Saturday, August 20, 2016

Ireland Part One: Dublin Yarn Crawl

I was lucky to get to Ireland in May on a fabulous knitting tour run by IrishTourism, my friend Deb and I did the south of Ireland Tour. 

First stop: Dublin

The National Museum of Ireland, which has multiple location. This is Collins Barracks, home of the Museum of Decorative Arts and History



 The exhibit pointed out that the clothes of the wealthy tended to survive more than the clothes of the poor



Old hand cards and a shuttle



As in many places, upper class women knit or made "fancies" to keep themselves busy



20th century clothing with shawl:



Spinning wheel




Deb's back at St. Stephen's Green



The next day, a visit to the Constant Knitter





Winnie's Craft Cafe for a metal jewelry knitting workshop



Irish tourism did a fantastic job and I can highly recommend their tours!

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