It’s always great to hear about new sources for felt materials and recently Alex from a new shop in Galway got in touch to tell us about her shop Feanor in Galway – a real treat for anyone living in the West. There’s a link to the shop on the right hand side of this [...]
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Felt Supplies
Posted in Uncategorized on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Drop In Sessions
Posted in Uncategorized on February 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The next three drop in sessions for February will talk place in Blanchardstown (upstairs in the library) on Feb 17th, in Lucan (Church of Ireland hall in the village centre) on Feb 21st and in Bray (The Fabric Gallery) on Feb 22nd. The sessions are free and everyone is welcome. Don’t forget to bring along [...]
Nuno Felt Workshop
Posted in Uncategorized on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We are delighted to announce a Nuno Felt workshop on March 27th & 28th 2010 with Elizabeth Bonnar in Lucan, Co. Dublin. Elizabeth is the founder of Feltmakers Ireland and makes the most beautiful delicate nuno felt using a huge range of textiles – from humble cotton skrim to fine silks. The workshop will be [...]
Beyond the Basics
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last Saturday we held our annual “Basic & Beyond” workshop in Lucan with a packed attendance list and a busy schedule for the day. To keep energy levels up there was lots of home baked goodies and a display of felt work to keep the inspirational juices flowing. The feedback from participants was extremely positive [...]
Innovation in Needle Felting
Posted in Uncategorized on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of or members, Kate Lennon, sent in this video from the Netherlands showing how to darn by needle felting. You should check out their site and have a look at some of their other needle felting projects.
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Busy Times
Posted in Uncategorized on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is a lot of felt activity going on about the place at the moment. Yesterday (18th) there was a large group of enthuastic feltmakes attend the Drop In session in the Fabric Gallery in Bray. The three hours just flew by and everyone made finger puppets- which was just a scaled down way to [...]
The Big Thaw
Posted in Uncategorized on January 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We hope you are all well and making lots of beautiful felt. I must say I was very impressed by one of our members, Nicola Brown (you should check out her terrific blog – clasheen) , who lives in Carlow and when faced with water cuts she had to melt snow to be able to [...]
Hyperbolic Coral Reef
Posted in Uncategorized on January 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Cochet Coral by Sue Bamford. Photograph – Chris Knowles
The Science Gallery in Dublin is holding an exhibition of crochet which is all made to a specific mathamatical principal – the hyperbolic plane. It is a fascinating idea and exhibitions have held in locations in the US, Australia and London. There has been a lot of [...]
Perfect Weather for Feltmaking
Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Happy New Year!
Just looking out at the frost and snow makes me think of all things warm and wooly. If your New Years resolution is to dig out your stash of fibre and get down to making some beautiful felt we have a few dates for your diary – Monday 18th January we are holding [...]
Happy Christmas
Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Christmas Trees made by Susan Walsh
Feltmakers Ireland would like to wish all our members and fellow felters a very Happy Christmas. Thanks to all who made 2009 such a wonderful year and for taking part in all the events throughout the year. Our final Newsletter of the year has been posted out to you all [...]
