Val, Betty and Alison entered into the spirit of the "Medieval" theme, and demonstrated low-tech. spinning for two days with scarcely a break for meals. Our stand was in an excellent spot up on the terrace, right on the itinerary of the Castle Tour, and hundreds of people stopped to talk to us. We lost count of the number of times we had our photographs taken, and were very grateful not to be out in the blazing sun.
We had a beautiful variety of naturally dyed fleece and dyeplants for the public to see, courtesy of Val, and we kept to our drop spindles in accordance with the period (no modern spinning wheels with carbon fibre bearings for us this weekend!). Betty came to join us on the Sunday with the star of the show - a Great (or Walking) wheel.
There was hardly time to look round the rest of the event: re-enactment of medieval living and armed combat, plant sales in the formal garden, birds of prey, horses, traders....
Many thanks to the Gwrych Castle Trust for inviting us. Have a look at their website and try to support their events if you can - they have just bought the castle and need all the help they can get.
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| Entering into the spirit of the thing. |
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| An elegant demonstration of long draw spinning! Perhaps we should make some medieval-style hangings to disguise our gazebo next year. |
AC
2018
The girls are looking really awesome in their medieval garb. Fabulous photos x
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ginny. We had a great time, and I think the visitors enjoyed it too.
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