In this five-week course Fiona Shannon will teach participants the basics of hand-building including slab building, coiling, pinch pots and using press moulds to create a variety of different pots … Continue reading 5-Week Hand-Building Course for Beginners & Improvers (Series 1)
At the heart of the global Fibershed movement is a commitment to creating a textile and clothing culture that enhances soil health and biodiversity through regenerative farming practices grounded in the … Continue reading Fibre Networks – Growing Connections for Northern Ireland
Join tutor Andrea McCullough-Alderdice and explore the potter’s wheel and full range of hand-building techniques from pinch pots to coil and slab building, whilst experimenting with slips, velvet underglazes and … Continue reading Pottery beginners/intermediate workshop
Join The Clay Project this autumn for a two part workshop creating and glazing your very own ceramic pumpkin patch. Participants will make up to three stoneware pumpkins using handbuilding … Continue reading 2 PART PUMPKIN PATCH @ THE ASH
Join tutor Ronan Lee-Smyth for this one-day workshop where you will get the opportunity to explore wool rug making using a traditional latch hooking method. Exploring aspects of yarn length, … Continue reading Latch-Hook Rug Making
In this workshop, you will create your own mini plant hanger using luxurious recycled cotton cord as you learn about macramé knots. Step by step guidance will be provided by Alison … Continue reading Macramé Plant Hanger Workshop with ASTRL Fibres
Andrea Hayes works from her home studio in Cookstown, County Tyrone and has won numerous textile art awards and exhibited throughout Ireland. In this two night adult workshop, you'll discover … Continue reading Silk Painting Workshop with Andrea Hayes
Join tutor Jacki Bradley for a relaxed session of sewing as you learn the basics of patchwork by sewing a Spinning Star Block. You will then learn the basics of … Continue reading Make a Quilted Cushion Cover
This workshop is an introduction to the traditional craft of woodcarving. The tutor, Geoff Tulip, an innovative woodturner and woodcarver, will guide participants throughout the day, explaining and demonstrating simple … Continue reading Wood Carving September
The Fine and Dandy Market is a monthly market showcasing the work of local craftsmen alongside other artists and local food producers. With over 40 different exhibitors, visitors will be … Continue reading Fine and Dandy Market
In this seminar the audience will hear from female creative professionals who have come to linen from different perspectives (fine art and fashion design). Both discovered a personal family history … Continue reading Linen: Material InHERitance
Rachel Fitzpatrick is a designer and maker working at the interfaces of art, design and social practice. Re-Connecting explores the artist’s reconnection with making and colour while learning to reframe … Continue reading Re-connecting