Tag: slighe nan gaidheal

• The Waulkers Are Coming!

  

  Waulk definition: (verb) to make woolen cloth denser and more felt-like (so it can be cut up without unraveling) by soaking and beating Nowadays, waulking is done by machine, but for centuries, it was a group activity, similar to a barn raising or a quilting bee. A social occasion where the necessary work was done…

  shepherdsextravaganza

  March 1, 2025

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  art, books, craft booths, crafts, crochet, felting, fleeces, knitting, sheep, shepherds extravaganza, slighe nan gaidheal, slighe.org, spinning, spring fair, waulking demonstration, waulking songs, weaving, workshops, yarn

• The Waulkers Are Coming!

  

  Waulk definition: (verb) to make woolen cloth denser and more felt-like (so it can be cut up without unraveling) by soaking and beating Nowadays, waulking is done by machine, but for centuries, it was a group activity, similar to a barn raising or a quilting bee. A social occasion where the necessary work was done…

  shepherdsextravaganza

  April 10, 2023

  Uncategorized

  craft booths, crafts, felting, fleeces, sheep, shepherds extravaganza, slighe nan gaidheal, slighe.org, spinning, spring fair, waulking demonstration, waulking songs, weaving, workshops, yarn