The initial forecast for Canberra was for a wet and woolly weekend, and while the rain held off, it delivered on the woolly part.
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A Celebration of Wool took over Kingston's Old Bus Depot Markets, with more than 45 stalls showcasing everything from yarn, to rugs and even knitted jumpers.
Among those on display were workshops as well as sheep-shearing demonstrations, carried out by Canberra-based shearer Ian Elkins.
Shearing earned him a Guinness World Record, after shearing the heaviest fleece recorded from the now-famous Chris the Sheep in September 2015.
"Sheep are usually shorn every 12 months and they cut an average of about five kilograms of fleece," Mr Elkins said. "Chris obviously took me a lot longer, and he was on the cusp of 41.1 kilograms of fleece."
Andrew Brown
I've been part of the Canberra Times since 2016, after reporting at local papers in Sydney's north-west. Since starting at the paper I've had stints on the Sunday Times, on the early morning breaking news round, and now as a general reporter, covering the ins and outs of anything and everything happening in Canberra, with a focus on health.
I've been part of the Canberra Times since 2016, after reporting at local papers in Sydney's north-west. Since starting at the paper I've had stints on the Sunday Times, on the early morning breaking news round, and now as a general reporter, covering the ins and outs of anything and everything happening in Canberra, with a focus on health.
