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The Festival of Yarn and Woolly Creativity in Skipton, North Yorkshire. Every year over the last weekend of September: 26th - 27th September 2026. www.yarndale.co.uk

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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We almost finished 3 huge panels & have many, many more dots to add - it's now an ongoing project for Yarndale 2027! Wowsers - this is so much bigger than we'd thought! And what a brilliant tribute to the amazing Yayoi Kusama!
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Our Worldwide Creative Project was so much colourful fun. BIG thanks for all the dots made & to all who enjoyed making colourful patterns, beautiful rainbows & so many flowers at the show. Together we raised £570.97 for @unicef.org
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🧶😀2 whole weeks since Yarndale😀🧶 🚴‍♀️🚗🚌🚢✈️🚂 You travelled from wide and far to join us in Skipton. We'd love to know - where did you travel from?
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Thank you. We love it!
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Beautifully put.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
October is Wool Month. We were delighted to host British Wool and their Periodic Table of British Sheep Breeds with a range of splendid fleeces to feel at Yarndale last weekend. Thank you British Wool for bringing this fabulous display along to the show for everyone to see.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧶Next year’s dates are 25th and 26th September 2027.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧶Yarndale is a brilliant weekend made special by all the amazing people who flock to Skipton & gather at the mart making a woolly sheep shed of wonder!🧶 🧶See you next year! - 25 & 26 September 2027🧶 Woolly hugs, Emma & Kate😀 yarndale.co.uk
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🧶The mart staff for all you do to accommodate us. 🧶The teams working with us to make the weekend go smoothly. A lot goes on behind the scenes all year round. 🧶All our visitors, exhibitors, speakers & workshop tutors.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😀What a splendid yarny weekend!😀 & just like that Yarndale is neatly packed away (almost) for another year. Our washing lines will be v. colourful for a bit yet! 🧶THANK YOU to EVERYONE who helps us to make Yarndale so special: 🧶All our volunteers, friends & families. We couldn’t do it without you.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There was a lot to smile about on Sunday at Yarndale. Even the sheep were smiling. If you came along we hope you saw plenty to make you smile. Can’t believe Yarndale is over for another year!
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So much to share from the first day of Yarndale. & so many photos to sort through! Here’s a quick snapshot of Day One. So much fun and laughter and yarny chat! Let’s do it all again today! Doors open 10am for ticket holders and tickets on the door from 12pm.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Love this.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🧶The bunting is up!🧶 🧶Great to welcome our exhibitors this afternoon and to see the transformation of the pens into the sheepshed of woolly wonder.🧶 Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
And the Yarndale Flock have gathered in The Gather. 🐑🐏🐑 Just two more sleeps…
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Beautiful. Love that smoking chimney!
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
On site today. Up goes the bunting! #yarndale2026
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you're coming to Yarndale this weekend make sure you pop into Skipton for the Woolly Sheep Trail - stroll through the park or hop on the bus! www.welcometoskipton.com/events/skipt...
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🧶Skipton is ready for Yarndale.🧶 🧶So many woolly windows. 🧶
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Good luck with all those decisions!
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A Valid Blue Badge |An Access Card with the 1 symbol | A Letter confirming DLA, PIP, Attendance Allowance or Carer’s Allowance | Incapacity Benefit confirmation | Certificate of Visual Impairment (CVI) or BD8. yarndale.co.uk
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
9. Documentation - if you have a Carer with you on a free ticket, you may be asked to present one of the following:
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
6. A garment to mend in our Making Space. 7. Your pennies! 8. Patterns - if you need a particular yarn.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you're coming to the show at the weekend here’s a handy checklist of things to remember: 1. Your ticket 2. Comfy shoes - you’ll cover a lot of ground! 3. Refillable water bottle (Water Station in The Gather) 4. Yarn - for Oxfam's Yarn Amnesty 5. Fave woolly makes
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's this weekend! 🧶Tickets will be available to book on our website until 5pm on Thursday. 🧶Tickets will then be available on the door from 12pm on both Saturday & Sunday. Look forward to seeing you! yarndale.co.uk/buy-tickets/
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
All other orders will be posted week commencing 28th September. Pre-order on our website by midnight on Wednesday 23rd September for collection at the show. yarndale.co.uk/product/a-ya...
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A Yarndale Flock Book – Yarndale
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
So excited to work with Sue Stratford Knits on a splendid new book: A Yarndale Flock. 8 cute & quirky knitting patterns for making colourful sheepy projects with our very own colourways of West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply sock yarn. Just £10 when you pre-order for collection at the show.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just look at Elsie on our new project bags. These and other Elsie goodies will be in our Yarndale Shop next weekend at the show. If there are any left we’ll pop them in our online shop after the show.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s only a week now until Yarndale! (How the heck!) Please remember your ticket. Tickets are sent via email so if they’re not in your inbox please check your junk. Always a good idea to save your ticket on your phone. We’ll need to see the QR code for scanning.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What are you wearing to Yarndale? Anyone else trying to find time to finish off something new to wear?
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh yes - lovely stuff!
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Or you can bring dots to the show where there’ll also be an opportunity to make a dot or two in our Making Space which is generously supported by *Rowan Tree Travel & Fibercraft*. We can’t wait to see all your dots come together in a brilliantly colourful piece of woolly art!
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Take your dots to staff at the following library drop-off points: * Bentham * Boroughbridge * Embsay * Gargrave * Grassington * Harrogate * Ingleton * Knaresborough * Ripon * Selby * Settle * South Craven * Starbeck And they will get them to us in time for the show!
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We're blown away, total dots received: 16,462 from across the world! Inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s interactive Obliteration Room, which we loved at the Tate. We hope our installation will be a splendid tribute to a brilliant artist. Huge thanks to North Yorkshire Libraries for collecting dots for us!
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The North Yorkshire Yarn Trail has started and we’re delighted to be part of it again this year. Have you started visiting the shops and getting your stamps along the trail yet? Plan your route with this beautiful map...
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Just 2 weeks! Can’t wait to welcome everyone to Yarndale! We’re going to have a ball (of yarn or 2!) Emma & Kate’s top tip for a tip top day at Yarndale is deffo wear comfy shoes & bring a water bottle to fill up in The Gather. Please let us know your tip top tips too! yarndale.co.uk/planning-you...
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If you're at Yarndale visit our Making Space: lots of free opportunities to share skills, make, meet & chat with others. Knit or crochet squares & circles, learn to darn, or cross stitch a unique bookmark. All ages welcome & all supported by Rowan Tree Travel & Fibercraft. yarndale.co.uk/talks-2026/
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you’re a knitter coming to Yarndale on Sunday there are a couple of workshops available: Intro to Double Knitting with Ann Kingstone, or Knit Mitred Squares with Anniken Allis, Yarn Addict by Anniken Allis. Definitely a lovely way to end your Yarndale weekend. yarndale.co.uk/workshops/
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Look out: The North Yorkshire Yarn Trail starts on Sat 12 Sept & runs until Sun 27 Sept. 14 stops this year! Visit a participating shop, collect map & passport. Collect stamps on your passport as you visit shops along the trail & then finish at Yarndale! Follow The North Yorkshire Yarn Trail 2026...
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Mind blown.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🧶Who wants to have a go at Foundation Crochet Stitches?🧶Just a few tickets left for Sharon Carter of Dragon Hill Studio’s workshop on Saturday afternoon. Learning this fabulously useful technique feels like a great way to end the first day at Yarndale! yarndale.co.uk/product/foun...
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Beautiful. Such intricate detail in this piece.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Do you recognise any of these faces? We’ve got some fantastic talks this year & we're really looking forward to joining Ailsa, Gordon, Stephanie & Tracy in the Yarndale Theatre for a chat packed with stories, laughs & plenty of woolly moments! See full Talks programme: yarndale.co.uk/talks-2026/
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Who’s coming? You can download the postcard on our website and let everyone know! yarndale.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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Kate Atherley @kateatherley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A bit of light and friendly crowd-sourcing: collecting ideas for upcoming tutorials and articles for Modern Daily Knitting. Any requests for topics you'd like to see me address? Thank you!
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
An embroidery of dyed wool stitched onto bleached linen, this C11 artwork tells the story of events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Imagine the wool works of art now being stitched still being around in 1000 years.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As the Bayeux Tapestry comes to Britain for the first time in c.1000 years, it's a reminder of the longevity & brilliance of wool. Photo © La Fabrique de patrimoines en Normandie / Antoine Cazin. 1/2
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
You will do it! There's loads of advice out there & lots of different ways... in case this is helpful, we've had some lovely comments about our Talking Socks series: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🧶😃We have a new dot total 😃🧶 The furthest travelled dots this week have come all the way from South Africa and the nearest have come from Skipton. We still have many parcels to open so let's see how this number continues to grow. What a splendid tribute to Yayoi Kusama this is going to be.
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yarndale.bsky.social @yarndale.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Sounds like such a great and satisfying project!
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