The Walled Garden in Helen’s Bay said: I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with the wonderful Christine Casey, a fellow champion of sustainable practices, listening to the gentle rhythm of flax fibres being spun once again the Walled Garden
Great morning at Glenside Farm – we were peg loom weaving as part of the Farm’s year long project looking at how fleece turns to fabric.
This was a really interesting course – lots to think about in terms of sustainable tourism.
Lisa Swann from Neal’s Yard will be visiting Kiri Cottage craft club to run a free ‘create your own’ bath salts workshop. And there will be an opportunity to make purchases at the end.
Last Kircubbin Henshed session this afternoon – we made ‘laced pony bead bracelets’. These are easy and fun to do, especially if there are plenty of beads to choose from.
On Saturday I hosted a workshop about how to make braids with a lucet – a Scandinavian weaving tool. This workshop was sponsored by Ards & North Down Council as part of its tourism experience development programme.
