Tis’ the season for shearing sheep.  Here are a couple of options if you’re interested in processing your own.   SHEEP FLEECES FOR SALE We have unwashed white sheep fleeces for sale from our farm in Co.Kildare. Suitable for spinning, felting or other wool crafts. Staple length 3-4 inches. From Texel cross, Suffolk and Cheviot  [...]

A great morning ahead Our next Sunday Session will take place on Sunday next 12th June from 10.30-13.00 in the Visitors Centre of the Phoenix Park in Dublin. Fiona Harvey from Feltmakers North is going to  bring some of the lovely vessels she has made and guide us through the process of making hollow form [...]

Due to the visit of Queen Elizabeth there are traffic and parking restrictions in the Phoenix Park and so we can’t use the studio this week. We have moved the venue for next Wednesday (May 18th) evenings talk to the nearby Anglers rest pub. We will have upstairs to ourselves and there is a car [...]

We are all recovering from a terrific day on Sunday when we held our Felt Frenzy and AGM – thanks to everyone who made it such a success. We are so sorry to lose three fantastic committee members – Colleen Prendiville, Cristina Garcia & Elaine Peden. Each of them has made a significant contribution to [...]

Next Sunday the 8th May 2011 is our annual bash. We have invited members who are also wool producers/sellers, we will have an exhibition of work and are having demonstrations of techniques and materials, we will be eating lots of yummy homemade cake and generally having fun with other felt enthusiasts. The stall holders this [...]

The next Sunday Session is on in the Visitors Centre of the Phoenix Park at 10.30 on the 10th April. Niki Collier will be giving a talk abut her textile experiences in Shanghai. If you are coming along please note that there is a major athletics race in the park and there are lots of [...]

You are invited to attend Feltmakers Ireland   Felt Frenzy and AGM In the Church of Ireland parish Centre Lucan village On Sunday May 8th 2011  – 14.00 to 16.00   Feltmakers Ireland is holding their AGM on the second Sunday in May. Many of our members have shops and will have stalls at the [...]

A big thank you to Angela O’Kelly who gave a workshop for our members last week-end in Collins Barracks – she is a fantastic teacher (as well as a very talented designer and jeweler).  There was such a huge interest in the workshop that we had to plan a second one, which Angela very kindly agreed to, and so [...]

One of our members Sharon Wells has been running a textile project in her children’s school. Here’s an article she wrote about it, her energy and enthusiasm is fantastic St Philomena’s textile exh (1) Notice on the  Year of Craft website: http://www.craftinireland.com/ St Philomena’s National School, Ravenswell, Bray, have made craft pieces for a school exhibition in mixed [...]

We are  thrilled to welcome Charity Van Der Meer to Ireland in September. Charity will be giving a three day workshop in felt garment design from 30th Sept to 2nd October. In order to maximise the time we have with Charity we have decided to hold this workshop in the beautiful facility of An Grianain [...]