There was a really good report about wool production in Ireland on the Pat Kenny Show on RTÉ radio which included a piece with the wonderful Freda McGuill form the Wool Initiative. You can listen here: http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-17101112m50stodaywithpatkenny-pid0-770688.mp3 Freda (in white coat on the right) with her prize winning Wensleydale sheep at the recent Gosford [...]

Our next Sunday Session will be on November 6th in the Studio in the Phoenix Park from 10.30-13.00. We are going to demonstrate how to make felt brooches, anyone who  would like to join in the making please bring along you basic kit (bubble wrap, towel and some wool fibre). There is a charge of [...]

                    Here’s a chance to keep you warm and cozy. Recession Session schedule, Saturday October 22nd. Hat Making with Holly Angle This session will give you experience working with a basic hat pattern and manipulating it to other shapes.  Adding unusual fibres, fabrics and textures makes [...]

The Autumn edition of our Magazine will be landing in your letterbox in the next day or two with lots of information about forthcoming events. The Magazine is posted four times per year to all our current members. Our next Sunday Session will be on October 9th 10.30-13.00 when we will be looking at some [...]

We have added another date to the Recession Session schedule, Saturday October 1st. Felting for beginners with Gina Faustino This workshop provides a useful introduction to the craft of feltmaking. Discover different types of wool to use and learn how and why wool felts. We will experiment with decorative fibres to add surface colour and [...]

The RUA RED gallery in Tallaght, Dublin has an open call for submissions for their winter show. This open submission is an opportunity for local and national artists alike to exhibit their work in the expansive space of Gallery One. They are seeking submissions from visual artists and craft makers for an exciting winter exhibition [...]

It’s hard to believe that the Summer is over and we are looking forward to a busy Autumn of felt making. First up is the return of our Sunday Sessions. On Sunday 11th September Carol Hawkins will share with us some of the things she learnt at the Felt in Focus Symposium in Denmark in [...]

We have just spent the past week in the company of a group of wonderful feltmakers fro Hungary who have been visiting Ireland as guests of Feltmakers Ireland. They have such a long tradition of feltmaking with influences from all parts of eastern Europe and western Asia. We hope that the Irish Hungarian Exchange project [...]

Come and join us with our guests from Hungary. We are having an open meeting in Kilkenny on Thursday 25th August in the castle yard at 11am – 12.30. ‘Crafted Conversation’ will give everyone an opportunity to learn about the ancient tradition of feltmaking in Hungary. We are also holding an open day at our [...]

INDIGO DYEING  DAY AT THE STUDIO with Feltmakers Ireland After a very successful dyeing day on the 31st July Clodagh Mac Donagh will run another dyeing sessions in the Feltmakers Ireland Studio At the Phoenix Park. On Sunday, August 14thfrom 10:00am until 16:00pm,   I will run an INDIGO dyeing day, using the ancient blue dye [...]