Stocksfield Gathering

On Saturday I set off very early, just after 6am, for Stocksfield where Tynedale Gathering is held near Newcastle. They were still setting up the hall when I arrived and the heavy rain had started. I arranged my fibres, silks, and all my other wares on my table and chatted to other stallholders. The rain continued and driving conditions were awful which delayed a few stall holders and kept some visitors at home but many did visit and for me Tyndale Gathering was a good day.  I saw many friends and customers and enjoyed an excellent buffet lunch provided by the Tyndale Guild.
 Unfortunately the rain continued throughout the day causing localised flooding which closed roads including the A68 and A19 for a while. The rain had stopped by the end of the day which made loading the car easier and I set off home, thankfully most roads had reopened, and when I arrived home my Mum had made a delicious veggie lasagne for dinner.

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Wonder wool and new stock.

We had a really good weekend at Wonder Wool in Wales. It was really nice to put faces to the names I see on online orders. The journey down was good, set up went like clockwork it was all going rather too well as I discovered when we got back to the caravan. As I had been busy building in the run up to Wonder Wool and dyeing wool ready for the event certain usual steps in event preparation had been skipped to save time including checking the gas appliances worked and as we sat in a cold caravan on Friday night I discovered the fire didn't work: thankfully we had packed hot water bottles.

Here is the stall all set up and ready to go.

I have updated the website and the new batts and teeswater fleece are available. Later this week painted tops, woollen blanket and dyed fleece will be updated. The fleece is drying as I type.
Yesterday was Hovingham market a really good market but cold again and rather windy. I was abit concerned about keeping the stock on the market stall, I think the trickiest part of the operation was putting the table clothes on  the stall. I think I will spend this week making stock for Hovingham Market next month and Staithes Arts and Crafts Centre.