Meetings of the Grassington Embroiderers' Guild are continuing to be virtual and not at the Rugby Club.
If you are not already a member of the Grassington District Embroiderers' Guild Branch and would like to watch our Zoom Speaker Meetings you are now able to do so. For or an annual fee of £20, you will be sent the link to the Talks which take place on the first Wednesday of each month. If you are interested contact the secretary:
GrassingtonDistrictSec@embroiderersguild.co.uk
January 6th
Helen Wray from the Gam Farm Wool Loft in Grassington was our first guest speaker of the new year.
The farm, on Moor lane, is the home to many varieties of rare breeds and an extensive collection of vintage agricultural machinery and farming implements. It also includes a wool shop, “The Wool Loft”, which is full of yarns and wool products produced from the sheep that are born, reared and sheared on the farm.
Helen has designed the “Loft”, not to be just a shop, but rather a venue to buy beautiful wool in a bye-gone age. She invites her customers to come and squish the lovely soft rare breed yarns which are minimally treated to preserve the natural qualities of each breed.
The wools include:
Versatile Whitefaced Woodland, super-soft Shetland, lustrous Wensleydale, dark, rich Hebridean, and the rarest of the rare Boreray.
Helen explained that the long curly locks of the Wensleydale are ideal for the felting enthusiasts, although felting with all types of this natural wool will give wonderful results.
Look out for workshops held in the Loft when we are all clear of Covid.
