This year, Feltmakers Ireland hosts two Open Days for August Craft Month / Heritage Week.

On the 18th of August from 11 AM to 3 PM at the CIE Hall/Inchicore Sports and Social Club
Library Square, Inchicore, Co. Dublin, D08 PA07

On the 25th of August from 11 AM to 3 PM at St James Hall, Dublin Road, Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath, N91 XA32

Time: Both events run from 11 AM to 3 PM.

This year, we will be teaching how to felt a small round vessel out of wool roving using soapy water and your hands!

Curious about sheep and Irish wool varieties? Explore the unique reactions of different Irish wool types that have been needle and wet felted. There will be an opportunity to browse and purchase our book, ‘Exploring Irish Wool for Feltmaking’, a rich resource on forty breeds of Irish-raised sheep.

There will be a display of felted artworks and wearables crafted by our talented members, showcasing the beauty and versatility of feltmaking.

Come to our two free events, part of our parent organisation, the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland‘s August Craft Month.

More Events to Experience Felt

Several of our members are hosting individual events for August Craft Month:

Karena Ryan has an open studio in Co Galway on the 5th of August – https://augustcraftmonth.org/acm-event/open-studio-and-sale-2/

Tamzen Lundy is offering a workshop in Co Kildare on how to ‘Felt a Funky Feline’– https://augustcraftmonth.org/acm-event/wet-felting-a-funky-feline-full-day-felting/

She also has a children’s felting workshop on the 17th of August, Saturday afternoon, in Kildare Town’s – market square. https://www.tamzenlundydesigns.ie/service-page/kids-feltmaking-taster-workshop

Juliane Gorman has an open studio in Co Dublin on the 25th of August – https://augustcraftmonth.org/acm-event/visit-the-felting-forge-open-studio-of-juliane-gorman-felthappiness-hats/

Joanne Turner will teach a workshop on August 17th at Le Chéile Arts in Dunmanway, Co Cork. More information at this Instagram post – https://www.instagram.com/p/C9kHcndtPwZ/?igsh=bHJiZ3I3NHYxMGc2

Emily Thompson will teach several needlefelting workshops within Co Cork as part of August Craft Month. More information at this Instagram post – https://www.instagram.com/p/C9kMVpfMnt5/?img_index=1

As part of Meath Made Creates, Caoimhe Tuthill of Boann Irish Felt Designs is teaching how to make wet felted flowers on Saturday, the 17th of August, at 2:30 PM – https://swiftculturalcentre.ie/event/meath-made-wet-felt-workshop-with-boann-irish-felt-designs

As part of Meath Made Creates, Lucia Errity will teach how to make a needle-felted landscape on Sunday, the 18th of August, at 10:00 AM. – https://swiftculturalcentre.ie/event/meath-made-felting-the-landscape-with-lucia-errity

If you are a member of Feltmakers Ireland and you are having a felt-related event as part of August Craft Month, please contact us so we can include you in our August Craft Month posts – feltmakersIE@gmail.com

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