Recreating Textiles from Early Ireland in Craggaunowen

Date: Thursday, 19 March
Time: 2.15pm
Location: Education Wing, Hunt Museum
Free admission: €5 per person, FREE for Friends of the Hunt Museum and Students.

Presented by the resident weavers at Craggaunowen, Geraldine O’Sullivan and Annika Hammar. Step back in time and discover bone needles, carders, whorls, and spindles. Our weavers, Annika and Geraldine, will present a sample of a Shag Mantle cloak. This type of hairy wool cloak is naturally rain repellent! 

Enjoy how a Sprang loom from Craggaunowen operates, and a Warp weighted loom.