Uan Wool

10/10/2026

08/10/2026

Hello folks, this month see us return to Forfar as part of our quarterly visits to Producers of Angus Markets . Sat 10th 10am-2pm We will be taking orders for embroidered scarves & bespoke makes. Pillows & fill extras, blankets, lambswool ponchos, wool hats batts & a little yarn too, all you keep you cosy & warm. Looking forward to catching up with you all. 🐑🐑

03/10/2026

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02/10/2026

Good morning all, this month (October)😬 we are at Perth Farmers' Market Saturday 3rd -which is Tomorrow😁 and Producers of Angus Markets ( Forfar) on 10th our big event this month is The Scottish Smallholding & Countryside Festival 17th held in Edinburgh. Its is also Wool Month and there are lots of wool events ongoing everywhere and its nice to be able to attend some of these, and celebrate the importance of wool & what it does for us.

For Tomorrow at Perth Farmers' Market I will have my homegrown pillows, Scottish woven lambswool ponchos, scarves, blankets, hats, batts & yarn all to keep you cosy & warm. Its a good opportunity to see touch, feel & buy if you like if your looking for those warming wool gifts . If you cannot make it - then its my etsy shop https://uanwool.etsy.com and Perth market has order forms in the lead up to you know what!. Same at Forfar. At the Scottish Smallholding & Countryside Festival we will have our full range of products. I have entered four fleeces into the Faw Fleece competition which is being judge by Hilary Redden of www.thefibrelab.co.uk Hilary is an expert in breeding for wool. I will be judging "wool on the hoof" again which I know will be a hard task going by the high standards of last year. I also have to down size 😥 my wool crafting stash of raw fleeces so if anyone is wanting natural colour BFL mule please send me a message.

Last but not least FACE - Forfar Association for Continuing Education are seeking participants for their classes if you would like to join myself with the Crafting with Wool Class please register with FACE - Forfar Association for Continuing Education. We will be making wet felt scarves and I will be setting some spooky wool tasks for the 2d & 3D crafters😁.

25/09/2026

This is so Fab 👌- the power of creative & collorative skills. So pleased that Judi is developing her Scrappie Beasties Experinces & I been able to help her too. If your interested to become a host then contact Judi or an experince then myself.

15/09/2026

Its always a joy when your craft makes others happy too. I let you know when the kits are ready 🫶 thankyou

14/09/2026

Home from the Scottish Yarn Festival, great catching up with customers and other vendors. Always such an inspirational event, from vendors & customers devoted to their practice & sharing their wool craft.

The carded batts found new homes- good I remember to take them with me for a change.

Got some lovely loopy yarn & a kit which will no doubt will have me hooked.

Keep seeing frogs 🐸 & a haggis 😵‍💫😅

The Scottish Yarn Festival

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Thanks to all folks.

12/09/2026

Meet the Team: Anne, Our Chief Bean Counter! ✨

Behind every prize-winning pig and buzzing exhibition hall, there’s an unsung hero quietly making sure the numbers all add up and the admin is in place!

Meet Anne, our dedicated Treasurer and the brilliant mind keeping the festival ticking away seamlessly behind the scenes!

We pinned Anne down between spreadsheets to ask a few questions:

❓How did you first get involved in the festival?
"I joined a local smallholding group when I moved here from Aberdeenshire from a small farm with my late husband. I was then was asked to be treasurer, and from there graduated to Smallholding Scotland and the festival!"

❓What’s your role on the committee?
"I look after finances and administration."
(A very humble response from Anne, she really does keep our show on the road!)

❓What’s your favourite part of festival day?
"Seeing everyone coming in the door smiling in anticipation of the day ahead."

❓Your top tip for visitors to the festival?
"Find time to see as much as you can on the day. I never seem to be able to do that!"

Events like ours simply couldn’t happen without the tireless dedication of volunteers like Anne working year-round behind the scenes.

Come and see all the hard work come to life on Saturday 17th October 2026 at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston.

✅ Kids aged 13 & under go completely FREE!
Advance tickets available online now.

👉 Grab your tickets today at: festival.scot

(🔗 Direct link also in the comments below!)

12/09/2026

Thankyou to everyone who came to see us today at the The Scottish Yarn Festival . Lots of chats on our homegrown sheeps wools & why it's so good for sleep health. Enjoy your new pillows. We have our cushion pads, crafting needlefelt kits, wet felt kits and a some carded wool batts. 🤔I thought I saw wool beastie at the festival today🙈. See you tomorrow 🐑🐑