Thank you to Colourcraft for my winning complimentary ticket into the Knit & Stitch Show, it came in very useful. I did drop by the stall a couple of times to say thanks but it was sooooo busy and they were helping customers, so didn't get to speak to them.
This was the stand that sold Wensleydale raw fleece. They also had some wool already spun and dyed and some dyed locks.
Lovely detailed textile pieces which include lots of fabric and stitching.
More images from the same stall.
One of the aisles in hall A, still pretty busy and buzzing.
And Kim on the Vlieseline stall. I did try to say hi, but she was busy talking.
And a few photos of the aisles.
This was a spinning stall and there was a lady demonstrating on a wooden spinning wheel. They sold items for spinning and felting so I bought a couple of bits from them.
A close up of the items on the Spin City stand.
This was the artists in action section.
I didn't actually see what any of them were doing, as everyone was chatting.
This is the Oliver Twist stand where I bumped into Robyn, the lady who taught the needle felting santa workshop at Lincolnshire Show Ground a couple of weeks ago!
The orange display board at Oliver Twists.
There were tubs full of mullbery silk and other things. It was 18p a gram which was kind of nice, as you could mix and match both colours and materials, so I got some.
Another felting stand, but this was more kits and a few bags of colours of merino tops.
The Art Van Go stand was as busy as ever.
Then lastly a couple of the displays near the main entrance.
And this is all I bought. I went with the intention of buying much more, but dyed batts seem to be very hard to get hold of so will probably end up having to do some internet shopping.
These were caps (which I think are the same as hankies) and the 18p per gram mix from Oliver Twists.
These were from the Spin City stand.
On the left is a piece of pre-felt out the bargain bin and on the right is the only batted corriedale wool I found, but they only had it in this grey colour.
Three small pieces of velvet. I've been after some pieces of velvet for a while, but not managed to find any.
Spaced dyed cotton scrim from 21st century yarns.
All this came out of that little bag!
And that was my day out.
