Thank you to everyone who made this event so successful. Our first open day ran smoothly and had a friendly atmosphere with so much to see and do. Lots of compliments and just what we could have hoped for. We now have eight new members including Jayne Dryden of Home Farm Wensleydales who brought along some lambs to show and quickly ended up needle felting with Sally and then learning how to spin Wensleydale with Abby. Thank you to the Stratford Herald, Stratford Observer, Solihull Observer, Arrow Advertiser and lots of local organisations (including the Wensleydale Sheep Breed Association) for publicising and reporting the event.

Here are some pictures to remember the day ...

Lovely exhibition of guild work

Sally teaching needle felting at a mini-workshop

The raffle was amazing (Ann at the Welcome Desk) talks to Diane (nice jacket) with Clare in background

Some of the Wensleydale display

Jane (right) was teaching spindle spinning

Theresa was spinning flora not fauna (bamboo in this case)

The Stratford Sheep Café did a roaring trade (spot the sheep?) Gwenda, Carol and Sue helping here.

Ros talks about tapestry as part of the Weaving demonstration area.

Two Wensleydale lambs welcome visitors) thanks to Jayne and Steve Dryden

Dyeing display (both natural and acid dyeing) with shibori modelled by Ruth and Abby