We have organised a 1 Day Felting Workshop here at Swallow Studios with Drogheda felt artist Colette Mulholland.
Many of those who joined our evening calsses expressed and interest in learning how to make fun and funky Christmas Decorations using the felting techniques. So Swallow Studios is the place to be on Nov 21st.
It runs from 10am to 4pm and costs €65.00 with materials and tea/coffee supplied. Bring lunch.
To book you place please call us on 042 9746614 (or 087 6821563 in the evenings) OR email info@lizchristy.com OR book online
On Thursday last we welcomed a group of 25 young people along with their leaders to Swallow Studios for a a day of craft workshops. The teenagers were part of the youth exchange between the twinned towns of Castleblayney and Nogent sur Vernisson organised by Youth Fereration Ireland Monaghan. The group stayed at Alices Loft and they took part in lots of activities over the week, including making a dvd of their experiences, which they showed to organisers and guests on their final evening.
On the day we had four groups of teenagers, each with a leader and we organised them so that each group had about an hour at each of four crafts: frame tapestry weaving, loom weaving, silk painting & felting. Each group had a mix of French and Irish, and boys and girls, and they all engaged and took part in the crafts. The place was a riot of colour and activity and they seemed to enjoy themselves. The results at the end of the day were amazing: 8 little tapestries, with a little bit added by each person, 4 loom woven lenghts with parts woven by everyone, 25 felted pieces and 25 painted silk pieces…..Wow!
And the next challenge for us was make a collage of all the individual artworks and create two big wallhangings. So on the last evening we were invited to Alices Loft where two young Irish people presented one wallhanging to Julie to bring to Nogent sur Vernisson. Then two young French people presented Mary with the other hanging to stay in Castleblayney and hang in the Youth Cafe.
Louise & I were exhausted at the end of the one day of workshops, so my admiration goes to the organisers of the exchange Mary & Julie and their teams. We really enjoyed being involved and opening the studios to the young people so that that could get stuck in and experience out crafts first hand. I hope they had fun, enjoyed colour and maybe learned something abou craft along the way.
