The Annual Guild Open Day takes place Saturday 12 April in the RDS Dublin. This has always been a marvellous red letter day in our calendar, where we meet lots of enthusiastic spinners, weavers, and dyers. You can come along and try out everything to do with spinning and weaving – we will have all… Read more

March’s Eastern Region Guild Meet in Powerscourt Townhouse Centre Balcony went marvellously! Thanks so much to everyone who attended. Here above is Peter, committee member with special responsibility for spinning, demonstrating on this fantastic wheel. Louise spun some Soay fleece carded for her by Máire. And Dearbhla is planning on using this fleece to spin enough… Read more

The Eastern Region Guild Meet will happen this coming Sunday on the balcony in Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, Sth William St, Dublin 2. This meeting was previously known as the Dublin Sunday Spin-In, but now it comes under the Guild umbrella, and will incorporate weaving as well as spinning (unfortunately no sink for dyeing!). It is… Read more

Guest post by Guild Committee Member Muriel Beckett (www.murielbeckett.ie). Joan Baxter Tapestry Workshop In 2012 weaver Pascale De Coninck invited Joan Baxter to her wonderful studio in Midleton, Co. Cork to give a series of tapestry workshops. Building on the success of this workshop and the enthusiasm of the group, Joan returned this year for… Read more

In January, the National Craft Gallery are holding a ‘Family Day’ titled ‘Weave’. Details below! Sat 11th Jan 10.30am &12noon Create your own piece of woven fabric inspired by the Zwartbles Blanket in our Vernacular exhibition, from Cushendale Woollen Mills. Looking and responding to the contemporary design in the exhibition will inspire children to explore… Read more

  We had a wonderful meeting last Saturday. The National Museum of Ireland in Collins Barracks hosted us in their ante-room, conveniently located next to Brambles Cafe, so we were all well kitted out with delicious coffee to see us through our discussions. Sixteen enthusiastic members turned up, included four of the 2013 Committee.  Our… Read more