Delighted to announce an ONLINE ZOOM based workshop on 30th January at 10am.
This is a workshop with tutor- Gabi McGrath, 3hrs long, starting at 10am. To make an A5 felted book cover. Your 100grm of fibre and cotton gauze is included in the price and will be sent out in advance. You will need to have downloaded the zoom platform as a link will be sent one week before.
The price is €55- and this also includes your membership to Feltmakers ireland for 2021.
Please fill out both the application form for the workshop and the membership form- sending to faybreda@gmail.com.
Payment should be made by bank transfer- details on the membership page of this site- please make a note when paying- your name and “workshop- member”.
This is a great value offer and a nice way to either learn the skill of felt making or brush up on your skills and come away with a lovely token – a book cover that could be used as a journal, diary or inspiration notebook. Start 2021 the right way.
Please help Feltmakers Ireland by spreading the word and sharing- to beginners or gifting this to a friend.
We hope you are all doing well, staying safe and finding some time for crafting. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, there is one actual benefit from the pandemic, and that is that more felting workshops than ever are offered online. This means that you can learn from artists across the world and establish contact with other makers from many different countries. The best courses are quite pricey and fill up quite fast, but if you compare with the time and cost involved in doing in-person workshops they start to seem a bit more accessible. Also, remember, all renewing members will be placed into a draw for a bursary award to the value of €200 for an online international tutor workshop this year.
In this blog I want to present a list of artists whose courses I have done, or would like to do, in case any of you are looking for workshops to do in the coming year. Learning about new techniques and being encouraged to keep making has helped me retain a modicum of sanity in the last year and I am planning to keep it up in the new year as well. If any of you know of other courses and artists not mentioned here that you would like to recommend, please send us a line.
Fiona Duthie: Fiona Is well known for excellent online workshops. They one I took last year definitely improved the quality of my finished felt. She is also very generous with help and advice and added a number of extra tutorials to the course in response what students were interested in. Fiona is opening registration for her spring courses on January 4th.
Pam de Groot: Pam’s workshops focus on 3D felting, and allows you to explore how felt can go from 2D to 3D and the effects and structure you get by varying the thickness of wool in a felted piece. Pam has not posted dates for courses in 2021 but sign up to her newsletter if you are interested and be first in line when registration opens.
Eva Camacho-Sanchez: Eva is a Spanish artist living in the US. Her online classes are mostly 2D, incorporating, mark making, stitching and Joomchi. Joomchi is an old Korean technique where water and agitation fusing mulberry papers together to create a strong and interesting surface that can be used on its own or with felting and stitching. Eva has not yet put up dates for 2021, but join her newsletter if you are interested in her courses.
The Online felting Studio with Ruth Lane and Teri Berry have courses that are quite a bit cheaper, but much shorter that the ones I mentioned below. Ruth lane teaches 2D embellishments and mixed media approaches to felting and Teri berry ‘s courses include an interesting looking concertina hat. These would be good if you wish to dip a toe into online learning.
Mandy Nash: Based in Wales, Mandy did a few live zoom classes last year. I attended two of them (remotely) and learnt how to make two types of fabulously colourful felted fish. These are now available as a video down load. They are quite long as they include the recording of whole day workshops. They are very reasonably priced, but require a specific wool (bergschaus) for best results. This is a very interesting wool as different colours of a separate layers of wool migrate through the layers and give both vivid and subtle colour gradations when felted.
Patti Barker: Patti has a number of shorter tutorials and workshops. They are very reasonable and for the “Demystifying felt resist “ course she did Last year she even sent you all the materials needed. She does not have any dates up yet, buit her courses can be found here:
Molly Williams: Molly’s workshop teaches how to felt human figures in 3D around a metal armature. I am signed up to begin one of her courses in January, so will keep you posted. She has opened registration for courses beginning in March.
International Feltmakers CiFT: the International Feltmakers offers a course that gives a certificate in Feltmaking, CiFT. You receive course information online and send samples for feedback to a course coordinator. There is also a facebook group were students can interact abd support each other. I have not done this one, but would be curious to sign up some time in the new year. If you have experience of this course, please send some feedfback or information to Committee
International feltmakers also list a number of upcoming workshops on their Events page, including feltmakers Ireland’s upcoming workshop with Gabi MacGrath.
Delighted to announce an ONLINE ZOOM based workshop on 30th January at 10am.
This is a workshop with tutor- Gabi McGrath, 3hrs long, starting at 10am. To make an A5 felted book cover. Your 100grm of fibre and cotton gauze is included in the price and will be sent out in advance. You will need to have downloaded the zoom platform as a link will be sent one week before.
The price is €55- and this also includes your membership to Feltmakers ireland for 2021.
Please fill out both the application form for the workshop and the membership form- sending to faybreda@gmail.com.
Payment should be made by bank transfer- details on the membership page of this site- please make a note when paying- your name and “workshop- member”.
This is a great value offer and a nice way to either learn the skill of felt making or brush up on your skills and come away with a lovely token – a book cover that could be used as a journal, diary or inspiration notebook. Start 2021 the right way.
Please help Feltmakers Ireland by spreading the word and sharing- to beginners or gifting this to a friend.
Delighted to announce an ONLINE ZOOM based workshop on 30th January at 10am.
This is a workshop with tutor- Gabi McGrath, 3hrs long, starting at 10am. To make an A5 felted book cover. Your 100grm of fibre and cotton gauze is included in the price and will be sent out in advance. You will need to have downloaded the zoom platform as a link will be sent one week before.
The price is €55- and this also includes your membership to Feltmakers ireland for 2021.
Please fill out both the application form for the workshop and the membership form- sending to faybreda@gmail.com.
Payment should be made by bank transfer- details on the membership page of this site- please make a note when paying- your name and “workshop- member”.
This is a great value offer and a nice way to either learn the skill of felt making or brush up on your skills and come away with a lovely token – a book cover that could be used as a journal, diary or inspiration notebook. Start 2021 the right way.
Please help Feltmakers Ireland by spreading the word and sharing- to beginners or gifting this to a friend.
Delighted to announce an ONLINE ZOOM based workshop on 30th January at 10am.
This is a workshop with tutor- Gabi McGrath, 3hrs long, starting at 10am. To make an A5 felted book cover. Your 100grm of fibre and cotton gauze is included in the price and will be sent out in advance. You will need to have downloaded the zoom platform as a link will be sent one week before.
The price is €55- and this also includes your membership to Feltmakers ireland for 2021.
Please fill out both the application form for the workshop and the membership form- sending to faybreda@gmail.com.
Payment should be made by bank transfer- details on the membership page of this site- please make a note when paying- your name and “workshop- member”.
This is a great value offer and a nice way to either learn the skill of felt making or brush up on your skills and come away with a lovely token – a book cover that could be used as a journal, diary or inspiration notebook. Start 2021 the right way.
Please help Feltmakers Ireland by spreading the word and sharing- to beginners or gifting this to a friend.
Delighted to announce an ONLINE ZOOM based workshop on 30th January at 10am.
This is a workshop with tutor- Gabi McGrath, 3hrs long, starting at 10am. To make an A5 felted book cover. Your 100grm of fibre and cotton gauze is included in the price and will be sent out in advance. You will need to have downloaded the zoom platform as a link will be sent one week before.
The price is €55- and this also includes your membership to Feltmakers ireland for 2021.
Please fill out both the application form for the workshop and the membership form- sending to faybreda@gmail.com.
Payment should be made by bank transfer- details on the membership page of this site- please make a note when paying- your name and “workshop- member”.
This is a great value offer and a nice way to either learn the skill of felt making or brush up on your skills and come away with a lovely token – a book cover that could be used as a journal, diary or inspiration notebook. Start 2021 the right way.
Please help Feltmakers Ireland by spreading the word and sharing- to beginners or gifting this to a friend.
Feltmakers Ireland are pleased to share that committee member Annika Berglund will be showing some new work in the winter group show at the Olivier Cornet Gallery (facebook.com) in Dublin. The title of the exhibition is “On Paper” and it is co-curated with Jackie Ryan. The show can be viewed virtually or you can make an appointment to go and see it in the gallery.
Annika’s pieces were made especially for this exhibition.
“A Year of Circles and Edges I and II: made of Wool, silk, mulberry paper, cotton and jute thread and recycled wood.
A Year of Circles: made of Wood and Wool, but inspired by the ancient Korean paper technique called Joomchi.
Delighted to announce an ONLINE ZOOM based workshop on 30th January at 10am.
This is a workshop with tutor- Gabi McGrath, 3hrs long, starting at 10am. To make an A5 felted book cover. Your 100grm of fibre and cotton gauze is included in the price and will be sent out in advance. You will need to have downloaded the zoom platform as a link will be sent one week before.
The price is €55- and this also includes your membership to Feltmakers ireland for 2021.
Please fill out both the application form for the workshop and the membership form- sending to faybreda@gmail.com.
Payment should be made by bank transfer- details on the membership page of this site- please make a note when paying- your name and “workshop- member”.
This is a great value offer and a nice way to either learn the skill of felt making or brush up on your skills and come away with a lovely token – a book cover that could be used as a journal, diary or inspiration notebook. Start 2021 the right way.
Please help Feltmakers Ireland by spreading the word and sharing- to beginners or gifting this to a friend.
Delighted to announce an ONLINE ZOOM based workshop on 30th January at 10am.
This is a workshop with tutor- Gabi McGrath, 3hrs long, starting at 10am. To make an A5 felted book cover. Your 100grm of fibre and cotton gauze is included in the price and will be sent out in advance. You will need to have downloaded the zoom platform as a link will be sent one week before.
The price is €55- and this also includes your membership to Feltmakers ireland for 2021.
Please fill out both the application form for the workshop and the membership form- sending to faybreda@gmail.com.
Payment should be made by bank transfer- details on the membership page of this site- please make a note when paying- your name and “workshop- member”.
This is a great value offer and a nice way to either learn the skill of felt making or brush up on your skills and come away with a lovely token – a book cover that could be used as a journal, diary or inspiration notebook. Start 2021 the right way.
Please help Feltmakers Ireland by spreading the word and sharing- to beginners or gifting this to a friend.
Here is brief summary of what happened at our GANS meeting on 7th December- by Breda Fay.
Any queries please let me know by email and I’ll try to find answers:
Rosemary Steen CEO – gave an overview of DCCI 5Oth anniversary plans (see proposed deadline attached )and a brief report on the Irish Business Design Challenge.
Susan Holland, Exhibition & Programme Curator gave an overview of upcoming exhibitions that will be of interest to the GANS
50 Works | 50 Makers | 50 Years – Exhibition – Nomination forms will be available soon
Liz Nolan, Project Manager gave an overview of the ‘Keep well campaign’
DCCI has received funding through ‘Healthy Ireland’ for the delivery of projects under the ‘switching off and being creative’ theme. DCCI is now seeking submissions from GANS members to provide a series of community and online activities.