New for 2025: Eden Wool Gathering at Whithorn Roundhouse
We’re excited to announce the first-ever Eden Wool Gathering, taking place at the stunning Whithorn Roundhouse on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th July 2025.
This brand new wool-filled weekend is being organised to raise funds in aid of Stranraer Cancer Drop In Centre. The Eden Wool Gathering is a community-based fibre arts event with a big heart and even bigger creative energy. And what makes it extra special? All the stallholders taking part are generously donating their time and talents to help make it happen!
Read here why Wendy & David decided to organise “The Eden Wool Gathering”. To see the good “Stranraer Cancer Drop in Centre does, click here.
A Weekend of Wool, Craft & Connection
The Eden Wool Gathering is set to be a hands-on, inspiring, and heartwarming event filled with demonstrations, talks, and live events. Many stallholders will be showing off their woolly skills right at their tables, so visitors can learn, connect, and be inspired by the beauty of handmade work.
There will be demonstrations at some of the stall holders stalls.
- Eden Textiles Studio – Wendy Eskine – Organiser of The Eden Wool Gathering
- Felting Crazy – Wet Felting
- Lena Archbold – Textile Art & Design
- Galloway Forest Fibre – Drop Spindle Spinning
- Hope Jacare Designs – Textile company
- Sarah Weaver – Textile Artist
- Little Tahall Farm – Inkle Loom Weaving
- Rustic Simplicity – Hand-Held Loom Weaving
- Kingdom of Craft – Whittling
- The Needle Tree – Needle Felting
- Cefn Llan Fibre Flock – Mark Jones
- A Touch of Sheep – Thrumming (Knitting with Locks)
- SLLip – Sheep Potter
- Assa Marra Wool Studio
- Spinning a Yarn
- Spinessthezia – Carding Wool
- Little Lupies – Crochet
- Way of the Wild – Cordage from Nettle Fibre
- Solway Woolscapes – Needle Felting
- Plant Farm – Gardening with Waste Wool
- Pen-y-Lan and Cae Du Fibre Flocks
- Opal Alpaca’s
- Midge Porter Designs
- Shell’s Creations
- Ginny Shipway
- The Guild of Spinners & Weavers – Wool Dyeing, Spinning & Weaving
- Mindful Soap – Felted Soaps
- Made in Mochrum – Jean Hobbs
- Fred Kluit – Latchhook Weaving
- Artist on Glass – Sue Hay
- Susan Grimes – Spinning
- Gemma Kiernan – Face Painting
- Eco Art – Natural Wool Dyeing
- Fleece Unlimited – Loomin’ Fab-Ewe-Lous – Peg Loom Weaving
- Raffia Hats – Hat Weaving
- Liz Wood – Crochet
- Mountain Croft – Living fleece rugs
Featured Talks & Events
In addition to stall demonstrations, the Roundhouse will also host a number of scheduled talks and special moments:
Saturday 26th July
- 10:00 – Opening Ceremony: Olly McKie pipes in the launch of the first-ever Eden Wool Gathering
- 11:30 – 12:15 – “Rehabilitation Through Fibre Art”
With Lena Archbold & Sarah Weaver (Talk & Q\&A – The Roundhouse) - Time TBC – Nettle Dress Film Screening (The Roundhouse)
Sunday 27th July
- 11:00 – 11:30 – Sheep Shearing & Skirting Talk
With Cefn-Llan Fibre Flock (Outside The Roundhouse) - 12:00 – 12:45 – “Rehabilitation Through Fibre Art”
With Lena Archbold & Sarah Weaver (Talk & Q\&A – The Roundhouse) - 15:00 – Fibre Fashion Catwalk – A lively, colourful celebration of handmade, woolly wearables!
Get Your Tickets
Tickets are available now—don’t miss this cosy, creative, and community-powered weekend of wool!
Click here to book your tickets
Or purchase them on the day at the gathering.
Stay Connected
This event wouldn’t be possible without the incredible generosity of the stallholders and craft demonstrators giving their time to support Eden Wool Gathering’s future. Please do check them out, follow their pages, and come meet them in person this July.
More info and updates will be shared via Eden Wool Gathering on Facebook. We can’t wait to welcome you!
