Fri 25th July. Needle felt a woolly picture.

Learn how to use a felting needle to attach wool fibre onto a fabric base. This new craft has endless possibilities for creating greetings cards, small pictures and wall hangings. Needle felting involves using a very sharp needle and is not suitable for children under 12 years. No experience is needed. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.

Fri 1st Aug. Needle Felted Animals.

3D needle felting, learn how to use a felting needle to sculpt wool. Using natural wool fibres, create your own adorable little animal, they have a wire interior for movable limbs and fit into the palm of your hand. Bring an image of a favorite animal to copy. This craft has endless possibilities for a creative mind. This craft involves using a very sharp needle and is not suitable for children under 12 years. No experience is needed. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.

Sun 24th Aug. Basic Jewellery Making

Learn all about beads, findings, wire and basic bead stringing. Learn how to make wire wrapped loops for dangles, earrings and connectors. You will make a pretty necklace and a pair of earrings, which will give you the confidence to have a go at home. No experience needed. NB. If you prefer to use sterling silver clasps and ear wires for your pieces, there will be an extra charge on the day. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.

Thurs and Fri 23rd and 24th Oct. Basket weaving with Joe Hogan

In this workshop participants will have the opportunity to make either 2 small round baskets or 1 medium size round basket. The aim of the course is to give as thorough an introduction as possible to making a basket, from making the base to finishing the border, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. There will also be information about growing a small willow bed and some planting cuttings will be provided for each person.

Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €160.00.

Joe Hogan has been making baskets at Loch na Fooey since 1978 and in that time has earned a reputation for making strong, durable baskets of the highest quality. The colours in these award winning baskets are those of the natural willows which are grown at Loch na Fooey. www.Joehoganbaskets.com

All courses include materials & light refreshments, please bring a packed lunch, and a note book will be useful. All courses run from 10am to 4.30pm. A 50% deposit is required with bookings. Deposits are non-refundable but your booking can be transferred with 7 days notice. Please pay by credit card or send a P.O. or a cheque made payable to Derryaun Crafts with your booking, to Suzie Sullivan, Derryaun Crafts, Sheefry House, Drummin, Nr Westport, Co Mayo. Tel. 098 21888.

Derryaun crafts is a small independent maker of jewellery and textiles which has been in operation in County Mayo since 1998. Suzie Sullivan is proprietor of Derryaun Crafts. During this time Derryaun Crafts’ original styles and distinctive designs have built up considerable goodwill in the local area and further afield. In the course of these craft workshops I will demonstrate many of my crafting methods and exhibit my own specific designs and pieces. Please note that these exhibits are the intellectual property of Derryaun Crafts and they should not be copied for commercial purposes in direct competition with those of Derryaun Crafts.

Thank you for your understanding. Suzie Sullivan

Fri 22nd Feb. Basic Jewellery Making

Learn all about beads, findings, wire and basic bead stringing. Learn how to make wire wrapped loops for dangles, earrings and connectors. You will make a pretty necklace and a pair of earrings, which will give you the confidence to have a go at home. No experience needed. NB. If you prefer to use sterling silver clasps and ear wires for your pieces, there will be an extra charge on the day. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.

Sun 2nd March. Fleece Dog

Needle felt your own cute miniature dog, this workshop is inspired by the charming book ‘Fleece Dog’ by Sinco, the dogs are made from natural coloured carded wool, have a wire interior for movable limbs and fit into the palm of your hand. Bring an image of your own dog (or cat) to copy. This craft involves using a very sharp needle and is not suitable for children under 12 years. No experience is needed. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.

Thurs 13th & Fri 14th March. Wonderful Wire Work

Learn all about wire and how to shape it by using jewellery pliers and a specialist tool called a ‘twist and curl’. Create unusual coiled wire beads, (beads completely made of bright shiny wire) learn how to make spirals and wire wrapped loops for connectors, dangles and earrings. If you enjoy jewellery making, this craft will add a new dimension to your designs, the tools are easy to use and need no experience. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.

Fri 28th March. Basic Traditional Wet Felting

Learn all about wool fibre, and how to turn it into a strong piece of felt, using hot water soap and friction, we will focus on sample pieces using basic techniques, and explore how to add surface colour and texture using inclusions such as hand dyed silk, raw fleece and wool knops. This is a very popular creative craft that can be easily done in your own home, no experience needed. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.

Thu 10th April. Needle felt a woolly picture

Learn how to use a felting needle to attach wool fibre onto a fabric base. This new craft has endless possibilities for creating greetings cards, small pictures and wall hangings. Needle felting involves using a very sharp needle and is not suitable for children under 12 years. No experience is needed.
Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.

Fri 11th April. Needle Felted Figures

3D needle felting, learn how to use a felting needle to sculpt wool, create wonderful little fairy folk, this craft has endless possibilities for a creative mind. This craft involves using a very sharp needle and is not suitable for children under 12 years. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.

Fri 25th April. Bead Weaving – Beaded beads

Learn the art of stitching small seed beads together to form a focal bead, once you have learnt the basic techniques, the combinations are endless, beaded beads can be used as a single focal bead, button fasteners, earrings etc. experience in using a fine needle and thread would be beneficial for this workshop. Some experience in using a fine needle and thread would be beneficial for this workshop. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00. NB. There will be an extra charge for any silver jewellery findings on the day.

Thurs 8th & Fri 9th May. Silk Paper Making

Learn all about silk fibre and how to make luscious pieces of silk paper, embossed leaves and a silk paper bowl. Day 1 will focus on learning about the different types of silk fibre, making sheets of paper, a bowl or tea light holder and embossed silk leaves. Day 2 will focus on finishing off the silk leaves and bowl, plus instructions on how to make instant silk paper. Silk paper is very strong and can be stitched for further surface embellishment for use in greetings cards,collage, hollow forms etc. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.

Sun 11th May. Basic Jewellery Making

Learn all about beads, findings, wire and basic bead stringing. Learn how to make wire wrapped loops for dangles, earrings and connectors. You will make a pretty necklace and a pair of earrings, which will give you the confidence to have a go at home. No experience needed. NB. If you prefer to use sterling silver clasps and ear wires for your pieces, there will be an extra charge on the day. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.

Fri 16th May. Bead Weaving – right angle weave netting

The fascinating art of bead weaving involves using a fine beading needle and special nylon thread to stitch together tiny seed beads to form beady tubes, ropes, netting and beaded beads. Also learn all about the shapes, sizes and colour definitions of beads. Right angle weave - netting, this stitch is mostly used for forming flat pieces for making bracelets, chokers etc., it can also be used for smaller pieces such as earrings and button fasteners. Create the basic netting as a base, then learn how to embellish the netting with contrasting beads to add colour and texture. Some experience in using a fine needle and thread would be beneficial for this workshop. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.

Fri 30th May. Traditional Wet Felting

Hollow seamless forms. Make a small purse of a vessel. Learn all about wool fibre and how to make a hollow form using a plastic resist. This technique will give knowledge to create any hollow form such as hats, vessels, slippers, purses, bags ect.we will also explore how to use surface colour and texture using inclusions such as hand dyed silk fibre, raw fleece etc. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.

Fri 13th June. Jewellery making - Making the most of memory wire.

Learn how to make this elegant multi stranded bracelet using coiled wire, bar spacers and beads, the bracelets are finished off with ball ends for that professional look, these designs can also be adapted to make chokers. No experience is needed. If you prefer to use sterling silver beads and spacers for your piece, there will be an extra charge on the day. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.

Thurs 19th & Fri 20th June. Felted Jewellery - Combined wire, fibre and bead workshop.

This is an exciting workshop that covers three techniques; making felt beads using a felting needle and washing machine; making wire connector ‘beads’ using a ‘twist and curl’ tool; the art of stitching onto the felt beads. There is a lot of attention to detail in this course, and will require some experience in needlework. Learn more ....
Venue: Derryaun Crafts. Cost €65.00.