The first ever Edinburgh Yarn Festival is taking place on Saturday 16 March 2013 at the Out of the Blue (Drill Hall) in Leith. After seeing yarn festivals in the rest of the country, Jo Kelly (below), Mica Koehlmos (below left) and Linda Ahlgren (botttom right) wanted to create a similar event in Edinburgh. There are lots of stall holders from across Scotland including The Yarn Yard (above), Cairngorm Bags who produce the knitting bags, below, and The Woolly Brew from Pittenweem in Fife (featured on Avocado Sweet in March 2012).
The marketplace will be specifically aimed at knitters, crocheters and spinners. The aim is to host a fun day out and a sociable gathering for yarn-enthusiasts of all flavours and levels of experience.
Tickets are £2 at the door, including door-prize raffle ticket. Most of the classes are now fully booked but stall holders will still be able to offer advice and answer questions.
Above, Fiona Wright and Karen Grant from The Woolly Brew, Pitteenweem, Fife
Drill Hall cow that will be turned into a sheep with a new knitted outfit by Craft Reactor, a craft collective that meets at Hula Juice Bar in Edinburgh every Tuesday.
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