A weekend of free events focusing on wool and ewes, at La Villette farm.

On Saturday March 23 and Sunday March 24, Ferme de la Villette is organizing a somewhat unusual weekend around wool, with 100% free events and, above all, the presence of a flock of ewes on site!

After organizing the great transhumance of a flock of Sologne sheep in March 2023, Ferme de la Villette ( which opened just a few months ago!) is organizing its very first wool weekend, on March 23 and 24, 2024. From sheep's fur to clothing made from wool yarn, discover with your family how wool is used today!

For this weekend dedicated to the farm and the farming world at La ferme de la Villette, a host of free events are planned! From creative bracelet-weaving and vegetable-dyeing workshops, to storytelling at Little Villette and on-site demonstrations, the program promises to be packed with fun for all the family! Last year, Parc ce la Villette welcomed a flock of Solognot sheep, but this year it's a flock ofsome forty Solognot ewes and their young that will be at La Villette for the weekend. On Saturday March 23 and Sunday March 24, 2024, you'll be able to watch demonstrations of shepherding, sheep shearing, fleece untangling, wool weaving and vegetable dyeing. In short, everything is done so that you can understand how to create a garment from the wool sheared directly from Sologne's sheep!

And don't miss the presentation of the farm's animals, offered every day at different times. Rabbits, donkeys, goats, chickens... Join your family at La Ferme de la Villette on Saturday March 23 and Sunday March 24, 2024!

The program for this unusual weekend at La Ferme de la Villette:

Activities (register at the Ferme de la Villette reception desk)

Bracelet or Ojo de Dios weaving / Making wool balls for birds: at 10:30 am / 11 am / 11:30 am / 12 pm / 12:30 pm / 2:45 pm / 3:15 pm / 3:45 pm / 4:15 pm / 4:45 pm / 5:15 pm
Weaving activity: at 10:45 am / 11:45 am / 2:30 pm / 3:30 pm / 4:30 pm / 5:30 pm
Vegetable dyeing activity: 11:15 am / 12:15 pm / 3 pm / 4 pm / 5 pm

Demonstrations (on site)

Spinning wheel demonstration: 10:30am-1pm / 2:30pm-5:30pm continuous
Shearing and wool working, duration 1h: at 10:30 am, 11:45 am, 2:30 pm and 4 pm
Shepherd's dog and sheep gathering, sheep shearing, fleece sorting, fleece washing and carding.
Vegetable dyeing: 10:45 / 11:45 / 14:30 / 15:30 / 16:30 / 17:30
Wool weaving: 11:15 am / 12:15 pm / 3 pm / 4 pm/ 5 pm

Presentation of the farm's animals (rdv on site)