Midwinter times

Singing Carols at the Galgael solstice celebration by candlelight, and dancing with old and new friends...

for more pictures click here....

Midwinter times are quiet and cosy times, esp when we met at Verene's whilst Galgael was shut over the New Years' time. By candle light with punch and food, four of us carded, spun, knitted and made a warp. And the warp was for the baby blanket for Anna's baby, to be woven by Anneruth

Anna is here carding the alpaca wool herself, which is from Breeze in Ford (you can admire her here) .

Once Galgael opened again Ali and Sarah-Jane had an actual first in winding wool, namely the alpaca (spun and washed by Anneruth) from a skein into balls. Gosh, don't you remember doing that with your Gran?!

And Verene also had a first: namely plying and skeining her very first skein of wool at last!

You can still see her playing it above (in the back of picture, behind the loom not warped up for the blanket), and you see it here in full glory.

Melissa came to sit with us to do some knitting, and inspired Ali to rediscover her knitting skills. She also sported Anneruth's felted hat which suited her splendidly!

You can see it all and more for yourself if you go to our midwinter folder here.

Such as Sarah-Jane starting with needle felting her puppets hands, and the tapestry loom at the Coachhosue trust... well but that is for the next blog: January/February, really ...

wool craft log 21-3-08

Spring Equinox and Good Friday today
and Flora wrote

Hello all,

A very belated note of what we did at the Woolcraft group last Friday. Verene, Laryna and I were there and we worked on preparing the two Hebridean fleeces – sewing the gaps etc. Verene had to go home to get some sewing needles and I had not brought my needle felting bits and pieces so we thought perhaps we need to get some equipment which can be left in the bothy?

We had a lovely lunch with lots of children around, including Helen’s wee baby, and some music and song.

All the best

Flora

And I hear there was also Heather there.

Plus there was re-dedicating of values via cards Gehan had made with values written on them, whch people could pick, either as pot luck, or by carefully choosing them: respect, loyalty, were just two of many.

It was a very special Galgael day... I was very sorry to have had to miss it.

Ruth

coming up in-house art and craft events?

Friday 25/1/08
Burns Day:
Heather was asking is anything happening?
he is planning to come through, and is hoping that at least the Glgl might have a do..


Friday 1/2/08
IMBOLC:
The great Celtic Festival of women power, of craftsmanship, of sailors and smiths, of weavers and midwifes... what are we doing this year?

Do you need to know more about the festival? Do a google search on IMBOLC, OIMELC and BRIDE or BRIDGET (goddes and/or saint)

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