(Note: Second Saturday)
Our annual mini workshop meeting is always popular. This is a ‘members for members’ day when we share our knowledge with each other.
We will also have a “Sewcial table” for those who are not joining the workshops. Bring along a project of your own to work on, if you’re not joining a workshop.
Workshops run for two hours.
Six workshops will run concurrently and we plan a morning and afternoon session of each workshop.
Morning session: 10:30-12:30
Afternoon session: 13:30-15:30
Cost per workshop is €20.
Kit up to €5 (where provided)
This year’s workshops:
Ann Fleeton
Weavings - Embroidery Stitches
Weaving on small circles or squares, using different coloured embroidery threads, making a twill pattern.
Basic sewing kit required.
Moira Byrne
Sashiko
Japanese style, “little stabs” stitching used for decorative and/or functional reinforcement of cloth and clothing.
Basic sewing kit required.
Sheila Broughan
Felting tiny vessels
Using a wet-felting process to produce a little vessel. You may add stitch embellishments afterwards - wherever your imagination takes you.
Work-kit: wool, resist and soap will be provided.
Bring your own: Towel, Bowl (large), Water bottle, Apron
Bronwen Murray
Dorset Buttons
Dorset Button making was a major cottage industry before the invention of machine-made buttons. In the workshop we will learn how to make a traditional cartwheel and other creative designs.
Sally Hewetson
Gel-Plate printing
Try gel-plate printing with Sally Hewetson - IGE member, artist and print-maker. Using plant materials such as leaves and grasses, textured fabrics and stamps, learn how to produce vibrant, unique prints. All materials supplied, however please bring an apron or old T-Shirt to protect your clothes.
Eithne Carey
Free-motion machine embroidery
Explore different ways of using your sewing machine for drawing, adding texture and embellishing.
Sewing machine with free-motion/darning foot will be needed.
Other materials and threads provided.