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Saturday July 4, 2009
Smallholders
To my surprise, George wanted to go to the Smallholders Show at Ardingly. It was a fun day out - especially for me as there were sheep and fleeces. I fell victim to another purchase - a Portland fleece. I have no idea how sought after they are (not very I suspect), or how well they spin, but I know they are a rare breed - the skein on show seemed pretty soft. My fleece is second from the right on the shelf.
We wandered around - there was lots going on, as in my little picture album below. Lots of things to buy, demonstrations, things to eat, and, of course, many animals. I favoured the sheep, but there were lots of more domestic animals on show - including ferrets, who simply would not be sufficiently still for me to capture a good picture (I have lot of bad ones). The ferrets were having races, but these more sedentary chaps made a good picture - cute little lop-eared bunnies.
I saw the Wealden Spinners, and admired a MajaCraft Little Gem, (I have never seen one in the flesh before). I missed seeing Pam from Creative Fibres, who was obviously taking a break as I passed by.
Posted by Christina at 7:07 PM. Category: Days Out
Comments
It's so much fun to visit the animals and fleeces at a festival. Unfortunately, I still have way too much yarn and fiber and need to knit and spin instead of shopping. It's going to be a struggle this fall either not going to the sheep and wool festivals or not buying anything there!
Posted by: Cathy in Va on August 21, 2009 3:15 AM
