Makers Moot Show and Tell
Maker’s Moot turned into a bit of a show-and-tell this morning.
23 June 2026
The Makers' Moot
Makers Moot Visit Ann and Mike Miall
Maker’s Moot went on a visit this morning to our friends Ann and Mike Miall, experts in all things doll’s house. Mike puts the frames of the houses together, and makes all the furniture and fittings, whilst Ann makes the clothing and soft furnishings from her very fine patchwork, lace and cross stitch.
We finished with a tour of their beautiful garden.
12 May 2026
Santi The Retired Guide Dog
We had a little visitor to Makers’ Moot this morning – meet Santi, a retired guide dog, here with his owner Jane.
23 September 2025
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club Rename
We have now become an ‘unincorporated constituted group’, and renamed ourselves ‘The Makers’ Moot’. The main aim of our group is to help retain, share and promote local heritage, and other crafts by increasing our skills and knowledge as a group. By becoming a group such as this, we can apply for relevant grants so that we can learn more crafting skills.
13 August 2025
The Makers’ Moot
We have now renamed our club ‘The Makers’ Moot’, and are setting it up as an unincorporated constituted group and hope to be able to apply for grants, once our bank account has been finalised, so that we can access craft courses and learn new skills.
15 July 2025
Kiri Cottage Craft Club 08th October 2024
We had really good fun at craft club this morning. Karen has finished her beautiful crochet blanket, all bar sewing in a few ends; Sharon is progressing with her weaving project and Jane with her embroidery; and Margaret and Miriam are knitting hats and jumpers.
I did a sample woven paper plate for my class at Ards Arts centre this evening.
8 October 2024
Kiri Cottage Craft Club Dates
Here are the proposed dates for Kiri Cottage Craft Club during October, November and December:
24/09/24
8/10/24
15/10/24
5/11/24 – Tropics skincare pamper party
19/11/24
3/12/24
17/12/24
31/12/24
7 October 2024
Kiri Cottage Craft Club 27th August 2024
We made fairy bell charms at Craft Club this morning. I love seeing all the different ideas coming from one group!
This is a lovely workshop to run. Everyone can use their imagination about colours, fabrics, and charms, bells and beads and we definitely always have great craic!
27 August 2024
Kiri Cottage Craft Club 13th August 2024
There was a great variety of projects on the go this morning at the craft club. We had Karen’s fabulous crocheted blanket, complete all bar the pom-poms, card making, knitting squares for charity blankets and spinning.
13 August 2024
Celtic Kraut with Kiri Cottage Craft Club
We had a change of pace for Kiri Cottage Crafts club this afternoon. Sharon invited us over to her premises for a pilot of her ‘Celtic Kraut’ fermentation workshop, and to hear about the land and sea connection with the Irish goddess Cliodhna.
1 August 2024
Dorset Buttons with Kiri Cottage Craft Club
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club was hosted by Jen today at her premises. We made Dorset Buttons from rings, wool and threads.
We used several different sizes of rings and our club members enjoyed coffee and cakes as well as producing varied colours and designs of buttons.
16 July 2024
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club Workshop with Sharon Regan
Sharon Regan came along to Kiri Cottage Craft club this morning to run a seashell and resin workshop. It was very enjoyable, and a bit challenging to those like myself who had not painted anything since school!
18 June 2024
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club Upcoming Workshop with Sharon Regan
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club on 18 June 2024 will be a workshop with Sharon Regan Art. We will be working with seashells and resin – see photo below. Cost is £10 and the workshop will run from 10am – 1pm.
29 May 2024
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club Next Meeting Dates
Next meeting dates are:
Tuesday 27 February 10am – 1pm
Tuesday 12 March 10am – 1pm
Tuesday 26 March 10am – 1pm
Tuesday 9 April 10am – 1pm
Tuesday 23 April 10am – 1pm
19 February 2024
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club 30th January 2024
We had patchwork at Kiri Cottage craft club this morning, and a lovely ‘show and tell’ piece of stitching – a row of houses ready to be framed.
30 January 2024
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club 16th January 2024
This afternoon we worked with peg looms, to create sample rag rugs. Really quick, easy and effective way to do produce pretty rugs with the added advantage of recycling old clothes, curtains, bed linen and any other scraps of materials in your stash!
16 January 2024
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club 10th January 2024
Great fun today with two lovely ladies, who thought they were coming for a therapeutic, social, craft day, and both learned to spin. And we developed knitting skills in the afternoon, mastering plain, purl and rib.
10 January 2024
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club Chosen Charity
Turk and McTavish from Equine halfway house pony rescue and refuge – Equine Welfare Network saying thank you for the donation from Kiri Cottage Crafts Club members!
8 January 2024
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club 5th January 2024
Some knitting, crochet and weaving were the order of the day at Kiri Cottage Craft Club today. Next get together is Tuesday 16 January from 3 – 6pm.
5 January 2024
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club New Meeting Day
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club meeting dates have changed.
We will now get together every other Tuesday morning, call in any time between 10am – 1pm.
2 January 2024
Kiri Cottage Crafts Club 21st November
We had a lovely, creative evening at the craft club today.
Karen furthered her spinning skills and learned to ply wool.
Margaret and Miriam brought their knitting – both producing small items for charity sales.
Jill brought crochet hooks and started on Granny squares.
I had some Valois black nose fleece that I had washed and dyed, ready to be carded and spun for a client. I was able to finish carding, and spun most of it. I will finish spinning it tomorrow.
Next open house craft club will be Thursday 7 December, 10am to 1pm. Tea, coffee and buns on tap. No charge just a voluntary spare change contribution to Equine Halfway House Rescue and Refuge, based in Lisburn.
Future dates:
Thursday 7 December, 10am – 1pm
Tuesday 19 December 6 – 9pm
Thursday 4 January 10am – 1pm
Tuesday 16 January 6- 9pm
Thursday 1 February 10am – 1pm
Look forward to seeing you!
29 November 2023