Fleece beanie raises $500

LAST month’s Toodyay Agricultural Show included a shearing demonstration from which Toodyay Spinners members raised funds by turning raw wool into yarn.

They took wool from the first fleece shorn on the day and spun it in Parker’s Cottage.

Knitters turned the freshly spun yarn into a raw wool beanie for auction later in the day as a fundraiser for the Toodyay Spinners and Toodyay Agricultural Society.

The attractive beanie drew some enthusiastic bidding at the auction and sold to a representative of Northam’s soon-to-be-opened Spudshed for the sum of $500.

The money was split between the agricultural society and the spinners, with both groups most appreciative of the support from Spudshed.

Wayne Fletcher
Toodyay