THOUSANDS turned out and spun around for the annual Beanie Affair festival.
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The festival famously draws such a huge crowd because the vast array of artisan products created for the event.
The Beanie Affair featured some off-beat activities this year.
Event organiser Allison Nye said the event had not seen as many people come through the door as past years.
"On Saturday, for instance, we figured there weren't quite as many people through but nearly everyone bought something," she said.
"We are getting good sales figures from less people."
She said attendance on Sunday was more consistent than Saturday.
Incorporating new activities and exhibits was a priority for Ms Nye.
"We had workshops for the steampunk area as well as in other sections," she said.
"We had quite a few children creating things.
"A friend hosted the steampunk section.
"The children were creating things with belt buckles, keys and other things."
Ms Nye said it was great to see more children getting involved in the event.
"Given that now that all seem to be interested in iPads," she said.
"It was great to see them just getting creative."
She said the biggest seller this year was hand-spun yarn and children's clothing.
"That was popular because we had such a great selection of colours," she said.
Ms Nye said bike carders for yarn were on display.
She said the bike made it a lot quicker to turn the fleece into yarn.
"It bring all the textile people together," she said.
"It is an outlet for them to sell their goods and to meet other artists."
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