Monday, March 13, 2017

Lost Trades Fair

Saturday we went up to Kyneton and met Robyn and Phil at the Fair, they left before us, we wanted a slower start to the day!! It was an amazing collection of people making things in the old way---of interest to me there was felting, and spinning and weaving, one lady was promoting hand sewing, which I didn't think was a lost trade but there you go!! It was very hot and sunny and BUSY!!!
guitar making happening here

and harps


this lady was making a floor rug, something I would like to try one day,


the lady behind the pipe organ..

played a hurdy gurdy

this was the carved head of the instrument, isn't it beautiful??

this man was demonstrating a sewing machine for sewing strips of carpet together, I think it was used in the early 1900's 

lovely old sewing machine

and old singer set up 

and this lady was working on a very old spinning wheel, which was very different form any I had seen before.
After the fair we wandered back to Bullengarook and stopped at the Perry's place
had  a play with her beautiful dogs

aren't they gorgeous!!

Getting a group shot was like trying to herd cats..hubby was not helping!! lol!!



9 comments:

  1. What a great event! I would like to attend, too.

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  2. An amazing thing to attend. It would be lovely seeing beautifully handcrafted things. Loooove the harp. Always wanted to learn to play the harp.

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  3. It all sounds so interesting. Great piccie of you all x

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  4. Would have loved to visit the Lost Trades Fair, maybe next time.
    A good opportunity to catch up with Tracee.

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  5. Wow looks like such an interesting day!

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  6. What an interesting fair - I would love to attend something like that; it's nice to know some peole are keeping those old crafts alive.

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