Ganseyfest – International Gansey Seminar will take place at the Centre for Health Science, Raigmore, Old Perth Rd, Inverness, IV2 3JH on Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd October 2011 from 9:30am – 5:00pm.

Join us for this celebration of our fishing heritage and ganseys – the beautifully crafted, patterned sweaters traditionally worn by fishermen. Hear about the women who knitted them, the men who wore them, and the creative ways in which traditional skills and patterns are being developed and applied in fashion today.

Entry is free to a range of demonstrations, displays, drop-in classes and the largest exhibition of ganseys from the Moray Firth, UK and Netherlands.

Retail stands include Frangipani, Ripple Crafts, Di Gilpin and The Wool Shed.

Tickets start at £8 for talks, workshops and classes on many subjects, featuring top international gansey experts, fashion designers, local historians and more.

Fashion Show- Saturday evening (6:00 – 8:00) Tickets £5 at the door.

Programme includes:

• Talk and Music – folklorist and singer Margaret Bennet
• Adding Knit to Contemporary Fashion – Di Gilpin
• River Ganseys – Penelope Hemingway
• Orkneys Forgotten Ganseys – Dr. Elizabeth Lovick
• Seamless Old and New – Dr. Annie Shaw
• Knitting as a Therapeutic Tool – Betsan Corkhill
• Gansey Patterns and Cultural Evolution – Dr. Malcolm Smith
• Gansey Designs in Glass – Louise Tait
• Propagansey – Deb Gillanders

See website for details and to book : www.gansey-MF.co.uk , E-mail at: ganseymf@gmail.com

Download a full programme for the event here: Ganseyfest Full Programme

Moray Firth Partnership, Great Glen House, Leachkin Road, Inverness IV3 8NW. Tel. 01463 725028

‘Ganseyfest’ is part-funded by the Highland Council, Highland Culture Fund

The Moray Firth Gansey Project is being part-financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Scottish Government and The European Community Rural Aberdeenshire, Highland and Moray LEADER 2007 – 2013 Programmes.