Fair Venue

 The Wakkerstroom Church - Venue for the Natural Fibre Handcraft Fair

The Wakkerstroom Church stands proud in the middle of the village and its spire can be seen wherever you go in the Wakkerstroom valley.

The cornerstone of this grand old building was laid in 1888 and completed in 1892.

With a facade of white sand stone, quarried from Newcastle it truly is a unique bit of South African history.

Today there are 300 members in this very active church who travel long distances from outlying farms to attend services.

The Fair is proud to be associated with such an integral piece of South African history

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Discovering Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga

Discovering Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga

About Wakkerstroom

Wakkerstroom is a small village situated in a beautiful valley in Mpumalanga on the border of Natal. It is an area steeped in history and has just celebrated its 150 year anniversary.

It is also a birding area of international importance and has many rare, endangered and endemic species such as the blue crane and the wattled crane.

Its endless grasslands stretch on forever and the ever changing weather makes Wakkerstroom a living breathing canvass.

Wakkerstroom makes you feel welcomed from the moment you step into town. Treat yourself to a drink at the Mucky Duck, Pasta Putanesca at the Garrett, bird watching with Lucky or petting an Al Paca at the Roost. Art classes, hiking, scenic drives, glass blowing, shopping or visiting the headquarters of BirdLife South Africa to find out more about this exceptionally important biding area will all make for a memorable visit.

With its plethora of quaint guest houses and hotels Wakkerstroom makes for a fascinating place perfect for weekends away from Johannesburg

For more information on Wakkerstroom and whats on for 2013 please visit www.wakkerstroom.co.za

 

The spectacular Crowned Crane

 

Wakkerstroom village with bird hides in the foreground

 

The rolling green hills of Wakkerstroom

A painting by renowned artist Ina Millman

The quaint shops of Wakkerstroom

 

Mistique Al Pacas

 

Mystique Al Pacas was started in 2008 by Fenella and Romney van Ryneveld who left the big city life of Johannesburg to pursue a more wholesome life in the small little birding village of Wakkerstroom on the border of Natal, South Africa.

They started with a small group of 5 Al Pacas which has now grown to a healthy herd of 12. Fenella is passionate about Al Paca's, natural fibre and hand crafts of old. She shears, cards and spins the natural Al Paca fibre herself and sells handspun yarn of not only Al Paca but of a variety of other natural fibres such as merino and bamboo out of her little home shop.

Hand crocheted products such as this beautiful shawl and beret pictured below are also available. Seldom do we know where our clothes come from, but in this instance Crystal; Fen's daughter is pictured here with the Al Paca that produced this beautiful fleece .... Sweetie Pie the chocolate brown Al Paca.

Articles have been written about the Wakkerstroom Al Pacas in a variety of publications and recently Fen and Romney were featured on a local TV show called Pasella.

Fen offers spinning demonstrations and spinning workshops in Wakkerstroom and she is also the
creator of the annual Natural Fibre Handcraft Fair held in Wakkerstroom each year.

For more information on Mistique Al Pacas or to attend a workshop please contact Fenella on
+27 (0)17 730 0739