpiece from hand dyed British wool. In contrast, white felt lampshades depict flower silhouettes.
Telephone: 07796 763586
Artwork, Clothing, Crafts, Tuition
Lynn is a Saori Weaver, Hand Spinner, Dyer and Feltmaker (Nuno Scarves, 3D felted objects and Flat felt) who has been involved in Textiles since the 1980s. She attends woolly events in the North of England where she sells her dyed fleece, Locks, Hand-spun Art Yarns as well as examples of her work. Lynn offers tuition in Beginners Hand Spinning as well as How to Spin Art Yarns (particularly for weaving) as well as Felt Making workshops on a 1;1 Basis as well as offering tuition and talks to groups.
Telephone: 07882 520106
Artwork, Crafts, Felting
Needle felted wool characters, animals, dogs, cats, sheep, goats horses etc. Commissions are very welcome.
Telephone: 07508 015605
Accessories & Tools, Crafts, Felting, Yarns
Needle felted sculptures and brooches. Needle felting supplies, hand blended batts, core wool needles. For 3D and 2D felting.
Telephone: 07867 113245
Crafts, Yarns
Crafting, sewing and knitting inspiration from the edge of the English Lake district. Home of Luna Lapin & Friends.
Telephone: 01539 724099
Accessories & Tools, Crafts, Demonstrations
Our kits allow people to weave, spin and braid on-the-go (hands-on demonstrations run all day). Various fripperies for most textile crafts and hand-made glass buttons. A “weaving cave” is set up for people to try an Ashford rigid heddle loom.
Telephone: 07761 788711
Accessories & Tools, Clothing, Crafts
Based in Harrogate, Lakshmi Designs, creators of uniquely exclusive hand woven, knitted and crocheted seasonal garments and accessories plus home décor throws and wall hangings. We also accept commissions. Dales Looms, The UK’s Leading maker of hardwood Peg and Pin Looms, weaving frames and accessories for the home crafter. The only UK maker of Oak frame Tri and Hexagonal looms. Commissions undertaken to order.
Telephone: 01423 322 626
Accessories & Tools, Crafts
Wheelthrown Ceramic Yarn Bowls and other handmade tools for Fiber Artists and Crafters.
Telephone: 07717 605355
Bags, Carpets, Rugs & Throws, Crafts
A kaleidoscope of colourful textiles from around the world; felted bags, necklaces, cushion covers, scarves & rugs from Nepal; block printed coats & jackets, appliquéd bedcovers & block printed shawls from India; embroidered bags from Thailand ...
Telephone: 07970 627770
Artwork, Demonstrations
Only 7 miles from Junction 37 on the M6, Farfield Mill is a Victorian woollen Mill on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The Mill hosts a programme of art and craft exhibitions, workshops, artists’ studios, craft gallery, shop and tea room.
Telephone: 015396 21958
Bags, Crafts
Handmade bags, purses and home accessories from fabulous fabrics, mostly Harris Tweed from independent weavers on Harris.
Telephone: 07787 516542
Accessories & Tools, Bags, Crafts
Herdwick Limited: Handbags, holdalls and accessories. Furnishings and caps handcut and sewn with the true provenance of Cumbria.
Telephone: 07808 934175
Crafts, Demonstrations, Weaving
Guild members will be demonstrating both weaving and spinning and have on show items they have made. You can also try your hand at weaving.
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Artwork, Bags, Felting, Patterns & Kits
A husband and wife team who make everything they sell. Silvia starts the process by designing all the artwork. She uses needle felting techniques to make the pictures, using nature as her inspiration. Paul knits yarn and turns it into felt, the felt is used to make the bags which Silvia sews. Silvia also designs kits. Paul writes the instructions and take the photographs. In addition, she dyes fibres by hand painting silk, wool tops, textured fibres and yarn. These fibres are used in the art work but also in the yarn she spins and the drum carded batts she makes.
Telephone: 01706 665998
Crafts
Muffin Ceramics has a large and varied selection of beautiful hand made ceramic buttons, just the thing to finish off the lovingly made unique garment.
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Accessories & Tools, Demonstrations, Weaving, Yarns
SAORImôr Freestyle Weaving for Everyone. Classes Talks and Demos. No rules, no mistakes, just enjoy playing with colour and texture to make your own one-of-a-kind textile. Come and try a SAORI loom on our stand. I have SAORI equipment, books, exclusive ready-made warps and yarns. Also some SAORI woven garments and gifts.
Telephone: 01248 345325
Artwork, Felting
Sharon is predominantly a Needle felt landscape artist, working from her studio based on the East Lancashire moors. She also designs and makes a range of felted and woven accessories.
Telephone: 07980 574678
Artwork, Demonstrations, Felting
Needle felted landscapes using hand dyed wool as well as felting kits and hand dyed fleece packs.
Telephone: 07901 272294
Crafts
St John's Hospice provides specialist palliative care for people living with life-shortening conditions in South Cumbria, North Lancashire, and parts of North Yorkshire. We serve a population of 250,000 through our in-patient unit, day hospice, and our hospice at home service, and receive one-third of our funding from the government.
Telephone: 01524 382538
Artwork, Carpets, Rugs & Throws, Crafts, Yarns
Kate is a fibre artist based in the North East working from the raw fleece of local British breeds through to the finished product. She specialises in needle felted pictures, hand felted accessories, gifts and wool based lifestyle products.
Telephone: 07866 581410
Accessories & Tools, Crafts, Patterns & Kits, Yarns
The Knitting Gift Shop is run by Tricia and Ian Fothergill specialising in unique high quality gifts for knitters. They have their own range of natural undyed and dyed wool, knitting designs and knitting kits. Tricia designs all of the patterns and the wool is produced from fleece that they buy from farms throughout the UK and have spun for them in Yorkshire and Devon. Another large part of their business is their large range of wooden & ceramic yarn bowls and wooden yarn servers & swifts, all of which are produced locally for them. They also sell a large range of knitting accessories and gifts including wooden needle gauges,and metal shawl pins & brooches.
Telephone: 07528 812731
Crafts, Demonstrations
The Wool Clip is an award winning co operative of wool workers and organisers of Woolfest. Between us, we grow it, sew it, spin, weave and dye it, knit, crochet and felt it, hook with it, tuft with it and stuff with it. Our work focuses on colour and creativity, our aim is to share our enthusiasm for all things woollen.
Telephone: 016974 78707
Crafts
TillyFlop designs is where yarn and graphics meet: you’ll find a range of greeting cards, textiles, temporary tattoos, prints, bumper stickers, air fresheners, wrapping paper plus a new product or two that celebrate knitting and stitching with gentle humour and a strong design aesthetic
Telephone: 07939 042357
Accessories & Tools, Crafts, Felting, Patterns & Kits
Twisted Fibres bespoke signature hand dyed art yarns and beautiful individual vibrant wool and fibres ideal for your felting, spinning and weaving. Handcrafted wooden spinning tools and hand dyed recycled wool clothing for the avid textile artist plus gifts and buttons.
Telephone: 07478 011949
Accessories & Tools, Clothing, Crafts, Dyes
Natural Dyes (including indigo), mordants, glass stirring rods and measuring beakers. Tops in the following, plant fibres, silk and silk blends, some British sheep breeds and a selection of hand dyed tops and fleece. A selection of fused glass coasters.
Telephone: 01642 315485
Bags, Crafts
Woolmouse crafters make eco friendly items. Hand dyed fabric & yarn, project bags and handmade craft aprons, knitting accessories, handmade shawl pins, patterns & greeting cards.
Telephone: 07540 284462
