Our new season of Feltmakers Sessions start in the Studio in the Phoenix Park on Sunday September 12th from 10.30-14.00 We are also holding evening sessions in The Community Centre in Naas on Tuesdays from 8pm – 10pm The dates are Tues 28th Sept, Tues 26th Oct and Tues 29th Nov For more information about [...]
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Feltmakers Autumn Sessions
Posted in Uncategorized on September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Marika Miklosi-Manning
Posted in Uncategorized on August 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a much better quality photo of the winning piece in the Felt Category of the RDS Craft Competition. Congratulations Marika!
Launch of Sunday Sessions
Posted in Uncategorized on August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Many of our members will be familiar with the Drop In sessions we have run over the past few years. This year we thought we would bring all the drop in days together and have one open day per month in our studio in the Phoenix Park. We have facilities in the studio that we [...]
Open Studio Day for Heritage Week
Posted in Uncategorized on August 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We are hosting an Open Day at our studio to celebrate Heritage Week on Sunday 29th August from 11am-5pm. One of our members, Liz Brown, (who is Irish but lives in Scotland), will be bringing the Scottish Storytelling Yurt (and it’s little buddy the smaller “Squirt”) to Dublin for the event. Liz has visited Mongolia [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Featured felt piece of the month is a detail of Sheila Jordan’s “Saltee Island Vessels” . The three vessels won second prize in the RDS Craft Competition in the Felt Category.
Felt Sculpture in Kilkenny
Posted in Uncategorized on August 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
An exhibition currently running in Shutterbug on Patrick Street in Kilkenny features the work of visual artist Caroline Schofield (picture above). Caroline recently won a prestigious commission to create a work of art in the new Kilkenny Courthouse. With the assistance of feltmaker Cristina Garcia she spent the past few months creating a stunning piece [...]
RDS Craft Competition
Posted in Uncategorized on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulation to all of the finalists in the Felt category at this years RDS Craft Competition. The judge was very impressed by the quality of all of the felt entries this year. The winner was Markia Mikloski Manning with two Vessels with Spires: And second proze went to Sheila Jordan for her three “Saltee Island [...]
Dyeing Workshops for August
Posted in Uncategorized on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We are delighted to announce two Dye Days on Saturday 14th August and Sunday 22nd August 2010. The tutor is Clodagh Mac Donagh who is a wonderful teacher and has many years experience with colour and dyeing. The workshops are part of our “Recession Session” series where we aim to provide top quality training at [...]
Embroidery Exhibition
Posted in Uncategorized on July 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Feltmakers Ireland share many members with the Irish Embroiderers Guild – as well as a shared passion for colour, craft and textiles. Their are having an exibition of recent work in the Visitors Centre of the Phoenix Park in Dublin from the 2nd – 15th August 2010 and you are all invited. Irish Embroiderers Guild [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The image of the month – above – is a detail from a cobweb felt scarf made by Sheila Ahern from a very fine merino and silk fibre from Tree Tops, suppliers in Australia, in a blend called “Irish Rose”
