Recently the Lincolnshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, who normally meet at Revesby Village Hall, set themselves a challenge to make a garment commencing at 10.00am with the fleece finishing and completing a jumper by 4.00pm.
The event took place at Gibraltar Point, Skegness, but unfortunately the lady with the fleece arrived late due to traffic delays.
This meant a mad dash to card the wool on drum carders (by hand it was too long) . Angela Barker with Carla Temprell from Coningsby were the first to spin enough wool to ply together thus providing the knitters with sufficient to knit the squares to make a garment.
A chaotic time ensued with spinners shouting for more fleece and knitters shouting for more wool although it was great fun and a good laugh.
When the squares were finished they then had to be crocheted round the edge and crocheted together, making sure they were in the correct position!
One particular member, Jenny Smith, was wonderful with crochet, working out what went where.
The jumper was finished by 4.45pm prior to being modelled.
Many thanks to the staff at Gibraltar Point who expected 12 people but 28 turned up!
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