A Constant Thread

An exhibition celebrating older Irish craftspeople as part of the Bealtaine Festival

As part of the Crafts Council of Ireland’s Year of Craft 2011, Bealtaine is celebrating older craftspeople who work from the traditions of weaving with a unique exhibition in the beautiful Rathfarnham Castle. These traditions which include lace and rug-making, all begin with a thread, showing how one thing leads to another, simply at first but given time with greater complexity and virtuosity.

Mamo McDonald, Honorary President of Age & Opportunity, has a passion for lacemaking: “All craftwork, including lace, tells stories. The lacemakers share their skills and motifs – like Bealtaine transmits its ideas between generations. Motifs we got from Venice lace become Clones or Carrickmacross marigolds and shamrocks, roses and lilies; even the whitewash brush appears in lacework here. Women use lace motifs to express their own lives, sharing the excitement of making new things; that’s surely the essence of all craftwork
 

Free entry, open 7 days a week including Bank Holidays, from 10am to 4.30pm.

 

Lacemaking workshop with Maíre Treanor
 
 
As part of the Bealtaine Festival’s A Constant Thread exhibition taking place at Rathfarnham Castle from 14 – 29 May, 2011 
 
Bealtaine is hosting a lace making workshop on May 14.  Whether you are an absolute beginner or would like to revive or improve your existing lace making skills this workshop is for you.   Taught by lace maker and teacher, Maíre Treanor, the workshop will take place over the course of a day in the recently renovated Rathfarnham Castle.  
 
Date                 Saturday, May 14, 2011
Time                 10.30am – 4pm with lunch break.  Lunch is not included.
Where               Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Cost                 Free but a refundable deposit is required to secure place
Materials           If you have your own lace making materials please bring them.  If you do not have lace making materials the workshop will supply them at a cost of €10 per person. 
 
To book please contact Sandra Adams on 085 111 3740
Categories:
Exhibition / Festivals
Disciplines:
Textiles

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Dates

14 to 29 May 2011

Venue

Rathfarnham Castle, Rathfarnham Road, Dublin 14

Admission

Free

Opening Hours

10am to 4.30pm

Further Information

01 493 9462
bealtaine@mie.ie
www.bealtaine.com/

Public Facilities

The Castle has restricted access for people with limited mobility. If you have any concerns please phone before visiting. Tea rooms open all day.

Other Info

Bus Routes 16/16A from City Centre, 17 (Blackrock - Rialto), 75 (Dun Laoghaire - Tallaght)