Wove these cushions on Ashford Rigid Heddle loom. I m calling them The Hills of Clare cushions. It is the view I have from the beach on the island.

Aran WIne bottle covers

Aran wine bottle covers in the Inishere colours - white and green.

I gave a very enjoyable workshop in Dry Needle Felting to a group of 15 knitters from the USA and Canada at the Kerry Woollen Mills yesterday

Tweed Pictures

Tweed pictures

Goodbye to the Bog

Goodbye to the Bog is my second play and the Lartigue Players in Listowel will give a reading on Thursday 4th September at the Seanchaí Literary Centre, the Square.

Felting class

Wet felting class in Listowel, entitled "Bring a jam jar and go home with a work of Art"

Mairead spinning in Craftshop na Méar November 22 2013

Making a St. Bridget's Cross in Craftshop na Méar

Women's Antarctic Cap

Women can be explorers too. Sharyn models my Antarctic Cap.

The Antarctic Cap!

Paul from Cork, who actually went to the Antarctic, bought one of my Antarctic caps today!

Floral Woollen arrangement

Felted woollen balls make an interesting floral arrangement.

Kerry Pike, Needle felted fish

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Valentine Day cards, handmade using pink and cream woollen blanket from the Kerry Woollen Mills.

Antarctic Cap

My interpretation of Tom Crean's famous woollen hat. Tom Crean was from Abhainn an Scail and went with Scott to the Antarctic. The hat is knitted in 100% pure wool from the Kerry Woollen Mills 3 sizes, various colours. Modelled by Cormac, who has just returned from a year exploring the world.

Aran Hat

A black and white version

Aran Hat 2013

New aran hat design, neon and black, chunky acrylic wool, as a result of a request for a hat that could be "thrown into the washing machine"

Fleece

A perfect day for washing and drying fleece.

Spinning in Killorglin

Spinning wool from the Kerry Woollen Mills in Killorglin last Sunday

Dry Felting/Needle Felting in Killorglin

Demonstrating needle felting at The Fishery, Kerry Woollen Mills in Killorglin, Co Kerry, as part of the kfest .

Spinning Kerry Woollen Mills wool

Andrew Eade of Kerry Woollen Mills watches as I spin his wool at the All Ireland Sheep Shearing Championships at Millstreet, Co Cork

Sheep Shearing Championships

Spinning at the All Ireland and International Sheep Shearing Championships 2013 at the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, Co Cork

Learning to weave a crios

Elisabeth is weaving!

Crios weaving class

Elisabeth came across by ferry from Inis Meain to take a crios weaving class. Here she is warping up the inkle loom.

Knitting in the sun!

The sun came out at last for our American knitters.

Inis Meain

Exploring Inis Meain with a group of knitters from Tennessee USA

Wet felting today.

Blanket necklace

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Blanket head-piece

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Blanket sleeveless jacket

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Blanket trousers

Blanket

From a large blanket...

Knitting Group

The Jean Moss Ireland Knitting Tour 2013 visited the island today.

Knitting loopy autumn jacket

Wearing aran pinafore, knitting loopy autumn jacket

Knitting aran pinafore

Wearing aran dress, knitting aran pinafore

Aran pinafore, detail

Aran Pinafore, detail on neck

Aran Pinafore

Aran pinafore

St Patrick's Day

Aran dress with belt

Wearing my aran dress

Valentine Day's Blanket coat. Inspiration: wearing my heart on my sleeve. Needle felted . T

weed ,woven at Kerry Woollen Mills. cut into heart shapes and needle felted using an embellisher.