Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Hey all, I’m not long home from the Basic Hand-Sewing Workshop, and just wanted to say how much fun I had, how great it was to meet such good students, and to throw up a picture of their handiwork (that I’m very proud of)! They came in unable to sew (mostly) and left with finished [...]
Friday, September 30, 2011
There are many reasons you might need to learn how to sew. Maybe you’ve noticed that it’s only a month until Hallowe’en and you need to get started on a costume. Maybe you need to work on costumes for a short film or play you’re a part of. Maybe your favourite top has ripped, or [...]
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Question: How do you take a picture using an empty drink can? Answer: By joining us at TOG for a quick pinhole camera workshop, on Sat 27th August as part of Irish Hackerspaces week. A pinhole camera is probably the simplest camera you can have. It doesn’t even need a lens. It can be any made from almost [...]
Tog will be hosting a Squishy Circuits workshop on Saturday 2nd of July, taught by Tríona O’Connell. Squishy circuits are a great way to demonstrate electrical circuits to kids (and adults!). It consists of a conductive dough and an insulating dough that are used in the building of circuits, along with batteries and more usual [...]
Easter is coming up, and so is a really nice Easter workshop in TOG. As some of you know, I moved to Austria two months ago. Since I’m coming for a visit next week, I decided to bring lots of nice things with me, to show you how we decorate for Easter back in Austria [...]
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Workshop Description: This hands on workshop will cover various aspects of soldering; from the basic techniques of soldering, to soldering electronic components to make simple circuits. Participants will learn how to solder and finish off the workshop with a kit they can bring home. Check out some photos from previous workshops in our gallery. Cost: [...]
Sunday, December 19, 2010
This workshop is for the creative ones among you! The use of scissors, glue and a soldering iron should not scare you, and the eagerness to try new things should be your second nature. We will be working with paper, glitter pens, LED lights, resistors, wires and plastic spheres. The fun will last the whole [...]
Saturday, December 18, 2010
During this day-long workshop, you will be walked through the process of designing an interactive electronic device: from an initial idea right through to the working device. We will start off with a presentation covering the whole design process. Next we will demonstrate the necessary steps and tools in more detail. And last but not [...]