Our Community
This year, we are supporting CRISIS! We will also be collecting socks and gloves for donation.
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At Birkhill House CIC, Earlston
At Birkhill House CIC is focused on improving mental health outcomes for those living in the Borders, through caring, creativity and collaboration.
They have a holistic ethos incorporating the gardens, grounds, animals and people. Everything has a use and a purpose, from the composting that allows them to grow their own fruits, vegetables and animal feed, to the recycling and upcycling in their crafting activities. Animals provide companionship and comfort, and their fleece and wool is used for yarn, weaving, creative projects and to support a yearly fleece residency for textile students.
@atbirkhillhousefibre
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Creation Mill CIC, Langholm
Creation Mill CIC was established in 2021 with the aim of shouting about all things textile, from fibre creation to recycling textile waste, all happening in the South of Scotland.
They aim to encourage the future generation to get involved in the industry in and around Langholm, pledging to provide accessible workshops, short courses and training sessions in textiles. They provide these resources by working in partnership with local schools, colleges and the job centre.
@creation.mill.cic.langholm
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Debbie Zawinski
Debbie Zawinski may be known to attendees as The Feral Spinner - she is a long time spinner, knitter, craft teacher and author. She specialises in foraging for natural dyeing, fleece and simple spinning tools. Debbie also teaches stick spinning, supplies stick spinning kits and writes books that celebrate our native sheep breeds and our ancient crafts.
Debbie will be at Central Hall, selling and signing copies of her influential book ‘In the Footsteps of Sheep’ and memoir ‘Stories in Stitches’.
@theferalspinner
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Edinburgh Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
The Edinburgh Guild is a member of the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers. Their aims are to further these crafts, to learn from one another and pass on their skills.
Volunteers from EWSD will be based in Edinburgh Printmakers Cafe area, where you can speak to members about the benefits of joining the Guild, see demonstrations and have a go yourself.
@edinburghguildweavespindye
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Shiatsu Hub
Jacqui, Kathi (on Friday), Onintza and Gabi (Saturday) will be back to look after ticket holders and vendors at Woolly Good! All registered practitioners of Shiatsu in Edinburgh, they will be based in the Atelier Area upstairs in Central Hall, offering ‘pay what you feel’ sessions of seated Shiatsu therapy focused on your back, shoulders, neck and head.
Shiatsu, a Japanese physical therapy, uses a combination of acupressure points, gentle manipulation and stretching to promote a sense of relaxation and wellbeing.
@mindbodyshiatsu @zensanctuaryedinburgh @gabi.shiatsu
Support CRISIS
locally and nationally
CRISIS is our charity focus for Woolly Good 2025: You will have the opportunity to donate to national fundraising when you purchase your tickets. TicketTailor doesn’t charge fees for donations, so every penny will go to CRISIS and we’ll report back after the festival with our donations news.
You can adjust your donation at the bottom of the ticket page.
CRISIS works directly with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness across the UK. “Every person, who turns to us for support, is treated as an individual, with dignity and respect. How we support someone depends on their individual needs and situation”.
They prioritise supporting people, who find it difficult to access or are excluded from services that should be there to prevent or end their homelessness. This includes people with complex needs such as physical and mental health issues, substance use and a history of trauma and abuse, non-UK nationals and those seeking asylum. You can find more about their work here.
You can also support CRISIS locally by using your craft skills and stash: In the Reception area between marketplaces, you will find representatives of a Scottish knitting group, who work all year to create for good. They also accept donations of socks, hats, gloves, scarves and cowls and blanket squares all year. These are collected by CRISIS at the end of November to be distributed to people they are working with, in well-being packs for Christmas.
They are running short of socks and gloves (the fiddly stuff) and invite you to knit and bring along those items to Woolly Good (and Tangled, Galashiels in May) at CRISIS collection points.
In addition to collecting completed knits, volunteers will be talking about the work of CRISIS in Edinburgh. They will also provide patterns for the Operation Christmas Stocking blanket square, as well as info about the sock and glove designs created by Clare of ‘Wee County Yarns’ for Operations Christmas Stocking 2025.
