Weaving Session

Ards and North Down Council have again asked me to be part of their 10 week Spring Arts and Crafts programme, and I will be taking participants through a yarn based project each evening.
Back Again!

I am back on-line again after a few weeks recouping from hip replacement surgery in December.
All is going great, recovering well, and looking forward to running workshops and catching up with a multitude of projects, all currently at different stages.
Rag Rugs on Peg Looms

I had a lovely session showing a group how to make rag rugs on peg looms this evening at Ards and North Down Borough Council craft class. This was a lovely session.
Corn Dollies

Last week we made corn dollies and then we had a go at nalbinding last night. The latter was a bit more challenging.
Nevertheless everyone had a good try at it.
Christmas Rag Wreaths at Cloughey Heritage Group

I spent the most lovely afternoon with the ladies of the Cloughey Heritage Group making Christmas rag wreaths.
We started with a plain, woven ring, a variety of ribbons, beads, bows, strips of material, artificial berries and greenery.
Sock Puppets

We made the cutest sock puppets at Ards and North Down Borough Council last night.
There were some great ideas and we had a lot of fun coming up with them.
Dorset Buttons at Ards Arts Centre

This evening we made Dorset buttons at Ards and North Down Borough Council.
Some of these turned out to be quite big Dorset buttons! Most had a Halloween theme too.
Working with Wool – Lucet

Over the last couple of weeks I have run the first two in a series of 10 ‘Working with Wool’ craft workshops for Ards and North Down Borough Council on 24 September and 1 October.
We used a lucet to create a woollen braid at the first workshop and then stitched the braid into a placemat at the second one.
Broomstick Making at The Walled Garden

Today I treated myself to a wonderful workshop at The Walled Garden at Helens Bay, where I learned how to make a broomstick.
Working with Wool – Week 3

This was Week 3 of Ards and North Down’s ‘Working with Wool’ program. This week it was about weaving paper plate flowers.
Well done ladies on the creativity, energy and craic that are so evident in the finished flowers!