It’s been a fab November so far over here at Woolly HQ! We kicked off our Festive Fairs with a trip to Wells for the Bishop’s Palace Christmas Market – it’s such a beautiful location and we met some great people, both exhibitors and visitors alike! There was even time for a little unconventional yarnbombing… …
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November News
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Wool, Widecombe and Countryfile
What a fantastic week! It started with our annual clip collection – a crucial part of the Whiteface to twool story. Andrew arrived and with Charlotte in tow, Kim headed off to Clare Butcher’s farm to collect the first of this year’s clip. We were joined by Adam Henson and the BBC Countryfile crew, when the …
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Garden Festival Delights
It’s been another busy and exciting week here at twool HQ – we’ve been busy bees preparing stock in time for the rather marlvellous Toby Buckland Garden Festival at Powderham Castle at the end of the month! The theme of this year’s show is ‘Big Ideas for Small Spaces’ – which is particularly fitting as you’ll …
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We’ve a Spring in Our Step
It has been a miserable winter, wet, wet and more wet! Heartbreaking images of sheep up to their elbows in water, homes and businesses flooded and confused flowers blooming far too early. However, it’s *not* all doom and gloom! The days are lengthening – hurrah! And would you look at the light? These daffs are practically glowing! …
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In The Press…
We’re super excited here in the twool shed this week – our twool woolly bag is coming home! From Saturday (21st November) you’ll be able to get your twool Woolly bags from Exeter Waitrose – why not come down and see us on Saturday? And we had a lovely write up in the Western …
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Whiteface and Widecombe Fair
We’m off to Widecombe Fair on Tuesd’y next… It’s been an important date for Dartmoor folk for years – the second Tuesday of September (this year the 8th from 9am) – it was originally the main livestock event of the calendar. The earliest written account was in 1850 primarily for locally bred Whiteface Dartmoor sheep, …
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Annual Collection of Whiteface Dartmoor Wool
This is our 4th annual collection of beautiful Whiteface Dartmoor wool from our small producers across Dartmoor. It’s an opportunity to catch up with everyone, share stories and embrace all that is sheepy!! Andrew, our woolly champion, once again has offered to help us and as we take a break to munch …
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Whiteface Ways and The Edwardian Farm
It’s our annual clip collection this week from our small producers on the moor and this weekend Rod and I popped up to see Colin Pearce (a friend and farmer of Whiteface Dartmoor sheep) as he is just about to retire. Colin is responsible for writing the books, history and archive on the breed and one …
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It’s National Parks Week!
The week might have started with unseasonal temperatures and squally rain but it also brings with it National Parks Week 2015! The theme for this year’s parks week is Landscapes of Plenty which is something that resonates with us here at twool HQ as we live, work and survive within Dartmoor National Park. The National …
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