Wool & Willow Festival
About the Festival
THE WOOL AND WILLOW FESTIVAL is an exciting and highly successful selling event that brings together people from across the country and beyond to share a passion for wool, willow and natural fibres. The Festival includes high-quality exhibits with a unique selection of products using willow, wool and other natural fibres, all made by specialist producers in Wales and the Borders. The Festival is open seven days a week and is manned at all times on a rota basis by the exhibitors, and will run for four weeks this year.
There will be a programme of workshops with a range of exciting experiences, including knitting, creative textiles, crochet, felting, a variety of basket making techniques, willow garden structures and willow sculpture. Experts will be on hand to demonstrate their skills and answer questions. If you would like to be involved in these activities please contact:
for textiles - Sasha Kagan, tel. 01686 430 436, or
for willow - Beryl Smith, tel. 01686 430 314, or
OPENING AND SET-UP TIMES
Set-up will be on Friday 4th June 10.00am – 5.00pm
Opening times, 10.30am – 4.30pm, 5th June – 3rd July
Take-down will be on Saturday 3rd July from 5pm onwards. There will be a short AGM at 5.15pm.
The Committee members spend considerable time and effort preparing the venue for the start of the Festival and ask all exhibitors to take down and put away their tables and dispose of rubbish at the close of the Festival.
TAKING PART
You are invited to apply for exhibition space at the 2010 festival. All exhibitors will be members of the Wool & Willow Festival during the year in which they exhibit and may attend and vote at any meetings of the Festival Organisation.
Please complete and return the Booking Form, with relevant fee. Applicants are reminded that the festival is primarily promoting the use of wool and willow. Other natural materials may be included but should constitute no more than 30% of the product content.
download Booking Form for 2010 (64kb .pdf)
The Wool & Willow Festival carries third party liability as an organisation but is not insured for loss or damage. Please note that all exhibitors must have their own third party liability insurance, to satisfy the rules of the venue.
LABELLING
We are simplifying the labelling system this year, following suggestions at the AGM following last year's event. There will be no Product Reference sheets this year. Every individual product for sale must be clearly labelled with the initials or name of the exhibitor or the initials or name of the business, as well as the price. Please indicate on the application form the initials/name you will be using on your labels. Sales will be recorded on one sheet at the counter and cross-referenced on that sheet. It is up to volunteers at the counter to be vigilant with sales records as the Festival organisers will not be responsible for unrecorded sales.
VOLUNTEERING AT THE FESTIVAL
The event depends on volunteers to run the exhibition over the four week period. Every exhibitor must volunteer for at least 4 sessions during the Festival. One session is a half day. Please indicate your availability on the rota. Every effort will be made to accommodate your preferred choice. Construction of the rota is complex so please return your forms as soon as possible.
download Rota form for 2010 (21kb .pdf)
