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This week we’re sending a team from TOG Hackerspace to Cuenca, Spain, for the VULCA Seminar, running from 9 to 13 November. It’s the first time the seminar has been held in Spain, and this year we’ll be getting together with makers from across Europe at the Museo de las Ciencias de Castilla-La Mancha, with the support of FabLab Cuenca. There’ll be workshops, time to work on joint projects, and a public Repair Café to round off the week.

How TOG got involved

We applied to join VULCA in…

A great time was had at the monograming workshop, but it’s time to grow our skills further and look at the satin stitch. Satin stitches are like very dense zigzag stitches and are great for outlines, forming letters, and just generally being lines. We’re going to learn how to draw them automatically, how to create custom satins by hand, look at how to manage their overlaps, and eventually embroider our creations onto fabric!

If you’re not familiar with ink/stitch or embroidery machines,…

We’re heading to Wicklow for Science Week 2026!

On Sunday, 8th November, TOG Hackerspace will be joining our friends from Dublin Maker, JellyLab and Bloop Groop for Making Waves: Exploring the Sea Through Science and Sound.

What happens when you turn data from the sea into music? Or use electronics and light to explore what’s happening beneath the waves?

Making Waves brings together scientists, musicians and makers for an afternoon of hands-on activities exploring the sea in new and…

Due to ongoing industrial action, this event has been postponed. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.
A new date for the event will be announced shortly. We hope to be back to repairing very soon.

Our repair tools are hitting the road again! This time, TOG Hackerspace is heading to County Offaly for a free Repair Café in Edenderry on Saturday, 7th November 2026.

Have you got something broken at home? Rather than throwing it away,…

We have some fantastic news to share! TOG Hackerspace has been named the Dublin City County Award winner at the 2026 National Heritage Week Awards for our Forging History: Metalworking and the 1798 & 1803 Uprisings workshop.

The awards, organised by the Heritage Council, celebrate the work of groups and volunteers across Ireland who bring our heritage to life. We are delighted to see our event recognised.

Bringing History to Life at TOG

Back in August, we turned part of TOG into a…