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August Craft Month celebrates the local makers

/ 29th July 2022 /
Fiona Keeley

Design & Crafts Council Ireland, Craft NI and Cork Craft & Design have partnered to organise August Craft Month, an initiative bringing together summer craft events all around the country.

The promotion celebrates local craft in Ireland with a programme of 230 events including workshops, exhibitions, and festivals to allow audiences to immerse themselves in local craft.

Local makers including Niki Collier, Jane Cummins and Ryan Daniel Koenig are taking part in this year’s programme, which provides opportunities to experience, participate in, support, buy and learn about the local stand-out craft sector, according to the organisers.

In Dublin, a €75 workshop taking place from August 20-31 will show attendees how to craft a traditional Aran Knit scarf in the surroundings of a 19th century Georgian Dublin building on Ormond Quay.

Using Irish wool yarn, sourced and spun in Co. Donegal, this experience is an introduction to both cable knitting techniques and traditional Irish design.

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Also in the capital, a summer camp for children at Marlay Park, hosted by Niki Collier, will teach participants how to make t-shirts, patterns and sew a skirt from a shirt. Priced at €165, the craft summer camp runs from August 1 – 5.

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A two-day exhibition called ‘Calm Space’ at Malahide Castle will showcase artworks and pieces from artist and designer Clemence Prosen, and designs on fabrics will be on show alongside her fine-art and print works.

At Rathfarnham Castle, the Guild of Irish Lacemakers will host a free lace-making demonstration on Saturday, August 20. The practice dates to 1690 and the demo will have a particular focus on Bobbin Lace.

For details of all August Craft Month events around Ireland, click here.

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