The Scottish Yarn Festival
The next edition of the Scottish Yarn Festival is happening on September 7th! Previously known as the Perth Festival of Yarn, this event has been running yearly since 2016 and is one of the largest fibre festivals in Scotland.
Where is the yarn festival?
The Scottish Yarn Festival is held at the Errol Showground, which is in between Perth and Dundee in the United Kingdom.
There are ample parking spaces and since public transport is limited, car-sharing is encouraged. If you’re visiting from abroad, this is a great event to combine with a city trip to Edinburgh as it’s relatively close by.
When is the festival held?
The marketplace will be open on September 7th, from 10am-4pm. There are a number of presentations as well, which take place on September 8th in the Royal George Hotel in Perth.
What can I expect to find at the yarn festival?
The Scottish Yarn Festival has an abundance of amazing vendors and designers present, and I’m happy to announce that I’ll be one of them!
You’ll find me on the marketplace next to all the other beautifull stalls. I will be bringing lots of design samples, so if you’ve always wanted to see my colourwork designs in person, here’s your chance!
At the festival, I’ll be happy to explain more about my designs and to give you some recommendations for yarn choices. I’m sure you’ll find loads of brilliant fibres at the festival!
My friend Alex from Unaroo Designs will also be vending at the festival! She has the most amazing yarns, so colourful and so wonderfully sheepy, ah! If you can’t wait to squish her yarns, or if you can’t make it to the yarn festival, do check out her yarns on her website:
Another wonderful indie dyer who will be at the Scottish Yarn Festival is Bow Fiddle Yarns. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing their yarns at a recent yarn show, I’m amazed actually that I was able to resist taking a skein home with me! They’re all so beautiful.
Check out Bow Fiddle Yarns and all of the other vendors and designers on the website of the Scottish Yarn Festival:
Will I be seeing you at the Scottish Yarn Festival? If you can’t make it this time, do keep your eyes open for new event dates. They usually organize a Scottish Wool Producer Showcase in the spring, and the Scottish Yarn Festival in the fall.
2 Comments
Hi wat leuk Carmen dat je Schotland explored. Ik heb je niet gezien of herkent dit jaar bij de Tangled Galashiels end Mei. Ik had een stand LilyK.
Misschien bezoek ik zelf de Scottish Yarn festival in September. Groetjes Lilian
Hoi Lilian, wat leuk dat je bij Tangled was! Ik was er zelf niet, het is best nog wat reizen vanuit Inverness en dat zat er deze keer even niet in, maar wellicht volgend jaar 🙂
Groetjes!