GalGael at the Royal Highland Show

Table loom and the white woolen hand spun warp on the ground in front of the GalGael sign

This June wood craft and wool craft at GalGael were sharing a stall at the Royal Highland Show in Ingliston/ Edinburgh.
 

The Galgael stall with wood craft and wool craft

Laryna making the warp for the rigid-heddle loom

Finished warp with rigid-heddle loom

Together with the wood crafters from Galgael, who demonstrated wood carving, Gillian and myself, Laryna were demonstrating all craft processes related to weaving and spinning. We even made a warp for the rigid-heddle table loom, warped the loom and started weaving a scarf with white Shetland/Teeswater hand spun plied wool. 

First 25 cm of the hand woven scarf

Gillian weaving the scarf

Inkle loom with a new cotton warp for a strap or a belt. A simple way to learn weaving. Visitors, children and adults had the great opportunity to weave at the inkle loom. 

The first couple of shots

Observing the spinning wheel spinning is always so calming and relaxing. We had many visitors small and large who took photos of us spinning at the spinning wheel. Those, who wished had a go at spinning the lovely soft sheep's wool. 

Gillian spinning at her New Zealand spinning wheel

Wool craft corner with wool craft tools

Laryna spinning at her Scottish spinning wheel

We saw many woolly friends at the Royal Highland Show

Another impressive woolly friend

Upright floor loom here with a rag rug

Last but not least the upright floor loom, where adult and children visitors could have a couple of shots with recycled straps from clothes and other fabrics. 
If you would like to find out more about weaving, spinning and felting at GalGael, please come along on a Thursday night or send us an email.

The next 2 Thursday evening, 21st of April and 28th of April 2011, from 5-8pm you could have a go on the weaving loom

 

A wee Video of Rug weaving here 
from a few weeks ago

The next two Thursday evenings we will again give you the opportunity to have a go on our rug loom, learn about wool processing: teasing, carding and spinning. We are currently weaving with plied hand spun sheep's wool either natural plant dyed wool or just natural coloured wool.
A shared meal by donation will be on offer too.

That's how it looks now on our rug loom

Woven with plant dyed hand spun wool

Any more questions???
Just send us an email or call GalGael 0141/ 4273070