Textile Printing Class, Dublin

at the LONGBORD PRINTING STUDIO

Longbord Printing Studio on Kenilworth Square in Rathgar, Dublin 6, is currently enrolling for the following classes taught by Liz Nilsson:

1. Introduction to Textile Printing (Evening Class)
6-week course, starts Tuesday 21 April 2009, 6.30 to 9.30pm.
Cost: E180 (does not include materials). Places: 6.
A course suitable for beginners that will introduce you to textile printing, covering the basics skills and thinking behind surface design and different printing techniques on fabric. No previous art training is needed, just an interest in colour and pattern.


2. Textile Printing Weekend Workshop 1
2-day course. 8 & 9 May 2009, 10.30am to 3.30pm.
Cost: E100 (does not include materials).
Suitable for those with some textile printing experience, this workshop will show you how to make your own screen printing frame from scratch, as well as going through techniques for the making of positives for photo-emulsion stencils and a survey of experimental screen printing techniques. On the second day students will work on an exploratory one-off piece with a mixture of printing techniques.


3. Textile Printing Weekend Workshop 2
2-day course. 5 & 6 June 2009, 10.30am to 3.30pm.
Cost: E100 (does not include materials).
Suitable for those with some textile printing experience, participants are encouraged to come along with a specific printing project that they would like to pursue. The course will start with a discussion about each person's ambitions and ideas.

For more information about classes or to book your place please go online or contact Liz at:

T: 086 8307294
E: nilssonliz@yahoo.ie

www.liznilsson.com

CELT - Centre for Environmental Living and Training

CELT is a community group and registered charity involved in:- Ecology, Nature conservation, Traditional skills, Environmental education, Training, to name but a few...

Each year, they organise 'A Weekend in the Woods', up to 16 courses in traditional skills/ecology run over one weekend - May 2009 Weekend

Dates for 2009 are 9th & 10th May, 11th & 12th July and 19th & 20th September.

Below are a list of courses being run over the weekend, but naturally our favourite is

Spinning and Weaving
Introduction to the age-old craft of spinning and weaving wool to make a small bag, hat or similar.
Weaving: Make your own easy to use weaving loom. Design and weave your own handbag.
Spinning: Learn how to spin wool on a spinning wheel and with drop-spindle. Learn how to use a wool-carder.
Making natural dyes: Learn how to make natural dyes from plants and tree barks. Dye a scarf with natural dyes.
Worksheets on Spinning wool and making natural dyes plus a drop-spindle and carded wool fleece to take home included in course fee.
Course tutor : Susanna Anker

Course fee's are 150 euro, (some courses you pay a little bit more for materials)
(Concessions for students / unwaged 100 euro - on request)

You need to be a member of CELT, so if you are not already a member, add on 15 euro - individual/25 euro - family rate


For more info contact:
Centre for Environmental Living and Training,
c/o East Clare Community Co-op,
Main Street,
Scariff,
Co Clare,
Ireland.

Phone : +353 (0)61-640765
+353 (0)87-632 4644
E-mail: info@celtnet.org
Website: www.celtnet.org

List of Courses for May Weekend in the Woods

Fishing for Beginners
Tool Restoration
Herblore - The Magic of Plants
Felt-making
Sean Walshe
Basket Weaving
Greenwood Furniture
Dry Stone & Lime Mortar Walling
Natural Building
Wood Carving
Spinning and Weaving
Silversmithing
Coppersmithing/Tinsmithing
Blacksmithing
Stone Carving/Clay Sculpture

Patchwork Classes in Kerry

There is a patchwork class on at the Phoenix Organic Restaurant and Farmhouse.

The class is on the 15th April (first Wednesday after Easter Weekend), and runs from 10am - 3pm. The price is 55euro with materials and lunch included.

For more info contact the Phoenix Restaurant
Shanahill East,
Castlemaine,
Co Kerry

Phone : +353 (0)66 9766284
E-mail: phoenixtyther@hotmail.com
website:www.thepheoenixorganic.com

St. Patricks Day Competition - Winner Announced

To celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Ravelry, we were one of the organisers of a lovely competition...(Read about it here..)

The Winner is

ShuiKuen and her beautiful Clover Leaf Scarf

And she has shared her lovely pattern for free on elann.com

Her Prize includes:

• 1 KG (20 balls) of Kilcarra donated by StephaniesYarn of The Yarn Room

• A CD of Donal Donohoe, Ceol ‘s Rann donated by WonderWanda

• A Skein of Sock Yarn donated by This is Knit and the Dublin Dye Company,

• A Skein of Hand-Dyed Yarn donated by GaietyGirl and her up and coming Etsy Shop…

• 400g of undyed Aran Wool, directly from the Kerry Woollen Mills… and a bar of pure Kerry Lanolin soap, donated by Stitchlily of the Woolly Way of Ireland

• A large Skein of hand-dyed, hand-blended, hand-spun yarn from RockPoolCandy.

Congratulations to ShuiKuen - your rather large goodie bad will be in the post shortly.

A very close second, and definitely worth a mention, was a beautiful pair of socks made by Agilmour. You can check out her other wonderful creations on her website www.wildwestwoolies.com

Thank you to everyone who entered, and made the competition a lot of fun.

Dublin Fashion Week

Motorola Dublin Fashion Week is on from March 30th - April 2nd 2009, and there will be a series of fashion events in locations across Dublin.

Here is a brief summery of events:

Movie Night - a special screening ‘The Women’ (1939 edition)

Collective Salon Show - featuring designers such as Paul Costello, Lainey Keogh, Joanne Hynes, Richard Lewis, Anthology, Rachel Mackay, Sinead Doyle, Groa, Laura Guidi and more...

Talks by Gill Gledhill from PremiÉrE Vision, Kate Nolan from Re Dress and Donal Bolger,
In Conversation with…….

Also, In Conversation, Designer Paul Costelloe talks to Constance Harris, Fashion Editor of the Sunday Independent. Bairbre Power Editor of Irish Independent Weekend Magazine talks to Amanda Pratt Creative Director for Avoca and designer of the Anthology label.

Pop Up Boutique with MoMuse, Heather Finn, Zoe Boomer, Groa, Laura Guidi

For more info, tickets etc, visit their website

www.dublinfashionweek.com

International Quilt Study Centre

A recent discover online, which is a must for quilt lovers, or anyone interested in Folk Art is the International Quilt Study Centre. It is the largest public collection of quilts in the world, and a beautiful website that you can browse through.

Browse by time, thread, location (17 countries are represented in this wonderful collection), or by stories. You can even design your own quilt!

This is Knit - new class schedule

This is Knit has a new schedule of classes, which it runs from its Blackrock Shop.

Classes include: knitting, crochet, spinning, dyeing...

For more info check out their website

This is Knit
19A Main Street,
Blackrock Market,
Blackrock,
Co. Dublin

01 2108113

Kinsale Arts Week - Stalls available at Craft Fair

KAW 2009 is mounting a large national arts and crafts fair for 3 days in July (11-13th) in the Trident Hotel, Worlds End, Kinsale. Stands (8ft x 2ft) cost just €195 for the 3-day event (equivalent to €65 per day).

A €50 deposit will secure your place, and full payment will be required before July.

For more info contact:

Adrian Wistreich
Director, Kinsale Pottery and Arts Centre
Olcote, Ballinacurra
Kinsale, Co Cork, Ireland
+353 214777758
+353 879696901

www.kinsaleceramics.com



For more info on Kinsale Arts Week, check out their website

RDS Crafts Competition 2009

"The RDS National Crafts Competition is unique in that it is Ireland’s largest competition which is independently adjudicated. With a prize fund of €30,000, one of the largest in Europe, this major annual event allows craft designers to compete for prestigious awards. Open to craft workers resident in Ireland and Irish craft workers abroad, submissions of high quality craftsmanship and design are encouraged."

Textile Categories include:

• FELTING

• KNITTING & CROCHET

• WEAVING

a. Weaving for Fashion or Furnishings (to include lengths of material)
b. Tapestry

• PATCHWORK & QUILTING

a. Traditional
b. Contemporary

• EMBROIDERY

a. Traditional (hand stitching only)
b. Contemporary (all techniques)

• LACE

• PRINTED TEXTILES

a. Hand Techniques
b. Digital Print


How it works:
Round 1: Pay €10 (€5 Student/Apprentice with written evidence of status) to submit good quality colour slides (35mm), photographs (A4 max) or a detailed drawing (A4 max) of your work to the Arts Department, RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland by 5pm on Monday, May 18, 2009. (You will not get these back)

You will be notified by Friday, June 19, 2009. of the judges preliminary decisions. If successful you will then go on to Round 2

Round 2: Entrants who have been selected for the second stage of judging should deliver their completed entries to the RDS (entry via Anglesea Road) on Monday, June 22 or Tuesday, June 23, 2009 between 9.00am & 5.00pm. Prizewinners and commended entries will be exhibited during and after the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show, August 5-13.


Prizes:
There are loads of prizes, from Medals, Certificates of Excellence to cash prizes. For full details check out their website.

RDS/Crafts competition

Furoshiki - the Art of Wrapping

Furoshiki (風呂敷, furoshiki) is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth. It is simply a square piece of cloth that can be tied in many ways, depending on what you are wrapping. Not only is it beautiful it has all the buzz words of today, it can be re-used, recycled, made out of recycled fabric and it reduces all need for wrapping paper!

There are several places you can buy the square fabric online, most of which are now made from recycled PET bottles or you can make your own. Dig into the remnant box at your local fabric shop.

Find out more on infomapjapan and wikihow
Even the Japanese Government has issued a guide on how to use Furoshiki.

Dress Fabrics Direct

O'Moore St,
Tullamore
Co Offaly

Tel:057- 9329546
Email: sales@dressfabricsdirect.ie

www.dressfabricdirect.ie

Range of Fabrics: from silks and satins, to denims, linens and cottons. Also patterns and haberdashery, beads and findings

Cork Design Week

This year Cork Design Week is on from Thursday 14th May until Sunday 24th May 2009

What is it?

Well, I'm not exactly sure. It was on last year but I never heard about it. It seemed to be part of Design Week Ireland, which had events in 9 counties last year.

Here's a link to their website which lists events held in Cork last year.

So, I'm still not 100% sure what is going on for Cork Design Week, but they are looking for craft workers/designers to showcase. So if you live in Cork and want to apply, there is info and application forms on the Cork City Enterprise Board website.

Knit For Oxfam Ireland

If you have some spare time, and some spare wool, why not knit some items for Oxfam Ireland.
They are looking for hats, scarves, mittens, bags, etc, and there are free patterns available to download on their website here.

Knittted Lampshades and Action Weaver

Kwangho Lee

Lee is a Korean artist who learned to knit from his mother and has created some incredibly beautiful things by working knitting into his pieces. He has knitted a series of lampshades from electrical wire, they are hanging throughout the ballroom of the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto during the Come Up To My Room exhibition.

You can see them here Mocoloco

Action Weaver

Action Weaver's newest project, the Weaving Place, allows visitors to learn weaving and produce loom woven pieces.

His Blog
YouTube - Video on how to Weave with Paper Index Cards

Derryaun Crafts in Co. Mayo

New workshps have been added to the already extensive list of courses available at Derryaun Crafts.

More details on Derryaun Crafts, and the updates course list is here

Or check out Suzie's website Derryaun Crafts

Guerilla Knitting in Scotland

Luib na Lùban, Stitches on the Bridge, a new textile art group in Skye and Lochalsh, Scotland, are sending an open invitation to Scots, ex-pats, Scotophiles and anyone else to take part in an ambitious project to cover the Skye Bridge in knitting!!

They are looking for knitted and crocheted panels, more details here, which will be sold to make money for local charities after the event. You have until next September to make your panel.

This is being organised as part of Highland Homecoming 2009, the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns birth, and celebrates Scotland’s great contribution to the world.


They are an organised bunch, there are many ways to contact them!

Website

Yahoo group

Ravelry (you have to be a member of Ravelry to access the group)

MySpace

A Facebook page will also be created in the not-too-distant future.

Reminder: Cork Textiles Network Conference

Just to remind folk, the Cork Textile Network are hosting their conference this Saturday. More info on it here

International Womans Day 2009

For info about International Womens Day, check out www.internationalwomanday.com


Here is some of the events being held around Ireland. I couldn't find a full list so I have very hastily put one together. So, apologies for any mistakes, dodgy font sizes (blogger acting up on me again), bad links, etc...

If you know of any events, I've left out, you can leave the details in a comment, or email us at woollywayATgmailDOTcom

BELFAST

Date: 8 March

Time: 7.00pm

Event: Fundraising Cabaret Party in aid of the Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre (NI).

About: Full range of live entertainment

Venue: Speakeasy Bar, Queens University,

Organisation: Crew Management

More info: http://www.crew.ie/event4.htm

CLARE

Date: March 6th-8th

Time:

Event: A women's retreat

About: Harmony singing, Tribal Drumming, creative Expression, Healing Gong Bath, Women's Lodge, Cherokee dance of life.

Venue: Boghill Music Centre, Kilfenora

Organisation: Boghill

More info: http://www.boghill.com/Other%20Workshops.htm

Date: March 8th

Time:

Event: International Women's Day Celebrations

About: Guest Speakers Include Nell Mc Cafferty, Joanna McMinn and Jo Murphy-Lawless

Venue: Temple Gate Hotel, Ennis, Co. Clare

Organisation: Clare Women's Network

More info: http://www.clarewomensnetwork.org/default.asp?p=ser-i

DONEGAL

Date: 09 March 2009

Time: 10.00 - 13:00

Event: Coffee Morning

About: An International Women’s Day coffee morning networking event

Venue: Fine Gael Office, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny

Organisation: Media Box: A media company

More info: http://www.mediabox.ie/

DUBLIN

Date: 4 March

Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Event: Business networking event for women in business

About:

Venue:

Organisation: Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women

More info: Booking necessary, contact: Pauline Logan

Mobile: 087 979 8430 Email: network@dceb.ie

Date: 3-8 March

Time: Various

Event: Various

About: Celebrating International Women Day

Venue: Trinity College Dublin

Organisation: TCD

More info: http://www.tcd.ie/wiser/news/iwd2009.php

Date: Thursday 5^th March

Time: 6.30

Event: Revolutionary Irish Women Doctors 1916 to the Civil War

About: A talk by Anne McLellan.

Venue: Cabra Library:

Organisation: Cabra Library

More info:

Date: Wednesday 4^th March at

Time: 6.30pm

Event: Women Artists and Modern Painting in Ireland

About: An illustrated talk by Fiona Loughnane.

Venue: Ballymun Library:

Organisation: Ballymun Library

More info:

Date: Thursday 5 March,

Time: 8 p.m

Event: Celebrating International Women’s Day

and the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution

About: a talk by Nancy Coro Aguiar

(General Secretary, Federation of Cuban Women)

Venue: Liberty Hall (Beresford Place)

Organisation: The Communist Party of Ireland

More info: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/91145

Date: 4-9 March 2009

Time: 11:00

Event: Various

About: Role of Irish women in the arts, sciences and in public and political life

Venue: Coo lock Library, Barryscourt Road, Dublin, Dublin 17

Organisation: Dublin City Public Libraries

Info: http://www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/libraries/Events/Pages/IntWomen_mainpage.aspx

Date: 05 March 2009

Time: 10:00 - 18:00

Event: International Women's Day Conference

About: The conference will highlight the position of women globally and celebrate 30 years of CEDAW (The Convention of the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women).

Venue: Croke Park, Dublin

Organisation: The National Women's Council and Baniochyt=

Info: http://www.nwci.ie/

Date: Various

Time: Various

Event: Various

About: Various

Venue: Trinity College Dublin

Organisation: Trinity College Dublin

More info: http://www.tcd.ie/wiser/news/iwd2009.php

Date: 07 March 2009

Time: 10:00 - 12:30; 14:30 - 18:00

Event: Women in Business

About: Morning session: Exhibition and A 0pportunity to book A Holistic Therapy treatment for the afternoon. Treatments will be at a reduced price.

Venue: Shanganagh Park House, Rathsallagh Avenue, Shankill, Dublin

Organisation: Southside Women's Action Network (SWAN)

Info: http://www.shanganaghcdp.ie/

Date: 08 March 2009

Time: 1pm,

Event: Feminist Walking Tour

About: A historical walking tour of Dublin city incorporating different aspects of women in Dublin's history.

Venue: The Custom House, Custom House Quay, Dublin, Dublin 1

Organisation: Choice Ireland

Info: http://www.choiceireland.org/ Last year’s event http://ie.indymedia.org/article/86643

Date: 09 March 2009

Time: 18:15

Event: Women for a Just and Equal World

About: A talk on how ordinary women contribute to a more just and equal world every day.

Venue: Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, 27-31 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin, Dublin 1

Organisation: EIL -Intercultural Learning

Info: http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/centre/events_detail.asp?eventID=225

Date: 5th March

Time: 10-2pm

Event: 'Strengthening the voices of migrant women

About: Female ambassadors from different countries will deliver speeches and a panel of speakers from the migrant community going forward for election will also make presentations.

Venue: Mansion House, Dawson St., Dublin 2

Organisation: AkiDwA and Women from Minorities Network

More info: http://www.whc.ie/events/

Date: 9th March

Time: 7 p.m.

Event: special charity screening of 'Legally Blonde'

About: Women's Aid National Free phone Helpline 1800 341 900

Venue: Light House Cinema, Smithfield, Dublin 7

Organisation: Womans Aid

More info: Stefania Demurtas on 01 8684721 or email stefania.demurtas@womensaid.ie

http://www.activelink.ie/ce/active.php?id=2077

Date: March 8

Time: 1.00 pm

Event: Amnesty International Sponsored Walk

About: Celebrating the bravery of Zimbabwean women human rights defenders on International Women's Day

Venue: Central Bank, Dame Street to the Phoenix Park, Dublin

Organisation: Amnesty International

More info: http://www.amnesty.ie/amnesty/live/irish/action/article.asp?id=29576&page=29574

Date: 8th March

Time: 1.15-2:30 p.m.

Event: Book launch - The Lives and Legacies of Inspiring Irish Women Scientists and Pioneers,

About: Launch of the second edition of Star Shells & Bluebells

Venue: City Hall,

Organisation:

More info: http://www.witsireland.com/womensday2005.html

Date: Thursday 5th March

Time: 12.00 - 13.30

Event: the exhibition and lunch

About: celebrating 10 women from the 5 continents of the globe, who have influenced their national history, culture and society

Venue: Sonas Housing Association, 3 Killester Court, Dublin 5

Organisation: SONAS Housing Association

More info: Phone: (01) 8510380, email: info@sonashousing.ie

DUNDALK/NEWRY

Date: 05 March 2009

Time: 12:00 - 14:30

Event: Cross Border Business Networking Lunch

About: Be inspired and celebrate achievement by celebrating International Women's day with guest speaker Sheila O'Flanagan, a prize winning international bestselling author.

Venue: Carrickdale Hotel, Carrickcarnon, Dundalk/Newry

Organisation: Enterprising Women's Network

Info: http://www.enterprising-women.net/

GALWAY

Date: 4^th March

Time: 8pm

Event: Film screening: 'Caramel'

About: Lebanese film directed by a female director about strong women

Venue: O' Flaherty Theatre NUIG Galway

Organisation: Amnesty International Galway

More info: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/91165

http://www.amnesty.ie/live/irish/default.asp

KERRY

Date: March 8th

Time: 4-7pm

Event: Celebrate Women’s Creativity and Well Being

About:

Venue: TWRC, 35 Ashe Street, and Rubens Cafe (from 7pm)

Organisation: Tralee Women’s Resource Centre

More info: http://www.twrc.ie/

LONGFORD

Date: 07 March 2009

Time: 13:00 - 17:30

Event: International Women’s Day Celebration

About: Food and activities FREE CHILDCARE AVAILABLE at the event.

Venue: Annaly Hotel Longford

Organisation: Longford Women’s Link: Longford Women's Link (LWL)

Info: http://longfordwomenslink.org/news2.php?id=13

MAYO

Date: 9th March

Time: 7pm

Event: Motivational Workshop on the theme: Making it Happen - Transforming Your Belief into Action

About: Sue Stockdale, Motivational Speaker

Venue: Knockranny House Hotel, Westport

Organisation: Mayo County Enterprise Board

More info: https://www.eventznet.com/295/ac/mayoceb/iwd09/default.aspx?id=1600bcc5-6c06-43f7-b017-05fa4a364fea