Back to Back Wool Challenge

A team of 7 spinners and knitters, a sheep and a blade shearer will race against the clock to shear the sheep, spin the wool and knit a jumper all in ONE DAY.

The East Gippsland Wool & Craft Group has competed in this international challenge in previous years, and took first place in Australia in 2007 (2nd place internationally) with a time of 6 hours, 10 minutes, 8 seconds. Australia previously held the Guinness World Record for this event up until 2017 when the Netherlands beat the record by less than 6mins, for a time of 4 hours 45 minutes 53 seconds.

We may not approach world-record speeds this year, but we are keen to see just how fast we can accomplish this challenge!

We will have demonstrations of different crafts during the day as well, and will be raising funds for Annie’s Cottage to help support children with terminal illness and their families.