On Sunday 23rd November, you can learn weaving on a peg loom from the Chairperson of the Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers – Máire Ní Neachtain. This is a great opportunity, and all proceeds are for charity. More on the event below, from its organizer, Clodagh.  What’s in a crAFTERnoon Tea? All the… Read more

This workshop is now SOLD OUT! More workshops coming soon – keep an eye out for news from us here or on our Twitter and Facebook accounts. Book your spot now! On Sunday 30 November there will be a Guild Dyeing Workshop run by Guild Committee Member and director of the Dublin Dye Company, Yvonne… Read more

The Guild has some great news! We have been busy bees in the background, and now we are delighted to announce the new Equipment Rental Scheme. You can rent a spinning wheel, a loom, or a drum carder, with all of the accessories needed for each item. This is the perfect way to try out… Read more

  We have some tickets to this year’s Knitting and Stitching Show to give away! Ways you can enter: Follow us on Facebook and share our competition status there. Follow us on Twitter and share our competition tweet there. Leave a comment on this post, any comment! Each one of the above will count towards… Read more

A one day workshop will be held in Clare next 11th October. Costing just 75e, you will learn everything you need to start washing, carding, spinning, and plying your own fibre and yarn. Download the poster here. Your teachers Sandra and Patricia are experienced Guild members, with a wealth of knowledge on the craft at… Read more

The Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers Summer School 2015 will run next year from 15-23 August, in the Moreton Morrell campus of Warwickshire College, in the United Kingdom. Booking is open now and closes 31 dec 2014 (first round). Access all the relevant information here, and read about last year’s summer school here.… Read more