European Wool Association
7th EWA study tour to Wales
The Wales study tour was planned for a whole week, May 16th to 23rd 2025, both Fridays for traveling. Friday 16th: Our host, Gillian Thomas, had to prepare the EWA stand at the Welsh Spring Festival with the help of two participants of the tour: one English craftswoman, Karen from Cattywumpus Crafts who was going […]
6th EWA study tour to Texel: 2nd Day
On Wednesday, March 26th 2025, we started the day at the Kaap Skil Museum in the small village of Oudeschild. They had built a new building a few years ago and the inhabitants of the village were not really too fond of the idea… For the entrance hall, the artist Erna van Sambeek was asked […]
North Atlantic Native Sheep and Wool Conference 2024 – Faroe Islands
This year’s conference (2024) was the 11th since 2010 when Karin Flatøy Svarstad founded the project around North Atlantic Native Sheep Wool. For me it was the first conference of this kind but I happily took the opportunity to visit the Faroe Islands. From Greengate’s website , here is what it’s all about: «The focus is on native sheep […]
Finnish wool cardigan – chaqueta de lana finlandesa
Desde hace ya meses, terminé la chaqueta con la lana finlandesa que compré durante el viaje de estudios de EWA en 2023. Había comprado tres madejas de color gris, dos rojos, una rosa y otra verde. En casa me entraban las dudas si esta lana fuera suficiente para una chaqueta. Por si acaso, compré dos […]