The yarn bombing though was just a precursor to the events held on Saturday at the Old School Museum where traditional crafts were on show and The Wobbles entertained.

Bega Valley Textiles were demonstrating several different types of looms, carding - the art of combing the fleece prior to spinning, spinning and felting.

Chris Rogers from the group said they were encouraging people to have a go and practise the various skills.

"We run workshops - we have done them for the fire-affected communities - and get visiting lecturers to talk," Ms Rogers said.

"Mostly we meet and eat and mostly we are self taught," she said.

"We have a lot of table looms in our room at the Old Bega Hospital and so if anyone wants to come and try it out they are most welcome," she said.

Bega Valley Textiles meets once a week, alternate Fridays and Saturdays, from 10am. Find them on Facebook or contact Jeanne Gauld on 6492 3447 for more information.

Next door the Wyndham Basket Weavers were busy making and displaying their baskets.

Ms Castillo said the group met on the fourth Saturday of every month at the Wyndham Willy Wagtail Cafe, 9.30am-2pm.

"We use a lot of local materials or natural fibres.

"All our materials come free of charge, sometimes from our gardens," Ms Castillo laughed pointing to the red hot poker leaves she was using.

"Part of the fun is gathering the material," added Ms Warner who was using cordyline leaves for her basket.

Tucked in a corner was Dalton Neville who was tying flies for fishing lures.

It's something he has enjoyed doing since 1975.

"I started in 1975 and haven't stopped since, it's quite addictive," Mr Neville said.

"You don't have to catch fish but even if you do you can throw them back again.

"Basically you're trying to emulate an item of fish food and you can use fur or feathers or synthetics to create the flies," Mr Neville added.

Around the museum courtyard there were a number of beautifully made quilts.

Vicki Fell has a couple on display including her first which showed the months of the year in pictures with the last three months showing northern hemisphere scenes for her son who lives in America.

The Merimbula Quilting Group meets every Tuesday at the Uniting Church Hall 10am-2pm and also incorporates embroiderers and knitters.

The Wobbles were on hand to entertain with the Lions running a barbecue and festival organiser Shirley Bazley's family from Canberra running the cake and sauce stall.

The sauces were made by Ms Bazley's grandson Alex who grew the chillis and made the blends from different recipes.

"As a result I now have 10 chilli plants which are taking a holiday from the Canberra frosts, to look after," Mrs Bazley said.