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SUMMARY:Beginners / Refreshers Ceramics with Tracey Johnston
DESCRIPTION:This 10 week course will be a structured introduction to working with clay and will suit a complete beginner or someone who wants to reengage with the making process. \nIn this hands-on class\, you will learn various hand-building methods including coiling and slab-building\, as well as exploring various surface techniques including texture\, patterning\, oxidising and glazing. \nThe course will include clay\, department glaze\, firings and experienced tuition from professional ceramist and educator\, Tracey Johnston Ceramics. \nNo experience required. \nThis class has been designed specifically for beginners\, so if you have always wanted to try ceramics now is the perfect time!
URL:https://craftni.org/event/beginners-refreshers-ceramics-with-tracey-johnston/
LOCATION:Ards Arts Centre\, Town Hall\, Conway Square\, Newtownards\, BT23 4NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Beginners Pottery Course
DESCRIPTION:A course designed for those new to pottery. Simple hand building skills and throwing on the potter’s wheel will be explored alongside an introduction to glazing.
URL:https://craftni.org/event/beginners-pottery-2/
LOCATION:Island Arts Centre\, The Island\, Lisburn\, BT27 4RL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Make a John Surlis Leitrim Chair
DESCRIPTION:The Leitrim Chair is a traditional Irish Hedge Chair last produced by John Surlis in the 1980s. John was a skilled carpenter who mastered a craft that had been in his family for 400 years\, distinctly traceable for 6 generations. \nIn this 4 day workshop\, Stephen Ryan from Green Woodwork Ireland will teach participants the skills needed to produce their own Leitrim Chair using the same traditional techniques as John used during his life. \nParticipants will use traditional tools and equipment to cleave and shape wood that will then be assembled using round mortise and tenons secured with Oak wedges\, typical of old Irish furniture\, completed with a finish of linseed oil and beeswax. \nThis course is suited to all levels including complete beginners.
URL:https://craftni.org/event/make-a-john-surlis-leitrim-chair-2/
LOCATION:Green Woodwork Ireland Workshop\, Minnowburn\, Ballynahatty Rd\, Belfast\, Minnowburn\, BT8 8LG
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SUMMARY:Wellbeing and Clay Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Reflecting the themes of Sandra Gordon’s exhibition The Body Remembers\, participants will be guided through a mindful\, hands-on experience using air-drying clay\, inspired by ideas of resilience\, healing\, memory\, and connection. Working with clay offers a calming and creative space to slow down so that participants can reflect and express themselves through making. \nParticipants will create their own small piece to take home\, with the emphasis on enjoying the creative process and experiencing the wellbeing benefits of working with clay\, rather than producing a perfect finished piece. \nThis workshop will be relaxed\, welcoming\, and suitable for adults of all abilities\, and no previous experience is required.
URL:https://craftni.org/event/wellbeing-and-clay-workshop/
LOCATION:Ards Arts Centre\, Town Hall\, Conway Square\, Newtownards\, BT23 4NP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Trick or Treat Centrepiece Bowl
DESCRIPTION:Create a charming pumpkin-shaped ceramic bowl with lid using hand-building techniques\, a spooky seasonal centrepiece for Halloween treats which will be fired and ready for collection at a later date.
URL:https://craftni.org/event/trick-or-treat-centrepiece-bowl/
LOCATION:Flowerfield Arts Centre\, 185 Coleraine Road\, Portstewart\, BT55 7HU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Textile Takeover at the Ulster Folk Museum
DESCRIPTION:  \nExplore the world of textiles and sustainability at Ulster Folk Museum – shop vintage\, learn how to repair clothes\, watch weaving and spinning demonstrations\, try embroidery and learn from fashion and textile experts. \n  \nShop vintage\, learn repair skills\, and discover the future of sustainable textiles at Textile Takeover on Saturday 10th October.\nDiscover how textiles were created\, repaired and reused in the past\, and how these skills can help us rethink today’s fashion systems. From spinning\, weaving and knitting to embroidery\, rag‑rugging and dressmaking\, you’ll see crafts in action and meet the makers keeping them alive. \nShop vintage with Past Tense and Sally Vintage Pop Up\, learn practical repair and embroidery skills\, and hear from leading voices in textile sustainability including Fibreshed Ireland\, Galway Woolstore\, and our own Curator of Textiles\, Valerie Wilson. \nAround the Folk Museum\, you’ll also find showcases from the Northern Ireland Embroidery and Patchwork Guilds\, the Ulster Guild of Spinners\, Weavers and Dyers\, and Belfast School of Art.  \nTextile Repair with Repair Café NI \nBring your beloved textiles back to life! Join our expert fixers who will help you repair and care for the things you love\, keeping them out of landfill. Bring along clothes\, soft toys (including those much-loved teddy bears)\, bags\, accessories and other textile items that need a little TLC. You’ll get help with your repair\, and pick up tips and skills to help you look after your favourite things for longer. \n  \nGet your ticket here.
URL:https://craftni.org/event/textile-takeover-at-the-ulster-folk-museum/
LOCATION:Ulster Folk Museum\, 153 Bangor Rd\, Holywood\, BT18 0EU
CATEGORIES:Community,Demonstrations,Meet the Maker,Talks,Workshops
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