Christmas Rag Wreaths at Cloughey Heritage Group

Kiri Cottage Christmas Rag Wreaths 7

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.

Kiri Cottage Craft Club 08th October 2024

Kiri Cottage Craft Club 08 October 2024 1

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.

Kiri Cottage Craft Club Dates

Kiri Cottage Preparation for American Visitors 5

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

Kiri Cottage Craft Club 27th August 2024

Kiri Cottage Fairy Bells August 2024 2

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!

Kiri Cottage Craft Club 13th August 2024

Kiri Cottage Crafts Club Karen's Blanket

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.

Learn To Crochet at Kiri Cottage

Kiri Cottage Learn To Crochet 3

As part of Ards & North Down Council’s Creative Peninsula season I ran a ‘learn to crochet’ workshop today. The four ladies who participated had never crocheted before. They did really well, picking up the basics, and learning how to include beads into their work.

Kiri Cottage Hosts Karyn for Fairy Bells Workshop

Kiri Cottage Meets Karyn

We spent the morning drinking coffee, eating home made scones and soda bread, and making Fairy Bell charms (also known as Witch Bells), historically used for keeping good energy in and bad energy out of our houses. They were hung on window and door handles, and the bells chimed when there was danger or negative energy in the area.

Kiri Cottage Nalbinding Workshop

Kiri Cottage Nalbinding Workshop 1

On the evening of Monday 5th August, I ran a Nalbinding workshop in Ards Arts Centre, a great venue for workshops. Five lovely ladies came along and got to grips with Nalbinding very quickly and plan to keep practicing at home.

Celtic Kraut with Kiri Cottage Craft Club

Kiri Cottage Craft Club Celtic Kraut 2

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.

Peg Loom Workshop at Kiri Cottage

Kiri Cottage Peg Loom 30 July 2024 1

Kiri Cottage had a very busy day today, with our normal every second Tuesday Craft Club, soda bread and scones this morning, and then a peg loom workshop this afternoon with Janet, Kim and Joanne.