Category: Creative Ireland

  • The Programme of the Amazing Lace Symposium

    The Programme of the Amazing Lace Symposium

    This is the final version of the programme: The Symposium will take place on Saturday, 23 March 2024, at the Absolute Hotel in Limerick. Friends of Lace Limerick will be at the venue from 9am, to welcome the participants and facilitate setting-up the pop-up exhibition. The symposium will open at 10 am, with a welcome […]

  • Brainstorming with Giordana Giache

    Brainstorming with Giordana Giache

    The second brainstorming workshop was led by Giordana Giache, lacemaker, educator and reputed artist, founding member of Lumen Street Theatre , in the Limerick Museum on the morning of 24 November. Building on the results of the previous workshop, the participants discussed several topics. Below a sample of these topics: Again, the participants discussed how […]

  • Brainstorming with Paula Rafferty

    Brainstorming with Paula Rafferty

    The brainstorming workshop led by Paula Rafferty took place on 9 November 2023 in the UL City Campus. Paula Rafferty is a renowned Quilter and Textile Artist and a fabulous teacher. We worked in groups and we kept on rotating in order to generate as many ideas as possible. Three topics were put to discussion: […]

  • Lacemakers training in FabLab Limerick

    Lacemakers training in FabLab Limerick

    As part of the “Lace Making in the Digital Age” project funded by Creative Ireland and Limerick City and County Council through Creative Ireland- Made in Limerick, a group of lacemakers, artists and members of the public attended a 4-week training in Fablab Limerick.  The first Fablab session took place on Thursday, October 19 2023. […]

  • Lace Making in the Digital Age

    Lace Making in the Digital Age

    Creative Ireland – Made in Limerick project – Registration now open With the support of the Creative Ireland- Made in Limerick programme, Friends of Lace Limerick are offering training for lacemakers and artists in using digital fabrication. The training will take place in 4 consecutive Thursdays in Fablab Limerick  from 6:30 to 7:30pm, starting with 19 […]