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Guidelines for the Exhibition 2025
GUIDELINES FOR THE EXHIBITION · You must be a paid-up member of the Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers. · There is no entry fee. · Your submission must be made using weaving, spinning or dyeing. Please specify on the label which crafts you used, i.e, weaving, spinning and/or dyeing plus any other textile crafts you used and… Read more
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Wonderful WonderWool Wales 2024
WONDERFUL WONDERWOOLMáire, our Rental Coordinator writes: I havw had a wish to go to a fibre festival for years, and this year my wish came true!Wonderwool Wales is held the last weekend of April at the Royal Welsh Showgrounds in thetown of Builth Wells, Mid-Wales.We decided to make a short holiday of the trip and… Read more
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Spinning Terms in Irish
I wanted to share with you this list of Irish words for spinning terms, taken from the booklet ‘The Wonderful Work of the Weaver’ by Lillias Mitchell, published by the Department of Education, 1972.Here we go:NAMES OF PARTS OF THE TREADLE WHEELGAEILGE — BÉARLACeap — StoolCosa — LegsMaide an Luastair — TreadleSlinneáin — UprightsCroí —… Read more
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IGWSD AGM Sunday 24th March 2024
IGWSD GUILD AGM:The Guild AGM will be held on Sunday 24th March 2024. It will take place in the meeting room behind the Green Kitchen and Garden Shop, 12 Walkinstown Green Dublin 12. D12 AW22 from 2pm. We will have an in-person and a virtual meeting via Zoom.Contact hello@weavespindye.ie for the zoom link.We would love some new… Read more
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42nd International Dyes in History and Archaeology Conference, Copenhagen 31st Oct – 3rd Nov 2023.
Last May, I took a mad notion to buy a ticket to a rock concert by one of my favourite Swedish musicians, Lars Winnerbäck, who was going on a winter tour in Sweden. After much checking of flights and accommodation, it seemed the best option would be to buy a ticket to the concert scheduled… Read more
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AGWSD Summer School 2023: a spinner’s experience
The Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers in UK holds a Summer School every 2 years. Summer School consists of a week long course in a chosen topic, usually spinning, weaving or dyeing, but there can also be other related crafts included. One has to apply for a place before the 31st of… Read more
