Running a craft centre at the recent Glastonbury festival was a ’dream come true’, according to a Manx artist who was invited to work at the huge music and arts gathering.

Sue Quilliam, who runs the Glen Mooar arts retreat in Tholt y Wyll, was invited to set up a fabrics workshop in the Green Craft area of the huge festival.

She and husband Gary spent 10 days at the festival site, staying in the field and teaching woollen skills, such as making bracelets, in their own special geo-dome workshop, for the thousands of festival goers who flocked to the site.

It had been one of Sue’s ambitions to go to Glastonbury as a crafter, after attending the festival regularly in the past.

’Every year since we were last there I’ve said I wish I could go back to Glastonbury, with all the stuff I do and work in the Green Craft space,’ said Sue.

’The thing is, it is something you will never do unless you try.

’This year I thought, I’m over 60 now and I’ve got a list of things I want to do.

’So I wrote to Nick and Marie Piper, who run the Green Crafts area at Glastonbury and told them who I was, what I can do and that I wouldn’t disappoint them if they invited me.

’They got back in touch and said yes, we’d love you to come.’

She added: ’So many people were coming into the geo-dome. I think I had 17 I had at one time, all of them making bracelets. If you put the free sign up, people just come in.

’We had all sortscome and visit us. I had the most amazing time with all of them. The young kids were amazing, and there were the ones who wouldn’t normally come to the Green Craft area, who really were blown away by the place, and got a lot out of it.

’They loved the bracelets they made, they were chuffed to bits.’

’It was a dream come true,’ she added.

’I had a blast. It was great and a truly wonderful experience.’