The Grandmacore Craft Revival

For a while, craft felt like it had to prove something. Be polished. Be fast. Be good on camera.

In 2026, more makers are opting out of that entirely. The grandmacore revival has less to do with looks and more to do with how making actually feels. It’s about crafts that take time, invite repetition, and don’t mind if you’re a bit slow at first.

You see it clearly in workshops. Knitting, crochet, embroidery, patchwork, weaving. Techniques that ask you to sit down, pick up the same motion again and again, and trust that something will eventually emerge. Progress is quiet. Mistakes happen. Conversations drift. No one’s rushing you toward a finished result.

That atmosphere matters. Grandmacore craft assumes care of materials, of tools, of each other. Pieces are made to be used, washed, repaired, and used again. Fixes stay visible. Wear is expected. Nothing is treated as precious in a way that makes it untouchable.

Across Ireland, these kinds of workshops are drawing people in not because they promise mastery, but because they offer a different pace. You might leave with a half-finished piece and a slightly sore neck, but you also leave knowing you can keep going at home. The skill doesn’t disappear when the class ends.

There’s something grounding about that. In a culture obsessed with shortcuts and instant results, these crafts take their time and invite you to do the same.

And somehow, that feels exactly right for now.

Images by (Sigmund, Gio Gix & Shelter)

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