Here is just a snapshot of our exciting events! 

The Face of Creswick Competition 

In October we launched a competition to find the new faces for our upcoming 2012 Catalogue. We were overwhelmed with fabulous entries from all over the nation from girls, guys and cute kids.

As you can imagine the choice was difficult but we are delighted to announce that the winners of the Face of Creswick competition are Edwina and Ritchie (pictured) and the very cute baby Charlotte.  The winner of the People's Choice was Kahlia Marsh.

Congratulations to our very photogenic and personable winners. Look out for them in our upcoming catalogue.

The Ryzowy Gallery presents Catherine Faull
Tuesday 13th December to Sunday 29th January (Creswick Mills)
Catherine is influenced by nature; dreaming up wild places and mysterious creatures is an extension of this. Catherine’s art carries a strong sense of movement, reflecting the nature of change and the passing of time – often evoking strong elemental forces, which add drama to the images you see."

Meet and Feed the Alpacas (Creswick Mills)
December 17th - February 7th 2012
Looking for a school holiday activity with a difference? Why not bring them to Creswick Woollen Mills to our Alpaca family – Tumi, Diego, Theodore, Javier and the mischievous Kuzco? These gentle and gregarious animals communicate by humming and love chasing each other up and down the paddock. They are very inquisitive and enjoy being petted and fed. Feeding times are at 11am and 2pm on the viewing deck.

Creswick Woollen Mills celebrates Australia Day (Creswick Mill) 
Thursday 26th  - Sunday 29th January 2012

With a proudly vast range of Australian made products such as RM Williams, Fields, Bella,Toorallie and of course the luxurious alpaca products made right here at the Mill, what better way to celebrate being Australian? And we can make being Australian even better with our annual Australia Day Sale. Win prizes, vouchers and enter our competition to Win an Alpaca Throw. We are open all weekend.

Get Creative with Offcuts (Creswick Mills)
Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th February at 11am & 1.30pm
Talented textiles designer Lesley Shea returns to the Mills to run her highly successful and informative design workshops. Lesley has produced unique haute couture fashion from the Mill Alpaca fabric off-cuts. Her award winning designs have travelled around Australia and are now on display at Creswick Woollen Mills. Come see the fantastic display and learn the tricks of the trade from Lesley.

Alpaca Fiesta - incorporating the Creswick Fleece Show (Creswick Mills)
Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th  March 2012

Learn from the experts about the special qualities of Australian Alpaca Fibres with free public talks, baby alpaca viewing and an opportunity to see the range of products made from this luxurious fleece.

Kids will enjoy face painting, a jumping castle and a sausage sizzle amongst the beautiful surrounds of the last coloured woollen spinning Mill.

In October we broke a world record!
Longest Picnic Rug (Federation Square)

At Federation Square in front of hundreds of visitors, tourists and families enjoying school holiday’s, Creswick Woollen Mills, Australia’s sole surviving coloured woollen spinning mill, unfurled the biggest picnic blanket ever manufactured in the Mills’ 60 year history, using the iconic Australian Billabong Rubber Backed Picnic Rug to smash the existing record. 

You can view the video of our Big Day here

We have Named our New Alpacas!!

Congratulations to Ella and Veronica who were the winners of our Name the New Alpacas competition.

Ella thought that our new little black guy looked more like a teddy bear, so Theodore he has become!

 Veronica was inspired by our beautiful, blue-eyed white boy's South Amercian ancestry, and has named him Kuzsco. For their creative efforts Ella and Veronica won gift vouchers to spend on something really special for Christmas.

You can meet our new boys everyday at Creswick Woollen Mills and see how they respond to their new names.