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SUMMARY:Willow Weaving Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Using willow that has been sustainably grown on site at the Navan Centre\, learn the ancient skills of willow weaving with Heather McDermott\, or Fraoch the weaver as you may have known her\, from the Celtic clan at Navan Centre & Fort. The Saille or Willow has been used for thousands of years as a multi-purpose\, sustainable material.\n\nWith themed monthly sessions taking place from May to October\, choose the month or months that have the most interest to you – £50.00 per session. Each workshop lasts for a half day and includes lunch.\n\n28th May – Learning knots and ties with willow & creating a 2D sculpture.\n25th June – Learn basic weaving and tying techniques to make your own obelisk for peas or climbers (This can also be used as a festive Winter light feature).\n23rd July – Preparing a shallow ribbed basket and getting started\, to be finished off at home.\n27th August – Learn how to make a slath for baskets or use as a sunwheel for Lughnasadh.\n24th September – Working with living willow you will make a decorative fence panel to take home and plant.\n22nd October – Coppicing\, sizing and storing your willow. Planting new rods. Students will receive a starter kit for their own Saille Garden.\n\nStudents will also learn about the history\, myth and lore of willow as the weeks progress. Written information and advice will also be provided for students to keep. Please be aware this is a fairly physically demanding course and requires reasonable manual dexterity and strength. Some of the work will take place outdoors in variable weather.
URL:https://craftni.org/event/willow-weaving-workshop/
LOCATION:Navan Centre & Fort\, 81 Killylea Road\, Armagh\, BT60 4LD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Coppersmithing Jewellery Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Draw inspiration from the Celtic jewellery and Loughnashade trumpet found at the Navan complex of sites & learn the ancient skills of coppersmithing. This is the perfect opportunity to create your own personalised jewellery or gift your loved ones an experience they won’t forget. This is a half-day workshop\, followed by lunch.\n\nPlease note: all materials are supplied and no previous experience is required.
URL:https://craftni.org/event/coppersmithing-jewellery-workshop/
LOCATION:Navan Centre & Fort\, 81 Killylea Road\, Armagh\, BT60 4LD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:'Wool Works'
DESCRIPTION:CRAFT NI are delighted to welcome you to their upcoming event – ‘Wool Works’\, an exhibition of contemporary textile design. \nCo. Down textile expert professor Jane McCann is behind this innovative exhibition bringing together Welsh\, Finnish and Northern Irish textile artists\, who have been working together since 2001.  \nThe artists found they shared so many values: high quality craft\, ethics\, sustainability and ecology.  Following a successful research trip to Finland in 2018\, the idea for a joint exhibition was born. The newly established connections helped develop new ideas and friendships\, compare working methods and cultures and ultimately create the new exciting work seen here. \nTraditional made Modern \nThe theme of the exhibition is wool and the way traditional motifs and techniques can be reinterpreted in a contemporary setting\, embracing links between the cultural heritages of Wales\, Ireland and Finland. The exhibits include unique hand-woven tapestries\, woollen blankets\, framed textile art\, one-of-a-kind accessories and garments such as Irish style workwear jackets or house coats (with some of these unique pieces available for sale)\, and highlight techniques such as felting\, free stitching\, digital embroidery\, knitting\, hand weaving and plant dying.  \nParticipating makers have used sustainable materials such as Cambrian and Finnish wool\, indigo dyed Merino wool\, Irish bainin tweed and Donegal yarns in the works. Professor McCann is passionate about the potential of wool and an advocate of its increasing use in the textile industry. She believes that this unique material deserves to be celebrated and highlighted alongside linen and other sustainable textiles. \nThe exhibition will be supported by valuable workshops and demos led by the exhibiting artists which encourage participation from the public. Also\, an exhibition highlight will be our Textile talk and brunch on July 30th with Chris Weiniger\, general manager of Donegal Yarns woollen mill who will talk about Ireland’s rich wool heritage; as well as Finnish textile artist and weaver Niina Hiltunen who will talk about the importance of craft within communities and also do a weaving demonstration for the audience using a portable loom. \n  \nExhibiting artists: Sue Shields\, Mandy Nash\, Lynda Shell\, Elspeth Thomas\, Alison Moger\, Jane McCann\, Sirpa Mörsky\, Susan Smith\, Claire Cawte\, Alison Taylor; local collaborator: Cecilia Stephens. \nThe schedule for supporting talks and specialist craft workshops can be found on our ‘What’s On’ page under workshops/talks.
URL:https://craftni.org/event/wool-works/
LOCATION:Craft NI Gallery\, 115 - 119 Royal Ave\, Belfast\, BT1 1FF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:'Wool Works' event: Textile Talk and Brunch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this unique event associated with the ‘Wool Works exhibition currently on at Craft NI Gallery until August 5th. \nThe Textile talk and brunch will feature two very special guests: Chris Weiniger\, general manager of Donegal Yarns woollen mill who will talk about Ireland’s rich wool heritage\, and  Finnish textile artist and weaver Niina Hiltunen who will talk about the importance of craft within communities and also do a weaving demonstration for the audience using a portable loom. \nNiina Hiltunen is a textile and fiber artist working and living in Pirkanmaa region\, Finland. She holds a master’s degree in Art and Culture with weaving her specialty. She studied textile art at the University of Lapland 2020-2021 and starts there as a doctoral candidate in the autumn of 2022. Hiltunen is also interested in multidisciplinary art and in community art\, which has led her having an exhibition at a psychiatric centre in Tampere in 2019\, as well as leading art projects with the YMCA youth in 2019 and with dementia patients in 2021. Kädet kertovat (Talking hands)\, a multidisciplinary artwork combining textile / fiber art with contemporary dance\, video and sound art\, is her latest collaboration. \nThe programme of the day will be as follows: \n– 10:30 – 11 talk with Chris Weiniger\, general manager at Donegal Yarns woollen mill \n– 11 – 11:30 coffee/brunch break \n– 11:30 – 12:15 talk with Niina: Art & Well-being – Feel the weave and WeaveCreatively™: an introduction to a Finnish approach of textile art in community art practices. In her talk\, Niina clarifies the administrative means and actions of The Finnish Governments in implementing art as a continuous part of life and cure\, well-being in Finland. The second half of her talk will concentrate on her personal work as a textile artist and the workshops and community art practices she has led in the past years. \n– 12:15 – 13:15 demo with Nina: Feel the weave – WeaveCreatively™ . Some examples and ideas of how to use weaving and portable looms as a means of community art. Material sponsored by The Donegal Yarns. The demo will last approx 1 hr\, after which Niina will be available for questions. \nFree admission.
URL:https://craftni.org/event/wool-works-event-textile-talk-and-brunch/
LOCATION:Craft NI Gallery\, 115 - 119 Royal Ave\, Belfast\, BT1 1FF\, United Kingdom
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