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community · Wednesday 2 September 2026 · 7:00pm 
In Stitches by Aislinn: Adult Crochet Workshop
At Dunamaise Arts Centre · Church Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
At Dunamaise Arts Centre · Church Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Dunamaise Arts Centre runs “In Stitches by Aislinn”, a four-week beginner crochet course for adults, on Wednesday evenings from 2 to 23 September 2026. It is a complete course rather than a drop-in class, running weekly across the four Wednesdays, priced at €102.50 for the full set of sessions, with all materials included and no previous experience needed.
Each two-hour evening session builds on the last, taking participants from basic stitches through to a finished piece over the four weeks, under the guidance of tutor Aislinn. Because materials are included in the price, there is nothing extra to buy before the first class, and the course is aimed squarely at complete beginners rather than people looking to refine existing skills. It runs alongside a children’s version of the same course on Saturday mornings through September, giving Dunamaise’s craft programme a family-wide reach across the same few weeks. The evening timing suits people working through the day, and the course sits within Dunamaise’s wider programme of hands-on workshops that runs alongside its theatre, music and exhibition schedule, giving the arts centre a genuine role as a craft teaching space as well as a performance venue. Numbers are limited to keep the class manageable for a beginner group, so early booking is worthwhile.
Dunamaise Arts Centre is on Church Street in Portlaoise town centre, close to the train station and the town’s main car parks. Portlaoise sits on the Dublin to Cork and Dublin to Limerick rail lines and just off the M7 motorway.
A weekly evening class is an easy reason to make Portlaoise part of a regular routine, with cafes and shops around Church Street nearby. There is more to see in Portlaoise and across Co. Laois.
Heading to Dunamaise Arts Centre in Portlaoise? Laois has plenty more to see. Read the Portlaoise area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.