Berni returned to Le Grá Craft Studio and Gallery tonight to help everyone acquire some additional sewing skills. French seams, bound seams, bias binding.....phew that's a lot of extra skills acquired in one evening of enjoyable sewing. It may look like just a wee bag, but you should see the finish these ladies achieved after only 2 classes! These machines may have been lurking in cupboards unused for a while.....but they're being put through their paces now!
We are delighted to welcome crochet tutor, Anne Quinn to Le Grá Craft Studio and Gallery. And today was a busy morning as beginner's learned how to hold the hook, feed the yarn, create a foundation chain stitch and double crochet. With these skills we started our first project: a mobile phone cover. Wasting no time Anne showed us how to create our first flower motif. And even a quick run through picot stitch (which we will cover in more detail in another lesson).
We were hooked!
Anne brought along a number of examples to show us.
And showed us some alternative possibilities for crochet....using coloured wires and a selection of beads these necklaces can be created.
Anne had a beautiful christening robe, bonnet and shawl as well as these little booties, rosary bead set and an example of lace-making.
Anne Quinn's crochet class will take place at Le Grá Craft Studio and Gallery every Wednesday for the next 5 weeks from 10.30 to 12.30 starting on 29th February. The course costs €75 (includes a hook and a ball of wool). The course will take you from beginner to intermediate level and you will complete a number of projects along the way. Come and join us for a relaxed morning learning new skills! Phone 087 6193870 to book your place.
Where do all the missing socks go? It seems they come to life at the hands of the creative children of Claregalway Educate Together National School! This invasion of snuggly sock animals in the 3rd/4th classroom was the result of a recent sewing workshop at the school.
Well done to all the children for creating such a characterful bunch of snuggly sock animals!
Here are just some of the wonderful felted flowers created by the participants at the Saturday afternoon workshop at Le Grá Craft Studio and Gallery.
Here the participants are beginning to build up layers of marino wool in different colours.
Smiles all around at the end of a busy workshop making snuggly sock animals on Saturday!
Take one sock....and learn how to cut it to shape.
Take a needle and thread...and learn how to sew a running stitch.
Take some stuffing to fill the head and body...
Watch your snuggly sock animal come to life!
Mairéad Sharry's latest children's book is now available at Le Grá Craft Studio and Gallery. A wonderful story suitable for readers of all ages with fabric collage illustrations.
A Saturday morning workshop on Saturday 25th February from 10.30 to 12.30 (€17) for children of 8yrs and over. Make your own snuggly pet sock-animal!
Print-making with Norah Brennan. Just one of the 'Crafty Kids' workshops available at Le Grá Craft Studio and Gallery.