Bradford's Industrial Museum holds a festival each year in early February to celebrate St Blaise, the patron saint of the wool trade. (St Blaise was an Armenian Bishop whose head was chopped off by the Romans around 316AD, after he was tortured with iron combs.) The Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers give demonstrations and workshops at the festival and there are stalls where you can buy yarn and knitted goods. It's what I'd call 'hard-core', full of folks who card, spin and dye their own wool. The skeins of wool on sale are beautiful, but not for the likes of me (yet). My beginner knitting skills don't warrant such lovely yarn; I'm better off practising with cheaper stuff! It is, however, fascinating to watch the experienced craftspeople at work.
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