Kiri Cottage Crafts

27/08/2026

27/08/2026

14/08/2026

14/08/2026

11/08/2026

A wee run down in what I have been doing recently - as I haven't posted in a while 🫣

This evening was a weaving workshop, part of the creative peninsula program of arts and crafts. Fiona worked on my schacht cricket loom, a small rigid heddle loom, and was well on her way to a masterpiece when time ran. So she took the loom home to finish her homework 😊

Last week I ran a spinning workshop for a lovely french girl who picked it very quickly. After about 2 hours she had spun about 50g of wool. And AI was my friend that day - her English was not tuned in to technical spinning terms, and my french wasn't really tuned in to anything, so I was able to use AI to translate what I was saying to her and it worked really well 👌

I did a crochet demo in Ards arts centre on Friday evening, and an Aran knitting demo the previous Sunday at the north down museum in Bangor.

I had fun with a finger knitting workshop at Ards Arts centre last week, using wool roving and icord that I made on my electric icord maker.

21/07/2026

Two lovely ladies from England, mother and daughter, came along to a peg loom workshop this morning. Lots of things in common - greyhounds, lurchers, horses, crafts and Terry Pratchett ❤️❤️
We used i-cord, wool, sheep and alpaca fleece rovings, strips of fabric, and tow (2nd quality flax) from Mallon Linen to make unique woven pieces - destined to become wall hangings.

13/07/2026

Starting to stockpile some hand spun for two special customers. Currently using 'Dharma' acid dyes with lovely results:
-Flamingo
-Fluorescent fuchsia
-Pistachio

12/07/2026

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐰, 𝟏𝟐 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

⏰ 2pm - 4pm
🎫 FREE! No booking required

Christine Casey of Kiri Cottage Crafts based in Kircubbin, will be demonstrating spinning yarn on a traditional spinner.
Come along, watch Christine at work and chat to her about her craft.

Find out what else is planned this summer at Cockle right here >> https://bit.ly/3ROHlLa

Entertainment and activities are subject to timetabling on the day. To avoid disappointment be sure to pop over before 3.30pm to get the most of what's on.

Please note, details are subject to change.

Explore the fisherman's cottages that date back to the 17th century, which are open seasonally, and get a taste of a little bit of history:

Thursday - Sunday, until 13 September
11am-5pm
Free admission

Ards and North Down Borough Council