Ulster Folk & Transport Museum Creative Arts and Crafts Programme 2015-16 by Nerve Centre

Ulster Folk & Transport Museum Creative Arts and Crafts Programme 2015_2016

Get Creative at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum Adult Craft Programme 2015 – 2016 Inspired by the seasons of the year, as well as the collections at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, the Learning Department provides a range of adult classes to encourage creativity. The Museum is uniquely placed to have historical evidence of crafts such as whitework embroidery from the 1800s, fine examples of rag rugs used in family homes during the 1900s and samples of goldwork embroidery all available at our classes. New this year, we offer Bladesmithing classes where participants make a whittling knife in the Museum’s Spade Mill and finishing room, a handmade paper workshop, felt jewellery and handbag classes and seasonal tours looking at local customs. As part of the Decade of Centenaries events, we are featuring a World War 1 themed weekend to coincide with Remembrance Sunday and classes looking at the Suffragette cause and the changing role of women.

The ever popular basket-making and blacksmith workshops are still available. The Museum is delighted that both tutors have received recognition for their work. Gerald Monaghan qualified as a Journeyman from the London City of Blacksmiths Guild while Bob Johnston was awarded the 2015 MADE, Spacecraft, and People’s Prize Award for his willow sculptural pieces. We have some new initiatives in January 2016: the Get Creative Weekend and Crafternoon Tea. Crafters can enjoy a weekend of traditional craft taster sessions with like-minded people who love to try new areas of craft. Alternatively, if you only have a short amount of time come to our afternoon of tea, chat and crafting. Whatever level you decide to participate at, you will go home with a product created by your own hand which had its origins centuries ago.

Felt spheres made by award winning felt maker Dorothy Dismore

The Craft Experience… Crafts and Skills Day Sunday 6th September 2015 11.00am – 3.30pm Come along to our Craft and Skills Day at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum and view the range of classes on offer and the finished pieces available. Visit the Forge, the Basket Shed, Print Shop and Weaver’s House to see how these crafts were executed in the past. Chat to the Museum’s experienced staff about their skills and see other items they have made throughout the year. Coffee is available to purchase in the Ballycultra Tea-room, the venue for our new Crafternoon tea sessions, then walk around the Town to see the skills of the six Northern Ireland Guilds who will be located in various Museum exhibit buildings. Try some lace making, watch the spinning demonstration, chat to the Beaders and enjoy the embroidery and machine knit items on display. Pop in to see the Room with a View displays from the Newtownards Miniature Dolls’ House Society located in the Residential Centre (venue for the Get Creative weekend). Seacourt Printing will also be available to let visitors try some printing techniques. Embroidered storybook created by Jenny Haslett

For a birthday, Christmas or thank you gift with a difference why not purchase a place on one of the classes for a family member or friend. Gift vouchers can be provided. The Crafts and Skills day event takes place in the authentic setting of the Museum’s early 1900’s town. Entry to the folk side of the Museum for Crafts and Skills Day is free on production of the token at the back of this booklet. Early release of workshop places will be made on the day for privileged booking however after this date bookings can be made online from 7th September 2015 or by cheque made out to National Museums Northern Ireland. www.nmni.com/uftm For your diary: The Ulster Folk & Transport Museum celebrates August Craft Month each year by highlighting traditional crafts every Wednesday throughout August 2016. Members of the six NI Guilds will demonstrate their skills of embroidery, beading, lace work, patchwork, spinning and weaving and machine knitting. Museum staff will demonstrate blacksmithing, spade making, willow work, weaving and printing. Other organisations will also present their crafts and provide ‘try me’ sessions for visitors (a list of contributors will be available nearer the time). So save the Wednesday dates in August for a unique day out with friends and family.

Autumn October 2015 Peg-Loom Weaving Saturday 3rd October Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Make your own bespoke fabric using strands of wool, felt and tweed fabric. The tutor will illustrate how to weave your fabric strands on a peg loom to create a piece of cloth. No sewing is required. You decide on the combination of autumnal colours to use and the design for your piece of fabric. Finished pieces may be used to make a handbag or framed to hang on the wall. Fee: £32/£27 + £8 to tutor for materials Tutor: Dorothy Dinsmore Ref: 10/PEGL Be a ‘Smithy’ for the day Saturday 3rd October Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Experience what it was like to work in a blacksmith’s forge in the nineteenth century. The Museum’s ‘smithy’ will take you on as an apprentice for the day. All you need is a strong arm and plenty of gusto to operate the bellows! As well as learning some tricks of the trade, you will also mould the iron to make a fireside poker to take away with you for your home. Fee: £45/£40 includes materials Tutor: Gerald Monaghan Ref: 10/BLAC Willow work created by award winning basket-maker Bob Johnston

Tiffany Glass Sun-catcher Saturday 10th October Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Taking autumn themes from nature and using an extensive colour palette you will be taught how to take pieces of stained glass and fuse them together using copper foil to create a sun catcher for your home. Fee: £32/£27 + £15 to tutor for materials Tutor: Roberta Larkin Ref: 10/TIFF Celtic Goldwork Saturday 10th October Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Participants will take inspiration from the exhibition A Step in Time: The Story of Irish Dance before embarking on their project. Goldwork is the art of embroidery using metal threads and beads and found on many Irish dance costumes. Fee: £32/£27 + £10 to tutor for materials Tutor: Heather Harrison Ref: 10/GOLD The Blueprint - Natural Dyeing Saturday 17th October Time: 11.30am – 4.00pm Indigo dyeing is a rich tradition all over the world. Indigo was the best substantive colour fast dye used for thousands of years. Come and learn how to prepare the indigo vat and try resist dyeing techniques on fabric. Fee: £32/£27 includes materials Tutor: Diane Shaw Ref: 10/NAT

Harvest and Hallowe’en Create a Mummer’s Mask Saturday 24th October Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Learn about the ancient custom of Mumming as you design an animal mask made from straw in a traditional conical shape. Fee: £45/£40 includes materials Tutor: Bob Johnston Ref: 10/MASK Bladesmithing: Whittling Knife Sunday 25th October Time: 11.15am – 4.00pm During Harvest, knives were an important tool to assist with the reaping of the crop. Under the guidance of one of our Blacksmiths. You will make a blade from steel then, using a handforge method, turn the metal into a stick-tang knife. Once the blade has been burnt into the wooden handle participants will learn how to sharpen and hand-polish the blade. Lastly, you will hand-stitch a leather sheaf which, along with the blade, can be personalized with the initials of the person receiving it. Fee: £50/£47 includes materials Tutor: Aaron Leach Ref: 10/KNIF

Harvest and Hallowe’en Traditions Sunday 25th October Time: 11.30am – 1.45pm Why did farmers fear the hare? What did the Little People do to bramble fruit at this time of year? Learn fact from fiction as you explore some of the Museum’s buildings on this seasonal trail then make a straw Harvest knot before joining our cook in the farmhouse to bake soda bread over the fire. Fee: £15/£13 includes materials Tutors: Julia Healy, Patrick McKinney Ref: 10/HWEEN NB: this seasonal tour includes quite a lot of walking around the Museum so we recommend participants wear suitable shoes and outdoor clothing.

Metal work made by newly appointed Journeyman Gerald Monaghan

Winter November 2015 Be a ‘Smithy’ for the day Sunday 1st November Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Experience what it was like to work in a blacksmith’s forge in the nineteenth century. The Museum’s ‘smithy’ will take you on as an apprentice for the day. All you need is a strong arm and plenty of gusto to operate the bellows! As well as learning some tricks of the trade, you will also mould the iron to make a fireside poker to take away with you for your home. Fee: £45/£40 includes materials Tutor: Gerald Monaghan Ref: 11/BLAC Felt Making Sunday 1st November Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm This workshop offers the opportunity to make your own bespoke fabric panel in felt. There is no sewing, knitting or weaving - just rolling as felt is a bonded fibre. In the class you will learn about layout, inlay and separation techniques. (Please note that felt making involves energetic rolling of the fabric.) Fee: £32/£27 + £8 to tutor for materials Tutor: Dorothy Dinsmore Ref: 11/FELT

Woollen fabric created by Jenny Haslett

Mountmellick Embroidery (Intermediate Class) Saturday 7th November Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm For anyone who has previous experience of Mountmellick embroidery this class will take you to the next level. Our experienced tutor will teach you new stitches and techniques on a traditional pattern. Fee: £32/£27 + £7 to tutor for materials Tutor: Heather Harrison Ref: 11/MOUNT

World War1 Commemorative Week end_the Homefront

The Homefront: World War 1 Tour and Rag-Rug poppy workshop Sunday 15th November Time: 11.30am – 2.00pm What happened to the men and Wool Spinning women who stayed at home Saturday 14th November during the war? Museum staff Time: 12.30pm – 3.00pm with take you around the exhibit Cloth was required to provide buildings telling the Homefront troops with uniforms to go off to story as they go. Afterwards war in the Trenches. In this class spend some time hearing about you will hear how people at the the history of the poppy and use time went about manufacturing a rag-rug technique to make a woollen fabric at a local level as commemorative poppy to take well as learning about wool fibres, home. carding, drafting and spinning. A Fee: £15/£13 includes materials spindle will be used initially to spin Tutors: Madeline McGreevy/ the wool fibres then later in the Patrick McKinney day you will get the opportunity to Ref: 11/HOME use a spinning wheel. Fee: £17/£14 + £5 to the tutor Winter Log Basket for materials Saturday 21st and Sunday Tutor: Merle Osborne 22nd November Ref: 11/SPIN Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm The twin-handled log basket Embroidered Postcards has been around the homes of Sunday 15th November Ireland for centuries. This two Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm day workshop with the Museum’s During World War1 silk postcards award winning basket maker will and handkerchiefs were bought teach you the skills required to as souvenirs by soldiers who were create a beautiful basket which serving on the Western Front. gives a rustic look to your home Local French and Belgian women and has a practical use for storage. embroidered the different motifs Fee: £70/£65 includes materials onto strips of silk mesh which (participants must attend both were sent to factories for cutting days) and mounting on postcards. This Tutor: Bob Johnston class will recreate the embroidered Ref: 11/LOG postcard using the styles and slogans of the day. Fee: £32/£27 + £8 to the tutor for materials Tutor: Jenny Haslett Ref: 11/POST

Through the Eye of a Needle Saturday 21st November Time: 11.00am – 1.30pm Spend the morning with Valerie Wilson, Curator of Textiles, as she gives an illustrated talk on the history of needlework education and embroidery in Ireland from 1750 to the present day. A unique aspect of the morning will be the opportunity for participants to study objects from the Museum’s extensive collection of beadwork, needlework samplers, white work embroidery and needlework tools. Fee: £10 Tutor: Valerie Wilson Ref: 11/EYET Be a ‘Smithy’ for the day Saturday 28th November Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Experience what it was like to work in a blacksmith’s forge in the nineteenth century. The Museum’s ‘smithy’ will take you on as an apprentice for the day. All you need is a strong arm and plenty of gusto to operate the bellows! As well as learning some tricks of the trade, you will also mould the iron to make a fireside poker to take away with you for your home. Fee: £45/£40 includes materials Tutor: Gerald Monaghan Ref: 11/BLAC

Cross stitch by Jenny Haslett

A Ballycultra Handmade Christmas Have a handmade Christmas this year by joining us to create your own distinctive festive trimmings and gifts. Over four days there will be something to suit most tastes. Give someone a needlefelt teddy bear wrapped in handmade paper or surprise someone with a gift located inside a luxury cracker. Decorate your home with a crochet star garland, bespoke quilled bauble or hang a rag-rug wreath on your door to welcome friends.

Day One

Christmas Patchwork Table Centre Saturday 28th November Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Enjoy a day with our tutor learning the art of a Log Cabin design patchwork. You will be guided through the process and hear about the history of the craft as you hand-sew your centrepiece ready to take pride of place on your Christmas table. Fee: £32 /£27 + £8 to Tutor for materials Tutor: Heather Harrison Ref 11/XLOG Build a Bear using Needlefelt Saturday 28th November Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Create your very own teddy bear ready to give as a Christmas gift. Using felt, participants will employ a needlefelt technique to shape

the body and features of this special addition to your family. Your bear will be approximately 12cms in height. Fee: £32/£27 + £6 to tutor for materials Tutor: Dorothy Dinsmore Ref: 11/XBEAR

Day Two

Handmade Paper Sunday 29th November Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Learn how to make handmade paper with simple techniques and equipment. Participants will explore incorporating plant materials, fibres, colour and texture into their paper as well as investigating the imprint various objects make on the paper as it dries. You can then use your paper to make a card or gift tag. Fee: £32/£27 + £7 to tutor for materials Tutor: Bill McBride Ref: 11/XPAP Christmas Rag Rug Wreath Sunday 29th November Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Using traditional Rag Rug techniques you will recycle old fabric to create a festive wreath ready to hang on your door at Christmas. Fee: £32/£27 + £8 to tutor for materials Tutor: Jenny Haslett Ref: 11/XRAG

Rag Rug Christmas wreath created by Jenny Haslett

Be a ‘Smithy’ for the day Sunday 29th November Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Experience what it was like to work in a blacksmith’s forge in the nineteenth century. The Museum’s ‘smithy’ will take you on as an apprentice for the day. All you need is a strong arm and plenty of gusto to operate the bellows! As well as learning some tricks of the trade, you will also mould the iron to make a fireside poker to take away with you for your home. Fee: £45/£40 includes materials Tutor: Gerald Monaghan Ref: 11/XBLAC

Day Three

An Edwardian Christmas Sunday 29th November First tour: 11.30am – 1.00pm Second tour: 2.00pm – 3.30pm It’s Christmas Eve 1910, the Butler in the Bank Manager’s House and the Rector’s family are making preparations for Christmas Day. Come with us as we visit them and see how other Museum exhibit buildings are decorated for the season. You will also get the opportunity to make a pomander and discover the origin of our modern Christmas traditions. Fee: £10/£8 (the cost of the tour includes general admission to the Folk Museum therefore participants are welcome to remain on site for the remainder of the day) Tutors: Patrick McKinney/ Madeline McGreevy Ref: 11/XTOUR

Luxury Christmas Cracker Saturday 5th December Time: 11.00am – 2.00pm If you would like to give your Christmas gift inside a large handmade cracker or just make some bespoke crackers for your Christmas table then join our tutor to learn the art. Once you have constructed your cracker you will then decorate it with luxury fabric and embellishments. NB: If you wish to place a gift inside the cracker it must be brought with you on the day. Fee: £17/£14 + £7 to tutor for materials Tutor: Heather Harrison Ref: 12/XCRAC

Crochet Star Garland Saturday 5th December Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Crochet became popular in Europe during the 19th century and the craft is still popular today. If you have always wondered how to work with one stitch and a hook then come to this class where you will learn to crochet and make a star garland decoration for your home. Fee: £32/£27 + £7 to tutor for materials Tutor: Christabelle McCartney Ref: 12/XCRO

Needlefelt bear made by award winning felt maker Dorothy Dinsmore

Tiffany Glass Tree Decoration Saturday 5th December Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Taking a Christmas theme and using an extensive colour palette, you will be taught how to take pieces of stained glass and fuse them together using copper foil to create a bespoke piece of glass artwork for your Christmas tree. Fee: £32/£27 + £15 to tutor for materials Tutor: Roberta Larkin Ref: 12/XTIFF

Day Four

Willow Christmas Decorations Sunday 6th December Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Whether you have a real or artificial Christmas tree this year, why not introduce some natural decorations? You will make a small 2D table Christmas tree, weave willow stars, wands and a wreath which you can then decorate yourself with greenery sourced from the Museum’s grounds. Fee: £40/£35 materials included Tutor: Bob Johnston Ref: 12/XWIL Christmas Bauble: 3D Quilling Sunday 6th December Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm During the Renaissance, nuns and monks used quilling to decorate book covers and religious items. Today you too can practice this traditional craft and make a unique Christmas bauble. Fee: £12/£10 materials included Tutor: Bill McBride Ref: 12/XQUIL

Hearth Baking Sunday 6th December Time: 11.30am – 1.30pm If you would like to experience making traditional bread similar to that used at Christmas in the 1850s then join this class and spend the morning in a rural farmhouse, baking over an open fire. As you reminisce about Christmas in times gone by the tutor will guide you as you make and bake treacle soda and spiced drop scones. Fee: £ 15/£13 (includes materials) Tutor: Julia Healy Ref: 12/XCOOK Bladesmithing: Whittling Knife Sunday 6th December Time: 11.15am – 4.00pm For a Christmas gift with a difference join one of our Blacksmiths in the Spade Mill to make a personalized whittling knife. Participants will make a blade from steel then using a hand-forge method turn the metal into a stick-tang knife. Once the blade has been burnt into the wooden handle participants will learn how to sharpen and handpolish the blade. Lastly you will hand-stitch a leather sheaf which, along with the blade, can be personalized using the initials of the person receiving it. Fee: £50/£47 Tutor: Aaron Leach Ref: 12/KNIF

Goldwork on an apron taken from the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum Collection

January 2016 The Get Creative Weekend Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th January Time: 10.30am arrival on Saturday – 4.00pm departure Sunday Come with a group of crafty friends for a weekend away with a difference. Based in the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum’s Residential Centre, located in the recreated 1900s Ballycultra town, you will be able to spend two days learning about traditional crafts and participate in workshops facilitated by the Museum’s staff. After registration, you will be taken on a craft tour around some of the Museum’s exhibit buildings to meet the makers and chat to them about their specialized craft and the traditional processes they use to create their pieces. After lunch, you will be guests of the Northern Ireland Lace Guild who will facilitate a traditional lace making workshop. Participants will get the chance to assist in the making of a bobbin lace piece and see the stages involved in the making of Carrickmacross lace. In the evening, the group will create an A4 panel using a rag-rug technique and then have some free time to chat and enjoy a quiz.

Spend Sunday morning with the Museum’s textile curator, Valerie Wilson, who will give a talk on the history of patchwork and quilting in Ireland from 1800 to the present day. She will also show some quilts from the Textile Collection and tell the story behind each piece. After lunch participants get the opportunity to make a willow platter to take home. You will leave laden with the items made over the weekend, new skills and lots of memories. A final memento of the weekend will be a handmade item created by one of the Museum’s craftspeople given to the winner of a draw held on the last day. Please note that the Residential Centre has dormitory style sleeping arrangements ranging from 3 to 10 people per room. If a craft group wish to book this weekend for their own members exclusively the minimum group size will be 15 people. The weekend craft itinerary is for adult participation only. The Residential Centre is NI Tourist Board approved and suitable for people with walking difficulties.

Cost: £95/£90 per person Ref: 01/WEEK (Full Board, accommodation and materials for craft activities)

Crafternoon Tea Saturday 23rd January Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm Spend a winter afternoon with like-minded crafters over afternoon tea in the Museum’s Ballycultra Tea-room. While away the time as you chat and knit under the guidance of our experienced tutor or you can bring your own project to work on. Fee: £15 Tutor: Merle Osborne Ref: 01/KTEA Crafternoon Tea Sunday 31st January Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm Spend a winter afternoon with like-minded crafters over afternoon tea in the Museum’s Ballycultra Tea-room. While away the time as you chat and sew a cross-stitch image under the guidance of our experienced tutor or you can bring your own project to work on. Fee: £15 Tutor: Madeline McGreevy Ref: 01/CTEA

Mountmellick embroidery sewn by Heather Harrison

February 2016 Traditional Embroidery Saturday 6th February Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Spend the day learning the forgotten art of hand embroidery. The tutor will guide you as you sew the various stitches which make up a pattern of your choice. You can copy a design from one of the vintage pieces in our handling collection or use photographs to inspire if you want a more contemporary look. Fee: £32/£27 + £8 to tutor Tutor: Heather Harrison Ref: 02/EMBR Hearth Baking Saturday 20th February Time: 11.00am – 1.00pm If you ever wondered how people managed to cook in a small farmhouse over an open fire at the turn of the century then this is the class for you. The tutor will guide you as you make and bake various types of bread using a griddle and pot oven in one of the Museum’s farmhouses. Fee: £15/£13 (includes materials) Tutor: Margaret McCartney Ref: 02/COOK Be a ‘Smithy’ for the day Sunday 7th February Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Experience what it was like to work in a blacksmith’s forge in the nineteenth century. The Museum’s ‘smithy’ will take you on as an apprentice for the day. All you

need is a strong arm and plenty of gusto to operate the bellows! As well as learning some tricks of the trade, you will also mould the iron to make a fireside poker to take away with you for your home. Fee: £45/£40 includes materials Tutor: Gerald Monaghan Ref: 02/BLAC Wax Works – candle making Sunday 7th February Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Candles create ambiance, a relaxing light and a feeling of warmth in the home. This workshop allows you to make bespoke candles to give as gifts or light your Valentine table. Fee: £32/£27 + £10 to tutor for materials Tutor: Suzanne Duncan Ref: 02/CAND Living Willow Chair Saturday 13th February Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Always wanted something sculptural in your garden? This workshop will teach you about planting and caring for willow and how to plant a living sculpture. The Museum’s award winning basket maker will show you how to make a living chair for your garden in a day. (This workshop will take place outdoors so warm clothing is recommended.) Fee: £50/£40 includes materials Tutor: Bob Johnston Ref. 02/LIVI

Plaited rag-rug made by Jenny Haslett

The Get Creative BIG Weekend Plaited Rag Rug Saturday 20th February Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Using a plaiting technique participants will recycle old fabric to create a rag-rug which will give a unique look to your home. Fee: £32/£27 + £8 to tutor for materials Tutor: Jenny Haslett Ref: 02/PRAG Be a ‘Smithy’ for the day Sunday 21st February Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Experience what it was like to work in a blacksmith’s forge in the nineteenth century. The Museum’s ‘smithy’ will take you on as an apprentice for the day. All you need is a strong arm and plenty of gusto to operate the bellows! As well as learning some tricks of the trade, you will also mould the iron to make a fireside poker to take away with you for your home. Fee: £45/£40 includes materials (suitable for beginners) Tutor: Gerald Monaghan Ref: 02/BLAC Tiffany Glass Sun-catcher Sunday 21st February Time: 11.00am – 4.30pm Taking spring themes from nature and using an extensive colour palette you will be taught how to take pieces of stained glass and fuse them together using copper

foil to create a sun catcher for your home. Fee: £32/£27 + £15 to tutor for materials Tutor: Roberta Larkin Ref: 02/TIFF The Lure of Lace Saturday 27th February Time: 11.00am – 1.30pm Spend the morning with Valerie Wilson, the Museum’s textile curator, as she gives an illustrated talk on the history of lace in Ireland from the early 1800s to the present day. A unique aspect of the morning will be the opportunity for participants to study lace pieces from the Museum’s extensive collection of Carrickmacross, crochet, needlepoint and Limerick lace. Fee: £10 Tutor: Valerie Wilson Ref: 02/LACE Bladesmithing: Whittling Knife Sunday 28th February Time: 11.15am – 4.00pm Under the guidance of our Blacksmith you will make a blade from steel then using a handforge method turn the metal into a stick-tang knife. Once the blade has been burnt into the wooden handle participants will learn how to sharpen and hand-polish the blade. Lastly you will hand-stitch a leather sheaf which, along with the blade, can be personalized using the initials of the person receiving it. Fee: £50/£47 Tutor: Aaron Leach Ref: 02/KNIF

Natural ingredients used in the dyeing process by Diane Shaw

March 2016 Spring Classes Creativity Month: Felt Bag Saturday 5th March Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm This workshop offers the opportunity to make your own bespoke bag in felt. There is no sewing, knitting or weaving - just rolling as felt is a bonded fibre. In the class you will learn about layout, inlay and separation techniques. (Please note that felt making involves energetic rolling of the fabric.) Fee: £32/£27 + £10 to tutor for materials Tutor: Dorothy Dinsmore Ref: 03/FBAG Be a ‘Smithy’ for the day Sunday 6th March Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Experience what it was like to work in a blacksmith’s forge in the nineteenth century. The Museum’s ‘smithy’ will take you on as an apprentice for the day. All you need is a strong arm and plenty of gusto to operate the bellows! As well as learning some tricks of the trade, you will also mould the iron to make a fireside poker to take away with you for your home. Fee: £45/£40 includes materials (suitable for beginners) Tutor: Gerald Monaghan Ref: 03/BLAC

Celebrate International Women’s Day by joining one of our classes which look at women’s lives in the home and in politics in the 1900s: The Suffragette Cause Saturday 5th March Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Learn more about the Suffragette movement and the political battle they waged before making your own brooch and rosette in suffragette colours. What would you like to say today about women’s place in society? Crossstitch your own rosette centre to share your thoughts. Fee: £32/£27 materials included Tutors: Jenny Haslett Ref: 03/SUFF Vintage Style Stationery Sunday 6th March Time: 10.30am – 3.00pm During the class, participants will look at copies of vintage magazine and catalogue adverts showing how women were perceived by society and in the home. These images will then be used to create greeting cards, wrapping paper and gift tags. Fee: £20/£17 + £5 to tutor for materials Tutor: Madeline McGreevy Ref: 03/VINT

Celtic Goldwork embroidery created by Heather Harrison

Lobster Pot Saturday 12th March Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Under the tuition of the Museum’s award winning basket maker, participants will create a lobster pot based on a design found on the west coast of Ireland until the 1900s. Fee: £45/£40 includes materials Tutor: Bob Johnston Ref: 03/LOBS Drawn Threadwork Lavender Bag Saturday 12th March Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Drawn threadwork is a form embroidery based on removing threads from the warp and or weft of a piece of fabric. It is traditionally done with white thread on white fabric. Try this beautiful textile craft for yourself and create a delicate lavender bag. Fee: £32/£27 + £8 to tutor for materials Tutor: Heather Harrison Ref: 03/LAV Costume: from head to toe Saturday 12th March Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Spend the morning with Valerie Wilson, Curator of Textiles, as she gives an illustrated talk on the dress and accessories collection at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum. Valerie will discuss dress from the cradle to the grave. A unique aspect of the morning will be the opportunity for participants to study objects from the Museum’s extensive

collection. After lunch you will be given a guided tour of both R.J. Sloane drapers’ shop in the open air museum and a gallery tour of the exhibition ‘A Step in Time: the story of Irish Dance’. Fee: £15/£12 Tutor: Valerie Wilson Ref: 03/COST Pretty and Practical handmade soap Sunday 13th March Time: 10.30am – 2.30pm Make your own soap using techniques such as decoupage, embossing, layering and marbling you will create unique handmade soaps for your home or to give as gifts. Fee: £17/£14 + £8 to tutor for materials Tutor: Suzanne Duncan Ref: 03/SOAP Bladesmithing: Whittling Knife Sunday 13th March Time: 11.15am – 4.00pm Under the guidance of our Blacksmith you will make a blade from steel, then using a handforge method, turn the metal into a stick-tang knife. Once the blade has been burnt into the wooden handle participants will learn how to sharpen and hand-polish the blade. Lastly, you will hand-stitch a leather sheaf which, along with the blade, can be personalized using the initials of the person receiving it. Fee: £50/£47 Tutor: Aaron Leach Ref: 03/KNIF

Felt jewellery created by Dorothy Dinsmore

April 2016 Handmade Paper Saturday 2nd April Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Learn how to make handmade paper using simple techniques and equipment. Participants will hear about the history of paper making in Ireland and the techniques used to make paper at the time. You will then explore incorporating plant materials, fibres, colour and texture into your paper pulp as well as investigating the imprint various objects make on the paper as it dries. Fee: £32/£27 + £7 to tutor for materials Tutor: Bill McBride Ref: 04/PAP Create a Needlefelt Animal Sunday 3rd April Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Create your very own teddy bear ready to give as a gift. Using felt, participants will employ a needlefelt technique to shape the body and features of this special addition to your family. Your bear will be approximately 12cms in height. Fee: £32/£27 + £6 to tutor for materials Tutor: Dorothy Dinsmore Ref: 04/BEAR

Tiffany Glass Sun-catcher Sunday 3rd April Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Influenced by spring themes from nature and using an extensive colour palette, you will be taught how to take pieces of stained glass and fuse them together using copper foil to create a sun catcher for your home. No experience is required, just lots of enthusiasm. Fee: £32/£27 + £15 to tutor for materials Tutor: Roberta Larkin Ref: 04/TIFF Willow Sculpture Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th April Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Spend the day under the guidance of the Museum’s expert basket maker learning how to weave a garden sculpture using willow. Fee: £70/£65 includes materials (it is necessary to attend both days)

Tutor: Bob Johnston Ref: 04/SCULP Crazy for Crochet Saturday 16th April Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Crochet became popular in Europe during the 19th century and still holds its popularity today. If you have always wondered how you work with one stitch and a hook then come to this beginner’s class where you will learn the skill and create a crochet square and flower. Fee: £32/ £27 + £6 to the tutor for materials Tutor: Christabelle McCartney Ref: 04/CROC

Be a ‘Smithy’ for the day Sunday 17th April Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Experience what it was like to work in a blacksmith’s forge in the nineteenth century. The Museum’s ‘smithy’ will take you on as an apprentice for the day. All you need is a strong arm and plenty of gusto to operate the bellows! As well as learning some tricks of the trade, you will also mould the iron to make a fireside poker to take away with you for your home. Fee: £45/£35 Tutor: Gerald Monaghan Ref: 04/BLAC The Blueprint: Natural Dyeing Sunday 17th April Time: 11.00am – 4.00pm Indigo dyeing is a rich tradition all over the world. Indigo was the best substantive colour fast dye used for thousands of years. Come and learn how to prepare the indigo vat and try resist dyeing techniques on fabric. Fee: £32/£27 includes materials Tutor: Diane Shaw Ref: 04/NAT Willow Garden Basket Saturday 23rd April Time: 11.00am - 4.30pm With Spring in the air why not join our Basket-maker to create a garden basket from brightly coloured fresh willow. Fee: £45/£40 Tutor: Bob Johnston Ref: 04/GARD Spring rag-rug wreath by Jenny Haslett

May 2016 Willow Plant Supports Saturday 7th May Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm Spend the morning under the tuition of our award winning basket maker creating conical plant supports for your garden. Fee: £15/£12 (includes materials) Tutor: Bob Johnston Ref: 05/PLAN Felt Jewellery Saturday 7th May Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Spend the day learning how to make various types of felt beads (similar to those on the front cover). Our award winning tutor will guide you through the process and help with the design of your bespoke piece. Fee: £32/£27 + £8 to the tutor for materials Tutor: Dorothy Dinsmore Ref: 05/JEWL Hearth Baking Saturday 7th May Time: 11.00am – 1.00pm If you ever wondered how people managed to cook in a small farmhouse over an open fire at the turn of the century then this is the class for you. As you reminisce of times gone by the tutor will guide you as you make and bake soda and potato bread in one of the Museum’s farmhouses. Fee: £15/£13 (includes materials) Tutor: Margaret McCartney Ref: 05/COOK

Goldthread Embroidery with beadwork Saturday 14th May Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Enjoy spending the day creating a Goldwork embroidery piece. Goldwork uses metal threads and free embroidery; the gold threads are held onto the surface of the fabric by a second thread, usually of fine silk. Fee: £32/£27 + £10 to Tutor for materials Tutor: Heather Harrison Ref: 05/GOLD Be a ‘Smithy’ for the day Saturday 14th May Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Experience what it was like to work in a blacksmith’s forge in the nineteenth century. The Museum’s ‘smithy’ will take you on as an apprentice for the day. All you need is a strong arm and plenty of gusto to operate the bellows! As well as learning some tricks of the trade, you will also mould the iron to make a fireside poker to take away with you for your home. Fee: £45/£40 includes materials Tutor: Gerald Monaghan Ref: 05/BLAC

3D Quilling bauble by Bill McBride

Contemporary Weaving Sunday 15th May Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm This class will inspire creativity and encourage you to learn more about the art of weaving. The tutor will show you how to weave different beads and wire to create an alternative texture to your piece of cloth. Fee: £32/£27 + £8 to the tutor for materials Tutor: Jenny Haslett Ref: 05/CWEAV Linen: flax to fabric Saturday 21st May Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Spend the morning with Valerie Wilson, Curator of Textiles, as she gives an illustrated talk which provides an overview of linen production in Ulster from the early 1800s to the present day using examples of linen fabrics, designs and finished goods from the textiles collection of the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum. The afternoon will include a visit to the Ballydugan Weaver’s cottage and R.J. Sloan draper’s shop in the open air museum concluding in the Folk Life Gallery to view embroidery and costume in the exhibition “A Step in Time: the story of Irish dance”. Fee: £15/£12 Tutor: Valerie Wilson Ref: 05/LINE

Drawn threadwork with beads by Heather Harrison

Be a ‘Smithy’ for the day Saturday 28th May Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Experience what it was like to work in a blacksmith’s forge in the nineteenth century. The Museum’s ‘smithy’ will take you on as an apprentice for the day. All you need is a strong arm and plenty of gusto to operate the bellows! As well as learning some tricks of the trade, you will also mould the iron to make a fireside poker to take away with you for your home. Fee: £45/£40 includes materials Tutor: Gerald Monaghan Ref: 05/BLAC Chalk Art Saturday 28th May Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm Spend the day with our tutor sketching the museum buildings and artefacts using the medium of chalk. Fee: £32/£27 + £8 to tutor Tutor: Jenny Haslett Ref: 05/CHALK

General Information All classes are suitable for beginners and those with some experience except where otherwise stated. We will try, where possible, to have items from the Museum’s collections available to inspire ideas and designs. Materials can be purchased from the tutors on the day, cost as stated in the brochure. Where specific materials are required, a list will be forwarded before the start of the course. Classes will normally be held in the Learning Centre located in the courtyard of the Town area of the Museum. Cars can be parked in the Town car park. The Museum is served by Ulsterbus (Route 1, Belfast-Bangor). Bus stops are about a ten minute walk from the Town area of the Museum. Northern Ireland Railways also operate a service to Cultra Station. Participants may bring their own packed lunch or facilities are available in the Ballycultra Tea-room.

Booking and Information on Fees Places on a class should be booked as early as possible. Payment can be made by: • cash, in person, at the Folk Admission kiosk located in the main car park of the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, • over the telephone 028 9039 5091 using a Debit or Credit card, • by posting in a completed booking form with cheque made out to NMNI • online from 7th Sept 2015 www.nmni.com/uftm Refunds are only available if you give seven days written notice in advance of your class. If a class is fully booked, applicants will be so advised and their names placed on a waiting list. Where possible, they will be offered vacancies if they arise or a place on an alternative date. We require a minimum number of people to run a class. If we don’t achieve this number a class may be cancelled. Full Fee: This fee should be paid by all participants except those who fall into the category below.

Photographs courtesy Michael McKeown, National Museums Northern Ireland

Concessionary Fee: Those participants who are wholly dependent upon state benefits, whether in the form of state pension, unemployment benefit or disability allowance plus anyone who is a student (proof of which must be shown at time of booking). A selection of handmade paper by Bill McBride

BOOKING FORM

(a separate booking form MUST be completed for each person) Please complete all sections

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Payments to the tutor for materials to be paid on the day of the class. Bookings cannot be accepted unless accompanied by payment.

Return to: Lauraine Lindsay Ulster Folk and Transport Museum Cultra Holywood, Co Down BT18 OEU Tel. +44 (0) 2890 395091

NB: Please look at our website www.nmni.com/uftm/learning for details of other events throughout the year.

Free Admission

Come along to our Creative Arts & Crafts day to view the many items you can create on the various classes. Priority bookings can be made on the day payable by cash, cheque or credit card. This voucher entitles the bearer to FREE admission to the Folk side of the Museum on Sunday 6th September 2015, 11.00am – 3.30pm. Please tear out this voucher and bring it with you on the day. We look forward to seeing you there. One voucher per person

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