Scattered musings….
Last Sunday was the day to dust off the drop spindle and get over to the Dublin chapter of tbe IGWSD January meeting.
It was lovely to see familiar fibre friends again in the Timber Yard in Dublin 8.
There was an amazing talk by Lisa Cassidy, who talked about her experience in the year long Natural Dyers Academy By Apple Oak Fibers.
Lisa brought along her samples and dyeing portfolio…
It’s been several years since I got myself involved with the Guild and when the call out for “fiber helpers” at this year’s Dublin Maker in Richmond Barracks, I jumped right in to help Máire set up the Guild’s demo area.
Boy oh boy, we were fortunate to be outdoors, under the big tent, what must have been the hottest day in September.
There were people and people and people who tried their hand at spinning and weaving.
It was so busy ( we heard thousands of people walked through the entrance!) I really never had time to catch up with my fellow members Ailbhe, Liz and Máire.
If you have to opportunity to volunteer for any event with the Guild, I definitely recommend Dublin Maker (that’s only because I LOVE the souvenir lanyard and t-shirt we receive as volunteers).
Two weeks following Dublin Maker was World Wide Spin in Public. Another fine opportunity to get involved with the Eastern Region of the Guild. For this world wide event, we celebrated the day at a new to us venue in Dublin 12, The Green Kitchen & Garden Shop.
We had a lovely group of spinners arrive with their spinning wheels and drop spindles.
The curious arrived wanting to give spinning a try on a drop spindle.
What a lovely way to get my spinning mojo back, while catching up with my friends from the Guild.
While a song from the 1980s kept
spinning in my head,
You spin me right ’round, baby, right ’round
Like a record, baby, right ’round, ’round, ’round ~ You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive
It’s a new year, along with a new creative challenge hosted by Kim Werker ( @kpwerker on Instagram).
My creative mojo needs a serious tune-up and a good kick in the a**. So, I’m joining Kim in making 2023 a Year of Making.
The concept is really quite simple: commit to spending even a couple of minutes every day making something… it doesn’t matter what and I get to decide what counts.
I am so excited to get started that I even started a new journal. I even ink stamped a new insert to go into my Voyager notebook.
VillaMaker 