Sheep Tales

Sheep Tales & Spinning Yarns draws from memories, photos, stories, music, traditional craft skills and local archives in order to create a rich visual and oral record for present and future generations.  Preservation, education, celebration, and economic regeneration are our watchwords.  We offer a programme of interactive events, which is already engaging people of all ages.

Sheep Tales promotes traditional and contemporary wool related crafts.

Sheep Tales has network of producers, artists and crafters, some of whom provide workshops:

Rag Rugging Workshop
Saturday 4th July 10am- 3.30pm
The Cheviot Centre, Padgepool Place, Wooler, Northumberland NE71 6BL
Join the Rebel Rag Ruggers Jane Jackson and Margaret Kenny to learn both traditional and innovative rugging techniques.

Cost £35.

Felt Making Workshop
Saturday 11th July 10am-4pm
The Cheviot Centre, Padgepool Place, Wooler, Northumberland NE71 6BL
Learn the basics of 2D and 3D felt making and create flowers and a vessel with Anna Turnbull.

Cost £35.

Freestyle Weaving Workshop
Saturday 25th July 9.30am- 4pm
The Cheviot Centre, Padgepool Place, Wooler, Northumberland NE71 6BL
Learn Eta Ingham Lawrie’s freestyle weaving technique to create your own wall hanging.

Cost £35

Shetland Lace Knitting Workshop
Friday 31st July 10am-3.30pm
The Cheviot Centre, Padgepool Place, Wooler, Northumberland NE71 6BL
Mavis Clark will show you how to knit traditional Shetland Lace.

Cost £25

All bookings can be made at http://www.sheeptales.org.uk/events-list