Everything wool, silk, spinning, knitting and dyeing
A don’t-miss occasion for all yarn and fibre lovers, featuring independent yarn makers, spinners and dyers, many using naturally-sourced colours.
Other craft stands, from woollen bears to handmade buttons.
As well as live sheep and alpacas, there’ll be silk moths to see.
Demos – See how medieval spinners used a Great Wheel to spin flax and wool, and how a Sock Crank works.
Find out what makes Cotswold Sheep special at our talk, join in at our Drop Spindle Workshop, or simply enjoy a lovely, hands-on day out for crafters of every level.
Other craft stands, from woollen bears to handmade buttons.
PARKING: If the public car park adjacent to The Goods Shed is full, there will be additional parking at Tetbury Town Football Club, which is further along Cirencester Road.
ENTRY: We know how popular this event is. In an effort to make it as comfortable and accessible as possible we are introducing timed tickets so you can choose between coming in the morning, when it will cost £6.00 to enter, or if you come along after 1pm it will only cost £4.00. (Prices inclusive of booking fees).
STANDS AND EXHIBITORS
- A Happy Crow – small independent local yarn dying business specialising in pride-inspired colourways as well as other bright and colourful yarns and goodies!”
- Annabelle and Jonathan Crump – Jacob’s Sheep fleeces and blankets
- Bears and the Bee – Woollen bears, memory bears, and country crafts, lovingly made from soft wool, cotton, linen, and reclaimed fabrics that carry warmth and history
- Brentfox Yarns – Beautiful yarns spun from premium fleeces sourced from local farmers and naturally dyed using plants mostly grown in the Gloucestershire countryside.
- Coruja Rowan Berry and the Earthly Ewe – Hand cranked socks, hand dyed fibres using homegrown and locally foraged plant dyes, knit beasties, hand spun yarn and local wool for you to browse.
- Cotswold Alpacas. Bringing alpacas from their sustainable farm near Cheltenham, as well as beautiful hand-dyed and natural colour alpaca yarns.
- Dyelution – Hand dyed luxury artisanal yarns and fibres with specialist blends including silk, button kits and hand-dyed embroidery silks and patterns.
- Expertly Dyed: Art by Science – High quality hand dyed yarn and wool for spinners, knitters, crocheters, weavers, and felters
- Faye Perriam-Reed – Bristol based knitwear designer and technical editor who loves working lace, twisted cables and textures into her designs. She will be here selling kits and patterns to include socks, hats, shawls, mittens and sleeveless tops.
- Flaxland – Information, advice and workshops on growing, processing and spinning flax to make linen. Shop for seeds, kits and supplies.
- Ginger Pink Yarns – Working with British breed wool and using locally-foraged and garden-grown plants to create gorgeous palettes of seasonal colours that blend beautifully together.
- Gloucestershire Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
- Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
- In a Spin – From Stroud Farmers Market. Passionate about wool, In A Spin dye, hand knit and felt this amazing resource into all manner of items. Beautiful hand crafted gifts for any occasion
- In Stitches – Traditional yarn and fabric shop selling local artisan yarns, high quality craft cottons and linens and lots of supporting haberdashery.
- Joan Mordue, Sadlers Flock – Joan will giving a talk on Cotswold Lion sheep 1pm.
- Made in the Button Room – Gloucestershire based crochet business bringing together original crochet patterns, cards, baubles, lessons, workshops, and practical support for makers and small creative businesses navigating soft toy compliance.
- Marina Skua – Dyer and knitwear designer focusing on local, non-super-wash natural fibres sourced from local farms. Knitting patterns are inspired by nature and history, designed to be enjoyable and interesting to knit and to wear.
- Otter and Pappoose – Hand dyed colourways and accessories from this Bristol-based yarn business and craft group.
- Quick Thorn Books – Publisher of practical, ethical craft books, sustainably printed in the UK, for people who learn, teach, and find resilience through making. Katy Bevan is a writer and educator with a specialism in darning, crochet and knitting
- Skeins of Tetbury – offering wool and patterns to start your winter knits! Lots of lovely choices. Also selling beautiful hand knitted babies and toddlers clothes.
- Speckle & Stripe Yarns. Luxury, small-batch hand-dyed yarns, colourfully dyed in the heart of the Cotswolds by Emma.
- The Earthly Ewe – a small independent creative studio run by Devon M. Olney that specialises in hand-dyed natural wool, spinning, and knitting.
- The Cosy Closewool – Cosy, joyful products for every occasion, inspired by Rachel’s own flock of rare breed Devon Closewool sheep.
- The Little Spiral – Rare breed sheep on display. Vera Hoenen will also be bringing yarn from her flock.
- Thread & Yarn, Stroud – Lorna naturally dyes 100% wool yarn using plants from her garden, and designs folk-inspired knitting and sewing patterns. She’s also the artist behind Fibre Valley Art, and paints cosy knitting and spinning illustrations.
- William Hyett Ethical Silk – Moths, ethical British silk, hand spun yarns and silk paper. Working with nature and the rhythm of the seasons
- Zoe Makes Buttons – Beautiful handmade ceramic buttons, beads, jewellery and more
KNITTING PATTERNS (bring and take away). Bring your own unwanted knitting books, magazines and patterns and swap for new ones. If you’d like to drop patterns in before the event, you can do so by addressing them to Wool Fair patterns and leaving them with reception at the Tetbury Goods Shed. But feel free to bring yours with you on the day.
WOOL FAIR EXCLUSIVE. Thread and Yarn who produces naïve art focused on yarn and knitting, is designing an exclusive sock pattern. Free for all ticket holders.
DEMONSTRATIONS. Using a Great Wheel to spin flax and wool. Drop spindle spinning. Sock Crank.
KNITTERS’ TABLE. Stuck on something tricky? Or just wanting company? The knitters’ table provides both. Bring your current crochet or knitwear project with you to the Fair.
Worshop
10:30am in the Finnish Railway Carriage: Spinning with a Drop Spindle. Tickets £30
Talk
1pm in the Finnish Railway Carriage: Joan Mordue – Cotswold Sheep. Tickets £10.
Event details
Doors open 10am. Event ends 4:30pm