I’ve
managed to find some time for a Sheep Show update before it’s too late.
Last Saturday
I drove to Castlemaine to stay with an old family friend on Saturday night and
next morning I drove to Bendigo in time to meet friends at the parade of hand
crafted garments. I decided to take
photos with the phone instead of the camera but with hindsight I would have
done better with the camera as it’s faster and it wouldn’t have flattened the
phone battery as much
Here are a
few highlights from the parade:
A felted jacket with a border of coroboree frogs
A very smart man's jumper
A beautiful felted dress, apparently each section was felted separately
A dramatic cape
A two piece with felted lattice
A cape with the music of 'It's a small world', the 2017 theme
Ending up
with my jacket, the judges seemed to like it as it won its class and was
awarded best garment from commercial wool
Here are
some better photos taken at home with the camera, it’s hard to capture the
pleats at the back with the dark French navy but though this one is a bit over
exposed, at least it’s easier to see the pleats at the back.
Here's my
modest collection from the Sheep Show
There’s
always a bit of a gap between when the Sheep Show closes and the exhibits are
available for collection so I had a little trip round Bendigo, bought some
petrol, had some afternoon tea, went to the gallery, sat in the street
listening to my audiobook waiting to go in and collect my jacket when the
audiobook stopped for no good reason.
Despite having my car serviced a couple of days earlier so that I would
not have any car problems on the trip, I found myself sitting in the dark and
cold outside the showgrounds with a car that wouldn’t start, and an almost flat
phone battery. I was imagining the worst
– major mechanical problems that would mean I had to stay overnight, but
knowing that all the accommodation was booked out, maybe even sleeping in the
car – when the automobile association man arrived told me that I had a flat
battery, started the car in about 2 seconds and told me not to stop until I
reached home, about 2 hours away – Whew!