Fine yarns and fibre from the source of the resource
As part of an ongoing series of wool awareness workshops I have been invited to lead, this day will cover the following areas:
• Current Welsh Wool Market
• Wool Qualities as a material
• Processing potential – adding value to farm-gate sales
• Innovation with Wool fibres
• Where next ?
Learn to shear at Fernhill Farm
Fernhill will be exhibiting at the Royal Bath and West Show 2019. We’ll be there selling fleece, fibre and finished textile items, as well as demonstrating shearing and running craft workshops.
Agriculture is at the heart of the Show with over 4500 Livestock, Sheep Shearing, machinery from the past 100 years and the very latest farming technology.
Entertainment is on tap with attractions in the main ring ranging from top class Show-Jumping to the grand parade of prize winning animals. While the Living Countryside arena showcases the Great British Countryside.
The Show is in the heart of the West Country which is home to cider and cheddar cheese; and the Show hosts the British Cider Championships and The British Cheese Awards. The show features over 125 food producers, ranging from funky street food to ‘sit, eat and enjoy’, to the finest produce you can take home to cook and share with all the family.
Jen will be attending the 9th World Congress of Coloured Sheep. The congress is for everyone who is interested in coloured sheep, whether it’s genetics, wool, handcrafting or marketing – this congress covers it all.
The congress is an unique chance to see the whole processing chain of wool from scouring to the finished product since Biella is the only place where everything can be done in one place.
Open Farm Sunday celebrates UK farming, and we’ll be at Orchard Park Farm selling our products and demonstrating shearing and wool craft.
Spring time will be upon soon which means it's time to pre-lamb shear again!
Join us at Fernhill Farm to watch the sheep being shorn in our lively shearing shed with Blade Shearing lessons available from 10am - Noon to allow every age and ability to try shearing with blades.
After lunch skilled shearers from around the world will take part in this bi-annual tournament and new to this event is the Speed Shear from 5-6pm.
Buy fleece fresh off the boards in the shearing shed, as well as finished products made from our wool in our pop-up Sheep Shop. Beautiful scarves, blankets, yarn and more in a range of natural and dyed colours.
Throughout the afternoon, wool Spinning and needle felt workshops will be available during the day and loads of other truly rural activities, food, music and The Thatchers Cider Truck serving local Somerset Ciders!
There will be foraging walks throughout the day, where you can learn to find food growing wild in your local landscape. Tickets for the walks available here!
Free entry to all – it's a perfect family day out!
Come to Fernhill Farm for a day of relaxing fibre craft. Use fleece and yarn from our sheep's wool to make a tuffet on a peg loom, and a French-knitted snood. You'll also get a chance to meet some of the sheep that provide the wool and see where they're shorn.
Two craft sessions will provide time to work with your hands, chat with fellow lovers of wool, and quiet your mind.
It's Autumn, which means it's time to shear again!
Join us on Fernhill Farm to watch the sheep being shorn in our lively shearing shed. Skilled shearers will be travelling from round the world to take part.
Buy fleece fresh off the boards in the shearing shed, as well as finished products made from our wool in our pop-up Sheep Shop. Beautiful scarves, blankets, yarn and more in a range of natural and dyed colours.
There will be loads of exciting activities including axe-throwing, weaving a poncho from the freshly shorn wool and sculpting sheep out of willow.
Free entry to all – it's a perfect family day out! Food and refreshments will be available for purchase.
Learn to shear at Fernhill Farm
Learn wool grading and sorting at Fernhill Farm
