The train journey between Newcastle and Edinburgh is one of my favourites. The coastline is absolutely beautiful and spotting Lindisfarne Castle is always a thrill! Described on the National Trust website as “a castle (that’s not a castle), on an island (that’s not an island),” Lindisfarne is only accessible when the tide is low enough to uncover a three-mile-long causeway though, if the day is clear enough, it’s always visible from the train.
The Woolly Good Gathering fully delivered on what I was hoping for from this type of festival. I heard through the grapevine that they not only sold out of tickets for the talks, but entirely sold out of day tickets too. Hopefully a pretty solid foundation for a Woolly Good Gathering 2025!
PS. Did you spot the little sneak peek of my newest knit garment? I’ll be posting a video about the making of that sweater next week 😊
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Train journey
01:45 - Arrival in Edinburgh
01:56 - A tartan garbage truck!
02:19 - Summerhall
02:26 - Talk by Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell
02:42 - Exploring the marketplace
03:00 - Talk by Sylvia Watts-Cherry
03:23 - A break in the café
04:25 - A bit of exploring
05:05 - Day 1 recap
06:11 - Reflecting on the festival
08:55 - Some thoughts about shopping
11:39 - Acquisitions (with stories intermixed)
19:03 - Thank you for watching!
Talks mentioned:
Creating a New Interpretation of Traditional Techniques in Handknitting: from Cabled Fair Isle to Knitweave, Intarsia and Gansey by Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell
Finding My Identity Through the Art of Knitting by Sylvia Watts-Cherry
Vendors mentioned:
Wooliecottage, wooliecottage.com/
Beyond Measure, shopbeyondmeasure.co.uk/
Black Isle Yarns, blackisleyarns.co.uk/
Music by audionautix.com
19 май 2024
