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• 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

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