Fleece, Fibre, Yarn

08/06/2026

A busy day in the studio yesterday. All dry now and soo squishy! Hand dyed English Leicester combed tops getting ready for Bendigo.

07/06/2026

Fleece, Combed Top, Yarn and other good EL stuff from our Studio - natural and handdyed.

06/06/2026

Another week to submit your Entry form.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2026 Woolcraft Competition - Entry form deadline extended to 12 June!

If you're intending to exhibit, please submit your entry form as soon as possible.

Competition theme: ‘Echoes of the past’
Feature breed: English Leicester

See schedule for full details:
https://australian-woolcraft.com/

Are you ready to share your craft skills and celebrate Australian wool and sheep? We invite crafters, artisans and enthusiasts to enter the 2026 Australian Sheep and Wool Show Woolcraft Competition.

This year, participants of all skill levels are encouraged to submit their work in a range of categories, including:

Handspinning
Knitting & Crocheting
Felt Making
Hand Weaving
Handmade Garments & Accessories
Wearable Art & more

We look forward to seeing your creations!

05/06/2026

We are so proud to have our English Leicester fibre products licensed under the Australian Fibre Collective's program to certify they are 100% Australian grown, manufactured or crafted.
Fleece, Fibre, Yarn

04/06/2026

Only just over a month and we are off to Bendigo / Spendigo to the Australian Sheep and Wool Show with our full range of gorgeous Wansted Park English Leicester Fleece, Combed Tops and Yarn. Stay tuned !

29/05/2026

Stitching and Beyond, Tasmania Northern Group proudly invite you to our new exhibition STUDIO 7 Contemporary Textiles at Woolmers Estate near Longford. Installed in the Rose Garden Cafe it is up from 1 June until 30 August and features print, stitch, dye, construction and embellishment on textiles and is the culmination of 16 months work by 7 of our members. The exhibition features a personal distillation of their relationship with the Estate through 2025 and, as well as their panel of work, includes each artist's Journal. Demonstrations by the artists feature most Wednesdays and Sundays : we welcome you to come and explore our wonderful world of Contemporary Textile Art. Opening hours as per Woolmers website.

03/05/2026

~ Knit In - Night Out ~
While you’re busy checking out the workshops don’t forget to book into the Knit In - Night Out… so you can have a fun night crafting with other knitters/crocheters… can’t attend a workshop you can still book into the… Knit In - Night Out… at theyarninn.com.au/winter-workshops

02/05/2026

If you are contemplating processing coloured wool this or next year please consider Cheryl's post. Think seriously about August. Remembering that scoured, dry fibre can be packed and stored away until you are ready to take it to the next stage, be that top making, carding or further to spinning. Your commercial wool bales of coloured wool (+100kg each) will add to the total needed for the run and ensure the future of scouring for our coloured sheep flocks in the future. This is not for single fleeces, but for bulk lots. Jim needs 100 bales to make it work.

29/04/2026

30/01/2026

Worth a visit. There will be quilts on display all over I am told.

Bass & Flinders Maritime Museum will host four quilts as part of this exhibition, and we’re excited to be part of it.

While you’re visiting, don’t miss another remarkable quilt display in the museum. In 1998, the Tasmanian Quilting Guild Inc. undertook a special challenge to mark the 200-year anniversary of Bass and Flinders’ 1798 circumnavigation of Tasmania aboard the Norfolk. The resulting collection of quilts depicts what Bass and Flinders may have seen on that historic voyage.

These quilts travelled extensively as a suitcase exhibition before eventually finding a permanent home at our museum.