Announcing the 2019 Woollinn Social!

Announcing the 2019 Woollinn Social!

Friday 14th June, 7pm until Late Can your heart be captured by a lofty fibre in *just 3 minutes*? The Woollinn 2019 Social will feature a delicious two-course meal and a DJ until late, with a whirlwind Yarn Dating adventure thrown in for good measure! Will you find...
Inse by Ailbíona MacLochlainn – The Woollinn MAL

Inse by Ailbíona MacLochlainn – The Woollinn MAL

Based in County Donegal, Ireland, Ailbi­ona McLochlainn is a handknit designer, artist, and recovering academic. She learned to knit at the age of 4 in the improvisational folk tradition and was oblivious to the world of written patterns – until 30 years later...
Exploring Irish Aran with Vawn Corrigan

Exploring Irish Aran with Vawn Corrigan

Join Vawn Corrigan at Woollinn this year, as she takes us on a journey to explore the history, tradition and fashion of Irish Aran Knitting. Vawn Corrigan’s writing on Irish craft has been published in the Irish Arts Review, Irish Antiques Journal, Ireland of the...
Bristol Ivy and Schrodinger’s Knitting

Bristol Ivy and Schrodinger’s Knitting

  Calling all fans of Bristol Ivy – we have a treat for you! We’re delighted to announce that a special Bristol Ivy Lecture has now been added to our Festival Programme and that tickets for this event will go on sale in the coming weeks. Are on sale...
Visit the Ravelry Lounge at Woollinn 2019!

Visit the Ravelry Lounge at Woollinn 2019!

It’s Day 2 of our special announcements this week, and today’s is one that we can’t quite believe is happening… Ravelry is coming to Woollinn! That’s right, Jessica Marshall-Forbes will be one of our Special Guests at Woollinn this year, and we’re laying...
Discover WestKnits BestKnits at Woollinn!

Discover WestKnits BestKnits at Woollinn!

We’ve been hinting at some new special announcements for a little while, and it’s finally time to reveal the first of our 2019 Woollinn Lectures! Stephen West – WestKnits BestKnits Lecture! Due to phenomenal demand, we have added a Stephen West...