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Autumn Newsletter

Celebrating our 1st birthday! Welcome to our Autumn Newsletter.

Can you believe it? One whole year settled beautifully into our new home, here in Aberlour. A year of growth, learning, creating, events, workshops, and many new & old relationships blossoming! Thank you to everyone who makes this possible and who loves our treasured gallery just as much as we do.

We have now firmly found our feet and filling those shelves top to bottom with beautiful stock we are proud to show off. Most importantly, we have been working on what makes us special - our people and their knowledge. We wanted to create somewhere that felt welcoming, friendly and genuinely useful — a place where you could pop in with an idea, a question, a project that had gone slightly wrong (we’ve all been there!), or even just a desire to discover something new.

We have created amazing relationships with likeminded local fellow crafting geniuses. Between us, there is a huge amount of knowledge, experience, enthusiasm and, most importantly, a genuine love for crafting. If we can't answer your question we certainly know someone who will! We’re not just here to point you towards a product on a shelf — we want you to achieve the best results and help you every step of the way.

At the very heart of it all,

Sarah -

With over 15 years of experience in creative crafting classes and workshops, I would love to offer more of my time and knowledge to help others get back their crafting spark. Let's finish those half done projects, get you over that hurdle, and inspire you to create gorgeous pieces.

I always hear "I would love the workshop but I cannot make that date" or "I have so many half finished projects".. So I would love to offer some 1 to 1 sessions, personal to you, and your crafting needs, you choose the date and time to suit.

Knitting, felting, peg loom, sewing, you name it and I would love to help you achieve your creating goals. And if I cant, I'll know someone who can!

Life gets so busy we tend to put our creatives to one side, but lets make a change, and make it our place to escape and relax and connect.

If you’re a maker and would like a place to sell your work, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Our home is filled with local artwork and handmade goods. Whether you spin, sew, knit, crochet, paint, sculpt, felt, silversmith, pot, upcycle, bead, work in fashion or mixed media, we’re interested. We also host events such as our Meet the Makers to help connect audience to maker.

Now the busy summer season is behind us, we’re thrilled to be offering a full programme of classes and workshops. All led by ourselves and by visiting teachers, crafters, and creators well known in the area, alongside an exciting "Meet The Maker Day" coming this weekend! Many sessions are suitable for beginners, and spaces are limited, so booking is recommended. Full dates and times are listed below, and we truly hope you’ll join us.

More event information below and on our socials. Most workshops include all materials, and a full-day workshop also includes a delicious lunch at The Gathern' Cafe. You can book, ask any questions, and pay your deposit by calling us on 01340 521 132 or by coming into the shop: 79 High Street, Aberlour.

We look forward to having you join us to learn and create. Once again, a big thank you for all the continued support and for being a part of our crafty community.

With heartfelt thanks,
Sarah & Co
Team Flock & Saunter

Socktober w/ Christine McClusky

Every Thursday in October

(1st - 29th) 6pm - 7:30pm

It’s hard to find anything that is as warm comfortable and serviceable as a pair of hand knitted socks.

Come along and learn how it’s done and you will always have a special gift for anyone you want to treat. Christine is a highly skilled and patient teacher.

VERY LIMITED SPACES - so book now to avoid missing out on this one!

£75 for five sessions.

Meet the Maker

Saturday 3rd Oct

10am - 5pm

To celebrate one year, we are holding a Meet the Maker open day this Saturday 3rd October! Completely free open day for all to come along and meet some of the faces behind our beautiful pieces in the shop. Learn their stories and their inspirations.

We have a full day of makers coming along. Including Anne from Plaid in Scotland, Gaynor from Thumbles Speyside, Rhoda Bain with felting, Bev from Thistlecrafts, and Julie with some spin samples.

A day of getting together, learning, chatting, crafting, browsing, and connecting. We cannot wait - come along and support amazing creators.

Introduction to Colour Work Classes - FairIsle Style

Every Wednesday Evening

October 14th - 9th December

(excl. 11th Nov)

4pm - 6:30pm

Using Shetland Spindraft yarn to create a pair of cosy Fairisle Wrist-Warmers.

This knitting classes will cover all basic elements of working with colour from the beautiful "Knitting From The North" book by Hilary Grant.

A simple yet equally, enough of a challenge, knit has been chosen for you to work on. Which has enough of a pattern to challenge our creativity, you will want to design your next pair yourself! We will help with tips and techniques to learn this rewarding craft.

Come along to meet and connect with like-minded crafting folk in a relaxed warm environment equipped with everything you will need.

Don't worry if you cannot commit to every class, or be there for 4pm each session, we will go over things more than once. We have allowed extended weeks for this class to allow people to drop in and out as suits! Plus there will always be help and advice via our colour work online chat.

BOOK NOW - £75 for all sessions OR £15 per individual session.

Learn to Spin - Drop in Sessions

Tuesday Evenings 4:30pm - 6:30pm

Starting 20th October - 1st December

(excluding the 10th November)

Sarah & Julie are delighted to host six drop in sessions all about spinning! Learning to spin on a drop spindle with yarn. Between them they can cover all your spinning questions, and teach you from start to finish.

No need to commit to all six sessions - drop in to as many as you please to learn the craft. All materials are provided.

£15 a session - available to book now. 20th Oct, 27th Oct, 3rd Nov, 17th Nov, 24th Nov, 1st Dec.

Highland Winter Yarn Retreat w/ Fraoch Lodge, Cairngorms

Friday 13th - Sunday 15th November

& 22nd - 24th Jan 2027

Two nights at Fraoch Lodge

Home cooked meals

Outlander themed dinner

Guided knitting workshops with Flock&Saunter

Private Alpaca experience

Scottish wool mill visit

Evening with crafty guidwives

Folklore and fireside stories

Visit scotmountainholidays.com to book

Wet Felting Workshop w/ Rhoda Bain

Saturday 21st November

10:30am - 3:30pm

Rhoda Bain aka Artibee, Textile Artist, is returning to deliver a workshop with us in wet felting. Rhoda has her City and Guilds 1 and 2 in Embroidery, which she loved working towards in the mid 90's.

Since then she has created pieces of textile art/clothing and taken part in NEOS. Plus, delivered many a class/workshop in a variety of mediums including traditional hand embroidery, contemporary mash-ups/collages in mixed media, silk painting and of course felt-making. She is looking forward to sharing her love of nature and woolly things with you.

£100 materials & lunch at The Gather'n Cafe included.

Teddy Bear Workshop w/ Anne from Plaid in Scotland

Saturday 28th November

10:30am - 3:30pm

We are delighted to host Anne from Plaid in Scotland, also taken part in NEOS, for a sewing workshop to create this beautiful teddy bear.

Featuring traditional moveable joints and glass eyes.

During the workshop you will receive a kit including the pattern, fur fabric, pin, needles, sissors, thread etc.

With our guidance you will learn how to assemble your bear and get ideas about how to finish him or her off maybe a nice ribbon or bow.

This workshop is for all skill ranges so long as you can use your sewing machine, or two.

£100 for all other materials & lunch at The Gather'n Cafe included.

Tweed Patchwork Tote Bag w/ Bev from Thistlecraft

Saturday 5th December

10:30am - 3:30pm

The aim of the day is to make a usable tote bag for yourself or to give as a gift.

We will be covering patchwork basics and using different fabrics and textures to make an individual bag.

All you need to bring is yourself your sewing machine and a smile, this will be a fun day of learning.

We have a couple of simple machines for folks who don’t have one but loads of time to find one and it doesn't need to be fancy.

£100 for all other materials & lunch at The Gather'n Cafe included.

Materials Discount

As a little thank you to our learners, any materials purchased in-store for use in our classes or at the end of our workshops will receive a 10% discount. It’s our way of helping you get started (or stocked up!) with beautiful yarns and tools for your next creative project.

Big Thank You

We'd like to thank our sister company ‘The Gathern’ Café’, for providing all the delicious refreshments during our workshops. The perks of having a café is that crafty friends get to enjoy a light lunch that is provided during our full-day workshops!

Visit

OPEN MON - SAT 10am-5pm

(Tues-Sat 10am-4pm after Oct)

79 High Street, Aberlour www.3bagswool.com

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