The Wonder of Wool

After taking part in some Gateway Project workshops in felt making, knitting and other wool crafts, a group of local women decided that local wool was not being promoted as a great material to craft with.  They decided to run a ‘challenge’ to show what could be dome with it.  It was decided to use a local breed the ‘White Faced Woodland’ and fleeces from a farm in Edale were sent off to be cleaned and carded.  The challenge was issued ‘take 50grams of the fleece and make whatever you like – in whatever technique you think is suitable. You may add no more than 25% of other materials’

‘Completely unsure of what response we would get, we waited nervously’ said Rosie Rumble who lives right next door to the farm where the sheep came from.

‘We were bowled over by the variety of what came in – 35 entries, all kinds of beautiful things were made in many different techniques…. To judge them was very hard…’

1st Jill Stewardson
2nd Val Travers
3rd A Pair of Peonies
4th Georgina Salt

Highly Commended
Hazel Greig
Julia Thompson
Ann Lindley

The entries were displayed at Hope Show in August to enable us to show the local farming community the potential of their fleeces.

We are currently exhibiting the pieces at a variety of local community venues.  Details will be posted here.

It is hoped to run this challenge again in 2008.  If you would be interested in taking part or would like more details about using local wool please visit www.peakwoolheritage.co.uk

The Wonder of Wool

Name	Deirdre Gage
Title	Fire Vessel (bowl)
Technique	Space dyed wool, needle felting, wet felting
Name	Ellen Helliwell
Title	Wool Jewels
Technique	Felting
Name	Chris Lorch
Title	Counting Sheep (Hot water bottle cover)
Technique	Knitting with embroidered details
Name	Alice Helliwell
Title	Wall Hanging
Technique	Spinning, felting, sewing, knitting, crocheting
Name	Jill Stewardson
Title	She Swallowed the Spider to Catch the Fly
Technique	Felting, stitch
Name	Julia Thompson
Title	Teddy
Technique	Wet felting and needle felting
Name	Carole Hemsley
Title	Teacosy
Technique	Felting
Name	Joy Searle
Title	Baby shoes
Technique	Wet Felting
Name	Joan Stewardson
Title	Felted Bag
Technique	Wet felting
Name	Geoff Townsend
Title	Hanging Basket Liner
Technique	Weaving on former
Name	Ann Lindley
Title	Felted Bowl
Technique	Felting
Name	Emma Kent
Title	Felted Coasters
Technique	Felting
Name	Georgina Salt (9)
Title	Best Friends (picture)
Technique	Dyeing, weaving on peg loom, plaiting and sewing
Name	Pamela Bagnall
Title	Tea for Ewe (tea cosy)
Technique	Knitting from roving
Name	Debbie Peters
Title	Top Hat
Technique	Knitting from roving
Name	Chris Fielden
Title	In the Pink (wall piece)
Technique	Nuno felt, embroidery
Name	C.Fusiara
Title	A Pair of Peonies
Technique	Knitting, felting
Name	Pauline Rouse
Title	Momma mouse and her babies
Technique	Spinning, knitting
Name	Carol Hodgkins
Title	Purse
Technique	Felting, stitch
Name	Val Travers
Title	Autumn Yarn
Technique	Dyeing, Spinning
Name	Margaret Ann Lampard
Title	Dreaming (picture)
Technique	Nuno felting
Name	Betty Geks
Title	Calm and Serene (wall piece)
Technique	Felting, embroidery
Name	Gill Lewis
Title	Lily’s Bag
Technique	Dyeing, Felting, embroidery
Name	Hazel Greig
Title	Snow Ball
Technique	Felting, embroidery
Name	Hazel Greig
Title	Nature (bowl)
Technique	Glued felt
Name	I.T. Syson Nibbs
Title	Pull the Wool over her Eyes
Technique
Name	Edale Play Group
Title	Horses Heads
Technique	Felting
Name	Kath Bolton
Title	Pin Cushion
Technique	Needle Felting
Name	Gwenda Culkin
Title	Angel
Technique	Wet Felting
Name	Christine Barnes
Title	Figure
Technique	Needle Felting