HERITAGE WEEK 2021

Heritage Week 2021 will be held this year from 14 - 22 August and Irish Fibre Crafters will be participating again this year. Activities will be taking place in the villages and towns, and we will be having all sorts of demonstrations in spinning, weaving and natural dyeing “taster” classes. This year’s projects will focus on ‘heritage newcomers’, ‘heritage sharing’, and ‘heritage for all ages’. Our project is called “A Week of Crafting with Wool” and will include all age groups, those who are new to our craft heritage, and sharing of these crafts with others. The schedule for the classes are as follows:

Monday: Demonstration of natural dyeing 1 - 3 pm. Drop in, no registration needed.

Tuesday: Crochet 1 - 3 pm. Registration required by emailing irishfibrecrafters@gmail.com

Wednesday: Needlefelting 1 - 3 pm. Ages 10 and over, accompanied by adult. Registration required by emailing irishfibrecrafters@gmail.com

Thursday: Spinning 1 - 3 pm. Any age, accompanied by adult. Registration required by emailing irishfibrecrafters@gmail.com

Friday: Weaving 1 - 3 pm. Any age, accompanied by adult. Registration required by emailing irishfibrecrafters@gmail.com

Saturday 21 August: Wet Felting 1 - 3 pm. Age 6 and over accompanied by adult. Registratration required by emailing irishfibrecrafters@gmail.com

All materials will be provided in these classes and there is no charge.

Our goal at Irish Fibre Crafters is to share our love of local Irish wool and show the versatility of this wonderful, sustainable natural resource. Please join us or if you are not close enough to attend, look for other Heritage Week projects near you at https://www.heritageweek.ie