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Of Interest: IGWSD’s The Big Spin – August Craft Month – Co Dublin

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To celebrate August Craft Month, our fibre-friends, the Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers (IGWSD) will host a Big Spin event at the Beckett Locke Hotel on Dublin’s North Docks on Sunday, the 17th of August, from 11 AM to 4 PM.

The Big Spin is open to all and is free; simply drop in at any time. Tea and coffee will be provided. Bring your spindle, spinning wheel or small loom.

For more information, visit their website – https://weavespindye.ie/ or https://augustcraftmonth.org/acm-event/big-spin-for-august-craft-month-2025/

Their Instagram: @weavespindyeie


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Of Interest: World Wide Spin in Public – Two Locations in Ireland

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For this year’s World Wide Spin in Public (WWSIP) on Saturday, September 21st, there are two Spin in Public happenings in Ireland: Dublin and Galway.

World Wide Spin in Public (WWSIP) Day was started in 2009 and is scheduled for the third Saturday of September. There is a Facebook group showing all the spinning happening worldwide – https://www.facebook.com/groups/wwsipday/

For more information about the Irish events, visit the Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers‘ social media accounts –

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/weavespindyeie/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/weavespindyeIE

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Event: The Big Spin – Solas Garden Centre Portarlington – 15th June

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Via our colleagues at The Irish Guild of Spinners, Weavers, & Dyers (IGSWD): The Big Spin is a giant social gathering of Spinners (and weavers and dyers) at the Solas Garden Centre in Portarlington on Sat 15th June, from 10 AM to 4 PM.

There will be a donation box on the day, with a suggested payment of €5 per spinner/craftsperson attending to cover the cost of renting the space. Solas has a coffee shop that serves hot food. Participants can bring picnics if desired. There are tables provided.

What a fantastic way to meet other spinners from around the country and have an absolute ball of a day!

If you have questions, contact the secretary at IGSWD – https://weavespindye.ie/contact-2/

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