Our Team

Angela (me) or as my staff like to call me "Boss Lady". Founder, manager and creative director of Blackwattle. You can find me in our dye shed nearly every day dreaming up new colours, thinking of new and creative crafting workshops and running our alpaca farm.

I love alpaca, yarn and colours! Crochet is my thing and knitting....well learning to knit is on my 'to do' list.

Joannah (or Jo for short) is our Lead Dyer and just like her photo suggests she is the crazy, but very delightful, part of our team. Jo keeps us amused everyday...and she brings donuts to work! Trying to get a serious photo of Jo is impossible so this was the best we could do!

Jo is also the creator of The Cheeky Neurons, which is a project that helps families understand the neuroscience underlining epilepsy and other neurological disorders. You can help Jo support rasingn awareness through the purchase of a Cheeky Neuron Pack - 100% of all profits are donated directly to Epilepsy ACT, the local branch of Epilepsy Australia.

Simone is our Dyer and Retail Assistant and is a delight to work with. Simone loves crafting and her greatest pleasure at work is creating stunning new and exciting yarn colours!

Patrick is the creator behind our product marketing, online store and social media. He plays a hands on role in helping manage our inventory to make sure we can get our yarns to you as quickly as possible!

An animal lover at heart, Patrick is also one of our alpaca and llama handlers. It's not uncommon to find him hanging out with the herd, so you may meet him during an interactive tour on the farm.

Scott Nailon, from Sites by Design, is our IT guru and helps with hosting both our webpages, fixing any issues that arise (or when Angela presses the wrong button - it happens from time to time) and also providing high level IT support and guidance.