The Liberties Weavers’ Pop-Up Textile Museum will bring the rich and often overlooked textile heritage of Dublin 8 to life through a vibrant, community-led exhibition. Drawing on materials and stories from Botany Mill, Henry White’s, Glen Abbey and many more, the museum will showcase historic artefacts, archival documents, photographs, and contemporary responses that trace the area’s deep connection to weaving, clothing production, and industry.
WHERE: Deanery Mews, St Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8
WHEN:
Opening on Thursday, the 7th May. Doors open at 1 PM, and the official opening is at 2 PM.
Thursday, the 7th of May, from 1-8 PM
Friday, the 8th of May, from 12-7 PM
Saturday, the 9th of May, from 10 AM-5 PM
Walk, Weave, & Whiskey Experience
History under your feet, stories in every street. Join Liz Gillis for a guided walk through The Liberties, then wind down with weaving stories, and a whiskey tasting at Teeling Whiskey Distillery.
Entry to the Pop-up Textile Museum is free, but the walk on Wednesday the 6th at 4:30 PM is not and needs to be booked.
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The members of the element15 Textile Art Collective and the Board of McAuley Place, Naas, invite all to the opening of the exhibition, Threads of Memory – The Heirloom Project.
This community art project explores the idea of heirloom and its varied meanings for each of us.
When: The opening is on Tuesday, the 5th of May, at 7 PM.
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Inishbofin Island is hosting an arts festival this weekend. Amongst the several textile-related activities is an exhibition that includes the work of Feltmakers Ireland guild member Audrey Murray.
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The Cork Textiles Network‘s (CTN) spring exhibition theme is Aistear, the Irish word for a journey of experience. The exhibition includes a wide and varied selection of textile and fabric disciplines from appliqué, felting, weaving, embroidery, batik, and mixed media.
Several of Feltmakers Ireland members belong to the CTN and have artwork in the exhibition, including Maggie McCartney (whose work is on the poster), Cara Shank, Karima Rebecca Powell, and Emily Thompson.
The show also showcases a large collaborative project that CTN members undertook last year: a large wall hanging featuring the work of 36 artists who responded to a specific brief to create a piece of art that resonates with imagination, creativity and skill.
When: The show runs through Tuesday, the 29th of April.
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The opening of ‘Ashes to Fashion‘ has been eagerly anticipated as a landmark cultural moment for Northern Ireland, commemorating 50 years since the devastating 1976 Malone House fire that destroyed almost the entire museum’s original fashion and textile collection. After years of research, curation, and acquisition, a new collection is now on display, comprising around 6,000 objects, with 140 on display, including accessories.
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We are coming towards the last week of our exhibition. It would be lovely if everyone could please contact the local press to arrange articles about our exhibition so that more visitors can visit the show!
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National College of Art and Design’s StaffResearch Exhibition, curated by Anne Kelly, includes weaving with naturally dyed Irish wool.
This showcase positions weaving as a form of research through a process-driven, materially led collaboration between weavers, Kathy Mooney, Rachel Tuffy, and Áine Byrne. The work approaches weaving as a site for tacit investigation and “thinking through making,” where knowledge emerges through material engagement and the embodied actions of the loom.
Situated within the historic context of the Liberties, an area with a rich legacy of industrial textile production and domestic weaving studios, the action-based weaving process reflects on both the material and cultural histories of weaving practice.
Kathy Mooney has prepared a Galway wool warp, partially naturally dyed using weld foraged in the NCAD field and the local River Dodder. The warp will be tied on and gradually woven throughout the exhibition by Áine Byrne and Rachel Tuffy.
Weaving Tour
The completed textile will be unveiled on Friday, the 17 th of April. This event will be accompanied by a “research weaving” tour of weaving-related sites on campus and within the Liberties area, concluding with a demonstration of the digital TC2 Loom in the NCAD weaving department.
The show runs from 20 March to 17 April 2026, Mon-Fri, 11 AM-6 PM.
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Feltmakers Ireland’s ‘Water and Flow’ exhibition was officially launched on Saturday, 4th April at 3 PM in the beautiful gallery of the OPW’s Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. The event was opened by knitwear designer Conor O’Brien, who shared insights into his creative journey, from studying at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) to discovering Aran knitting through a college assignment, with guidance from his grandmother. He also spoke about his strong support for using Irish-raised wool in his work, highlighting the importance of local materials and heritage in contemporary design. Learn more about Conor from his website- https://conorobrienstudio.com/
The exhibition features 67 striking pieces of felted artwork, showcasing the breadth and creativity of contemporary feltmaking. The opening was very well attended, with approximately 140 people present to celebrate the occasion. Since the launch, several works have been purchased by visitors.
‘Water and Flow‘ will continue to run until Sunday, 26th April, offering further opportunities to experience this vibrant and engaging exhibition.
Some Photos of the Launch
Photos courtesy of Tom Macagno, Loli Cox, and members’ contributions.
Conor O’Brien and some of the committee saying, ‘Wool’Loli Cox introducing Conor O’BrienConor and Loli CoxFounder Elizabeth Bonnar and Juliane GormanSiobhán Healy Ryan and Elizabeth Redding setting up the refreshmentsClaire Merry and her husband PhilThe gallery was full of visitorsConor O’Brien speakingPeople chattingVisitors listeningMore people at the launchThe only photo of Sam Fagan, our Treasurer, wearing her Foxford Blanket Jacket
The Gallery
Artists with their Artwork
Last year, in the blog post about our ‘Common Threads’ exhibition at the National Design and Craft Gallery in Kilkenny, we included a section featuring members alongside their pieces. As this is an engaging feature, we hope to get a photo of each member in the show.
If we overlooked you at the opening, or you have yet to visit, can you please take a photo of yourself next to your piece and email it to the following address: feltmakerIE@gmail.com
Thank you to everyone who helped make this exhibition such a success.
Many thanks to Conor O’Brien for launching the exhibition with his interesting talk, to our members for contributing their fantastic artwork, and to Annika Berglund and Fiona Leech for displaying everything so beautifully. Additionally, we would like to thank Loli Cox for introducing our guest speaker. We’re also very grateful to the committee members for organising and setting up the lovely refreshments. Finally, we want to thank the OPW Phoenix Park Visitor Centre for again inviting us to use their stunning gallery for our annual exhibition.
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