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The Long Gallery at North Down Museum will host the Creative Peninsula Exhibition between August 2 - September 17. Creative Peninsula is one of Northern Ireland’s premier celebrations of art and craft. This thriving annual event features workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions and much more, all taking place throughout the beautiful and picturesque Ards and North Down … Continue reading Creative Peninsula Exhibition at North Down Museum
Free
Craft NI are delighted to announce the launch of 'Pathways', the August Craft Month 2023 exhibition. The opening reception will take place at Craft NI Gallery on Thursday, 3rd August at 6pm. Featuring some of the best in contemporary craft, the annual August Craft Month Exhibition aims to celebrate and profile excellence in Northern Irish … Continue reading ‘Pathways’
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Benefield Spencer Glass, the North Antrim Coast’s only glassblowing studio, is inviting you behind the doors of their private studio to experience the magic of molten glass. Hands on glassmaking experience at Benefield Spencer Glass studio, located just a few miles inland from Ballintoy village. The experience includes demonstrations by professional glassmaker Andrea Spencer and takes a step … Continue reading Glassmaking Experience – Glass Making From Nature, Colours Of The Causeway Coast
£230
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Draw inspiration from the Celtic jewellery and Loughnashade trumpet found at the Navan complex of sites and learn the ancient skills of coppersmithing. Participants will have the perfect opportunity to create their own personalised jewellery or gift loved ones an experience they won't forget. Please note: this is a half-day workshop followed by lunch, which … Continue reading Coppersmithing Jewellery Workshop
£75
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Join tutor Linda O'Kane and learn various stitches, then combine them into a story cloth of your own. The workshop was inspired by the colourful embroidered story cloths of the Hmong people of Laos, richly portraying their lives. All materials will be provided but please bring your own scissors to sessions. About the tutor: Linda … Continue reading Folk Art Embroidery Workshop
£92
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The Association for Contemporary Jewellery and Silversmiths Northern Ireland exhibit Awe & Alchemy, celebrating the diverse approaches towards values, material possibility, sustainability, and social connections, through the art of jewellery and adornment. Showcasing the work of over 20 ACJ members from across the UK, Ireland and further afield, the exhibition opens on September 15th at … Continue reading Awe & Alchemy
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There is something very satisfying about crafting your own Christmas decorations! In this workshop with textile designer, Debbie McCann, you will be introduced to the heritage craft of Dorset Button making and shown how these fascinating buttons can be made into stunning Christmas decorations to adorn your tree. All materials will be supplied including plenty … Continue reading Festive Dorset Button Making Workshop
£23
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Halloween is coming and there’s plenty of magic for the little ones too! Give the potter’s wheel a whirl and learn how to throw killer shapes, and combine hand building techniques to model one-off creations. Decorate your work with designs of your choice, perhaps go for kooky cats or spooky bats. Ages: 6 -11
£18
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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 such as vases and bowls. In the last session, they will add colour to your pots using a variety of slips. Should participants have any … Continue reading 5-Week Hand-Building Course for Beginners & Improvers (Series 1)
£145
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 a full range of glazes. The cost includes all materials & firings; the course runs every Wednesday for six weeks.
£145
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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 concept of soil-to-soil systems and the right to livelihood for every person involved in the process from farming to finished garment. In this short seminar … Continue reading Fibre Networks – Growing Connections for Northern Ireland
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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 techniques on September 21st and return on the 5th October for the glazing session. The pumpkin patch will be fired and ready to collect from … Continue reading 2 PART PUMPKIN PATCH @ THE ASH
£80
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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, knotting, fringing, finishing cuts and edge binding, this workshop will guide participants of all capabilities and interests through the entire chain of production, from initial … Continue reading Latch-Hook Rug Making
£70
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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 Pascoe of ASTRL Fibres, along with helpful tips and hints to enable you to handcraft your plant hanger. All materials are provided including a small clay … Continue reading Macramé Plant Hanger Workshop with ASTRL Fibres
£48
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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 how to paint freely onto silk. This will involve outlining the image using gutta on the first evening and then painting using specialist paints on the second. … Continue reading Silk Painting Workshop with Andrea Hayes
£75
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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 quilting as we machine quilt your finished star. All materials will be provided for the star and quilting. This will be finished as a cushion … Continue reading Make a Quilted Cushion Cover
£56
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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 techniques in relief carving. Each attendee will learn how to create their own hand-carved piece to take home. All tools and wood are provided for … Continue reading Wood Carving September
£52
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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 able to admire and buy craft from makers such as Rachel Leary, Adele Pound, Patricia Millar Ceramics, Thomas Powell, Astrl Fibres to name but a … Continue reading Fine and Dandy Market
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