Supplier of natural & dyed fibre & yarn, aboard a narrow boat on English & Welsh waterways.
Open Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd May 2022
11.00-16.00
Moored on Oxford Canal. Bottom of Napton Locks, near Napton on the Hill, Warwickshire.
What3words;
https://w3w.co/equal.excavate.vital
Yarn & tops hand dyed aboard
Drop spindles
Handspun wool
Hand woven throws & scarves
Spinning demonstration
We are thrilled to be invited to have a stall at Lazykate’s wool event.
Friday 4th March 2022, 7pm
Wool & Wine Evening
Eden Tearoom & Galleries
Course Lane
Newburgh
West Lancashire
WN8 7UB
Tickets are available directly from Lazykate.
Other vendors at the event are:-
Floating Fibre Festival
An outdoor alternative to all the larger events at this time of year (weather permitting)
Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Saturday 25th & 26th September 2021
11.00 -16.00
Mooring confirmed as outside The Farmers Arms, New Lane, Burscough
what3words click link for location
Open in West Lancashire in conjunction with The Wool Boat
Very exciting - 2 canal boat traders, selling woolly fluffiness!!
Commercial, hand dyed & hand spun yarns
Wool tops natural colours and hand dyed
Hand-knitted & woven garments
Drop spindles and knitting tools
Spinning demonstration
Worldwide Spin in Public Day
Saturday 18th September 2021
10.00-16.00
Rufford Visitor Mooring
Leeds & Liverpool Canal, West Lancashire.
Close to Rufford Old Hall (NT house) & super cafés at the marinas
https://what3words.com/occur.area.crumple
Join Jubilee Fibres for this special spinning day (weather permitting).
Handcrafted drop spindles
British wool tops - natural colours and dyed
Hand dyed yarn
Open 3 days over August Bank Holiday weekend 2021.
Near Rufford Old Hall (National Trust house), Lancashire.
Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th & Monday 30th August 2021. 10.00-16.00
Weather permitting, but please knock on narrowboat Burnt Oak if you’re passing & it’s a bit damp!!
Moored on the visitor moorings just behind Rufford Old Hall and very near to the wonderful tearooms at St. Mary’s & Fettlers Wharf Marinas
Our exact location https://w3w.co/occur.area.crumple
Hand dyed yarns & wool tops, some naturally solar dyed on the boat roof.
Lots of single breed British wool.
Hand woven scarves & shawls/throws.
Hand made British drop spindles.
Spinning demonstration.
Open Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th June, 10.00-16.00, on the Trent & Mersey Canal near the AndertonBoat Lift, one of the ‘wonders of the waterways’.
We have had a busy week dyeing some merino tops in a ‘berries & cream’ & plum colour ways.
Shetland grey & white tops dyed in ‘citrus’ colours.
Naturally dyed beautifully soft baby alpaca and BFL, both DK yarns with onion skins and nettles.
Open Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th June, 10.00-16.00 (weather permitting)
We are moored on the Trent & Mersey Canal near to Anderton Boat Lift visitor centre.
Solar dying in progress and spinning demonstrations with spinning wheel and drop spindle.
Lots of British yarns and wool tops available, along with drop spindles, hand made knitted & woven items.
