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A number of my students have expressed an interest in a fast-paced sewing course.
That is why I have designed a series of intensive Sewing Bootcamps - new hands-on courses which will help budding sewers master all of the basic skills and techniques they will need to tackle dressmaking and soft furnishing projects.

These courses will obviously cover more than I am able to cover in a 3 hour Workshop and will allow me to do many things which I don’t have time to deal with in the shorter time-frame.

Bootcamp 1 will run over 4 consecutive weekdays (mornings  9.30 – 12.30) or over two Saturdays (mornings 10am – 1pm and afternoons 1.30pm – 4.30pm)

I will teach students about:
- The different functions of a sewing machine
- Different fabrics and their uses
- Pattern markings
- The importance of precision
You learn and develop skills such as:
- Machine Sewing
- Hand sewing
- Inserting a zip
- Cutting out fabric using a pattern

And everyone will leave the course with a bag and cushion!

The starting dates of Sewing Bootcamp 1 are: 
- 28th May (weekdays)
- 8th June (weekends))
- 10th June (weekdays)

Information about Bootcamp 2 and Bootcamp 3, which will cover more
advanced skills, to follow!

To find out if the Sewing BootCamp is the right course for you please call me on 087 953 68 18, email me on maebh@seweasy.ie or
fill in the enquiry form on the seweasy.ie website

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Michelle Fallon of michelleamdethis.com is teaming up with Gleesons Townhouse in Roscommon to offer Crafty Weekend Breaks.   More details can be found here http://www.gleesonstownhouse.com/index.php/craft-workshop-weekend-breaks/

Michelle recently featured in Country Living where you can find a competition to win one of these crafty weekends for two people, total value 500 euro.

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Just a note to tell you about the classes and workshops coming up in May.Saturday 11th May  Professional Finishing

Beginner’s Lace

Saturday 25th May  Professional finishing Advanced

Beanie Hat Design

Tuesday 21st May - 25th June six week  Knitting Classes

Saturday 25th May - 29th June six week Knitting Class

Check all details here

http://store.winniethewoolwagon.com/store/department/61/Classes-and-Workshops/

book online or pop into Winnie’s.

Winnie’s Craft Café
3 Woodbine Park
Blackrock
T. 00353 1 260 3734

theknittingclass@gmail.com

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Just a note to tell you about the classes and workshops coming up in May.Saturday 11th May  Professional Finishing

Beginner’s Lace

Saturday 25th May  Professional finishing Advanced

Beanie Hat Design

Tuesday 21st May - 25th June six week  Knitting Classes

Saturday 25th May - 29th June six week Knitting Class

Check all details here

http://store.winniethewoolwagon.com/store/department/61/Classes-and-Workshops/

book online or pop into Winnie’s.

Popularity: 2% [?]

A unique event showcasing the many uses of fleece in artisan craft as a sustainable, natural and renewable fibre.

Weave your way to the County of Roscommon this May Bank Holiday.  Join  Frances Crowe, Fibre Artist and Michelle Fallon, Textile Artist in a series of free workshops to create a unique piece of Art at this years Roscommon Lamb Festival. 

On Wednesday 1^st May Frances & Michelle will launch their Fleece to Piece Event at 1.30 pm at the opening of the Roscommon Lamb Festival in Roscommon Livestock Mart.   Sign up for workshops, join in the fun and watch as sheep will be sheared and then sorted in preparation for spinning the following day at a series of free workshops.   

 On Thursday 2^nd May 11am-1pm weave your way to Grange Studio where Frances creates her woven tapestries and runs workshops in fibre art.  Learn  how to sort, tease, card and spin a fleece using a drop spindle and a spinning wheel.   

On Thursday 2^nd May join Michelle at her cottage from 2pm for a crafternoon of knitting, crochet appliqué and embroidery using the wool spun that morning.   Frances and Michelle will guide you through the process of creating the final ‘piece’ using a variety of techniques which will be unveiled at the Lamb Festival Family Fun Day.

On Sunday 5^th May, join Frances and Michelle in Loughnaneane Park for a fibre fuelled fun day of spinning, loom and tapestry weaving, knitting, crochet and embroidery.

michellemadethis@gmail.com

Frances Crowe Fibre Artist  & Michelle Fallon Textile Artist 

www.francescrowe.com  / www.michellemadethis.com

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Join us in the beautiful surroundings of Mulranny Co Mayo in the Essence of Mulranny (EOM) studio (www.greenwaysgetaways.ie) for a weekend of Tunisian crochet classes with Irene Lundgaard (www.yarnclasses.ie)

Accommodation and all meals (2 dinners, 2 lunches and 2 breakfasts) plus two full days of classes with Irene is 190 euro.

The weekend is organised by the NUI Galway Knit and Crochet group and to book a place or for more information contact

 Ashla Ward at 086 1936620    or   ashla.ward@nuigalway.ie

The group is run by staff of the university who wish to develop their crafting skills through mutual projects, sharing and workshops (Facebook:NUIGalway Knit and Crochet).

We are delighted to be able to open this event up to fellow crafters but the numbers will be capped at 12. We have had other workshops in EOM and we can highly recommend it as a relaxing, nurturing enviornment which is passionately run by Cheryl Coberne Browne.

The studio we will be using is on site and the views from the house are of beautiful Clew bay with a blue flag beach a short walk from the house.

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Mixed ability workshop in beautiful Antrim, 29th to 31st of March

Antrims dramatic coastline boasts some of Irelands finest scenery. A great location with numerous spots to visit for both sunrise and sunset.

You could not ask for a more perfect location for photography. Dramatic coastline with seascapes, rockpools, vast skies with the added charm of staying at the Ballylinny cottages beside the Giants Causeway eating quality home cooked food for 2 nights and 2 days.

Along with the basics of Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO  and Depth of Field we will also deal with Filters (Neutral Density & Polarisers), White Balance (Kelvin Scale), Histograms and much more. We recap on all topics but the mixed ability workshop has more emphasis on Form & Composition, Light and connection to your subject.The great advantage of a residential workshop is that it is continuous and intensive with photography from dawn to dusk and beyond with critique of the images shot on the workshop.

I will go through some techniques on photoshop and process at lease one of your images ready for printing.

There will be no more than 6 people in the group so that you each receive plenty of personal attention and tuition.

All food is included and comes in the form of the home cooked variety by…..me!!!

Cost (includes all food and accommodation for Friday and Saturday night) €550

You can see more info and a video on my workshop page:

http://dulraphotography.com/Workshops/

Please get in touch if you’re interested.

Greenland Expedition

A wonderful opportunity has come my way and I have been invited to take part in a sailing expedition to Greenland with a wonderful crew of adventurers. There’ll be sailors, rock climbers, kayakers,  film makers and me on board the Killary Flyer, a 49′ aluminium hulled yacht, which departs Kilary Harbour on the 15th of June to set sail for Greenland. Once we have battled the rough Atlantic we will make our way up the west coast where further adventures will begin. I intend to photograph the beauty of ice while I’m there from calving glaciers to deep blue ice caves and from towering ice bergs to miniature exquisite ice scultures. You can keep updated on our progress on our website:

 www.northofdisko.com

and on our Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/IrishExpeditions

As some of you may know I have photographed ice before when I put together my Sand & Ice collection. I travelled to the Sahara before heading to Iceland to complete this collection. You can view some of these images on my website:

http://dulraphotography.com/Projects/sand-a-ice.html

Spending time with the ice in Iceland had a profound effect on me as I found the infinite and sublime beauty of the ice to be nature’s creativity at it’s best. This is an incredible, once in a lifetime, opportunity to capture more of this stunning beauty.

I plan to host an exhibition and publish a book on my return. If you would like to know more please get in touch.

Kind regards,

Daragh

Daragh Muldowney

E: daragh@dulraphotography.com

W: www.dulraphotography.com

T: +353 87 293 9374

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Remember this date, 9th & 10th February 2013, because that’s when the GLASS FUSION COURSE is and that will feel like the beginning of SPRING!.

This weekend course in WESTPORT will fill you with colour and excitement…..it will also teach you a lot about how to fuse glass together and how wonderful a raw looking piece of glass can become when it has been fused..

From 10-5.00, Sat & Sun, at The Glasshouse Studio, Westport, Mayo.

.Contact Linda Mulloy 087 7981123

www.blueglasshouse.com

Check out my website:

www.blueglasshouse.com

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Over 60 stands of great gift ideas.

Free admission

Sunday 9th December,   10am to 5pm

Royal Marine Hotel, DunLaoghaire, Co Dublin

www.giftfairireland.com/

Lots of entertainment for all the family including face painting,  balloon animals, colouring competition, post your letter to Santa,  Raffle with spot prizes, ‘What would you give Santa for Christmas’ competition.

Checkout our site www.GiftFairIreland.com for a list of our standholders

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The School of Jewellery

The Garden Studio, 87, North Circular Road, Dublin 7.

Email: studio@deirdreodonnell.ie Web: www.deirdreodonnell.ie

Tel: 00 353 (0)1 838 0693 Mobile 00 353 (0)87 794 8025

Events in November 2012

·       Open Day @The School of Jewellery – come and view our facilities…….

v Saturday 17^th November 2pm – 4pm R.s.v.p.

·       10 week - Traditional Jewellery Skills Courses…….

Starting on…

v Monday 19^th November 10am – 1pm

v Tuesday 20^th November 6.30pm – 9.30pm

v Weds 21^st November 10am – 1pm

v Weds 21^st November 6.30pm – 9.30pm (New for beginners only)

v Thurs 22^nd November 6.30pm – 9.30pm

·       5 Week - How to Cost, Photograph, Market & Sell your Craft….

v Monday 19^th November 6.30pm – 9pm

v Monday 14^th January 2013 6.30pm – 9pm

All enquiries please get in touch on studio@deirdreodonnell.ie or 087 794 8025 - Deirdre

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