Needle Felting Course for Begginners 9th of February

In this workshop you will learn how to use needle felting tools, and felting techniques to create colourful textured art.You don't have to have any experience as needle felting lends itself nicely to having a little bit of fun with colour and merino fibre.By the end of the class you will have completed a cute little ornament or mini corsage. This class will have a maximum of 6 people to allow for individual attention. 

Experience level: Begginers
Class fee: 25euro
Class duration:approx. 2hours
If you are interested in this class please email us for information.

Needle Felted Love Hearts

Valentine's day is aproaching so I decided to create some vintage inspired needle felted love hearts.

Needle felting is a fiber arts craft that creates felt without the use of water.Special needles that are used in industrial felting machines are used as a sculpting tool.

With needle felting, you can  “paint” with roving wool and fine details can be achieved using this technique, and it is popular for 2D and 3D felted work.Each one of my creations has been needle-felted for many hours with lots of love and each one is totally unique and one of a kind.

Cold porcelain vessel making workshop 2nd of February

Our workshop offers a short but comprehensive introduction to the process of working with cold porcelain. Participants will create a small vessel from cold porcelain with different surface textures.The goal is to have fun while creating a lovely home decor or present for a friend or family member.

Price will include all materials.

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Basics of Traditional Feltmaking 26th and 28th of January

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 Experience the magic in transforming fiber to felt!This workshop is an introduction to the basics of traditional wet felting, the foundation technique for feltmakers. We will discuss the fundamentals of fiber layout, choosing appropriate materials for your project, and prepare you with basic skills necessary to move on to more advanced projects.We will wet felt our piece; combining a range of plant and animal fibers: fabrics, silks, yarns and wool. Finished pieces can be mounted as a wall piece or used as decorative art, akin to the art quilt.
Excellent for beginners!Class starts at 2p.m on Saturday the 26th and another class starts on Monday the28of January .Class takes approx.2 1/2hours.

Fabric Flower Making Workshop 22nd of January 2013

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In this workshop you will learn how to make textile flowers from recycled fabrics, wool, reclaimed buttons and ribbon. Fabric flowers are  everywhere- clothing, jewelry and crafts- so to kick off spring you can learn how to make beautiful recycled corsages, hair clips.
Whether you want something funky, fancy, formal or vintage we have a style to suit you. We turn previously loved jumpers, left over wool, vintage fabrics, beads and baubles into beautiful brooches, fabric corsages, and hair clips.You will create unique fabric-art items make beautiful, eco-friendly gifts, and if you want something to match a particular outfit or have some left over fabric you want revamped.
Each item will be made from recycled materials, so that you know we are doing our bit for the planet.. This class will have a maximum of 6 people to allow for individual attention.
Experience level: Beginners
Class duration:approx. 2 1/2 hours

Woolen Mill in Graignamanagh

Cushendale Woollen Mills is the only surviving woollen mill in the South East of Ireland.
Riverside village of Graig-Na-Managh in County Kilkenny, boasts a textile heritage that stretches back to the thirteenth century. In 1204, Cistercian monks established a monastery and mill on the Duiske River. You can feel  the sense of history, place and the past as you enter the building.The plain exterior of the building does not prepare you for the richness and diversity of what is inside.The old mill once powered by the mill stream, diverted from the Duiske River with its source on Brandon Hill is full of character.
The current custodian of the mill Philip Cushen’s family have been milling wool in the area since at least the 1800′s, and he is is passionate about his craft and about yarns, wool, mohair and keeping alive a way of life, a craft-art form which has been going on around the town of Graignamanagh since the 13th century.as a great respect for the past and for those who went before him. He has noticed that as time goes on he is selling more and more to people who can recognise and appreciate the value of a quality product and the story that goes with it. People want to buy something unique that will last and that looks different, distinctive and made by hand in Graignamanagh

He has noticed that as time goes on he is selling more and more to people who can recognise and appreciate the value of a quality product and the story that goes with it. People want to buy something unique that will last and that looks different, distinctive and made by hand.