Amongst all the interesting sculptural pieces in this year’s Sculpture in Context show in Dublin’s Botanic Gardens are two very different felt pieces. Andrea Cleary  has a magnificent (and enormous) felt sculpture close to the entrance gate and Gina Faustino has a very delicate tiny felt sculpture in the gallery of the visitors center.  Congratulations [...]

The image this month on the top of the page is a detail of a wrap made by Maureen Cromer for her daughter’s debs.

In an effort to keep down costs we are running workshops in our studio at the absolute minimum of costs -€40 for the workshop including materials and tea & coffee.  The next ones are: To Dye For : with Clodagh MacDonagh Spend the day learning to Dye Fibre with an expert. Saturday September 18th and [...]

Every year at the Knitting & Stitching show in the RDS we decorate the Feltmakers Ireland stand with felt from one or two particular colours. This year we have chosen orange & yellow to bring a bit of sunshine to the autumn (October 28th – 31st). We would love if lots of people would make [...]

REFLECTIONS  2010 Feltmakers Ireland are holding an exhibition at the Phoenix Park Visitors Centre from the 1st of December to the 31st of Dec 2010.The theme of the exhibition is “Reflections”. All members are invited to submit pieces for the exhibition. The theme may be interpreted liberally! The exhibition will be juried by an independent [...]

Mel Bradley is running  silk painting and feltmaking course in Drogheda this Sept/Oct – check out Other Workshops page for more details.

Our new season of Feltmakers Sessions start in the Studio in the Phoenix Park on Sunday September 12th from 10.30-14.00.  The studio is located just inside the Knockmaroon Gate near Chapelizod, the Strawberry Beds and Mount Sackville School. We are also holding evening sessions  in The Community Centre in Naas on Tuesdays from 8pm – [...]