Category: Felt

FYI: Felting and Fiber Studio Blog Covers Ireland’s Felt-related Events

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The Felting and Fiber Studio is an online community with feltmakers from around the globe, including Canada, the USA, Europe, and beyond.

In addition, they have an excellent and active blog which covers a wide variety of topics, including needle felting, wet felting, and other textile-related adventures. The blog has categories and is keyword-searchable, too!

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In addition, the Felting and Fiber Studio offers several online classes, including an ongoing, three-part Wet Felting for Beginner’s Online Class.

In our Sunday, September Session, Feltmakers Ireland guild member Annika Berglund shared a sample from the Felting and Fiber Studio’s Nuno Felting with Paper Lamination class.

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Plus, the Felting and Fiber Studio has a Community Forum with quarterly feltmaking challenges. It is also an excellent place to ask questions and research topics related to felting.

Feltmakers Ireland member Hélène Dooley is also a Felting and Fiber Studio member. Recently, she wrote a blog post for them about all the felt-related activities that happened in Ireland! And what a busy month September was!

Hélène shared the cracked mud and geode techniques in our April Sunday session.

From Feltmakers Ireland’s September Sunday Session

Feltmakers Ireland founder Elizabeth Bonnar and her granddaughter at our September Sunday Session.

There was Sculpture in Context at the National Botanic Gardens, our September Sunday Session, where we created felted flowers to go on a Floral Tapestry to celebrate our 20th Anniversary, the opening of our juried group exhibition, ‘Bountiful’ at the Phoenix Park Visitors’ Centre, and finally, the official launch of our new book, “Exploring Irish Wool for Feltmaking”.

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To read Hélène’s entire delightful post and see all her fantastic photographs, visit the Felting and Fiber Studio website – https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/2023/10/20/september-adventures

Then, scroll down and read all the interesting comments from the readers of the Felting and Fiber Studio!

Education: Felted Hanging Spiral Course with Hélène Dooley

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Feltmakers Ireland member Hélène Dooley has two spaces left on her Felted Hanging Spiral course, which starts Friday, the 13th of October. Adding movement to an art piece takes it to a new dimension. The shape becomes fluid, even mesmerising.

This is a four-week course, and it is delivered through the following media:

  • A series of short videos which take students step-by-step through the process. Each video forms a single unit in the process. The result is that students can easily pick up where they left off and do not need to devote huge chunks of time to making their spirals at one or two ‘sittings’.
  • A set of PDF files which tie into the videos.
  • Daily access to the classroom chatroom for the duration of the course.

For further information, please check out the following link: https://feltingandfiberstudio.com/classes/hanging-felted-spiral/

Or contact her directly at feltzentexiles@gmail.com

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Education: Stitch Club at TextileArtist.org

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In the coming week, the TextileArtist.org website will reopen their Stitch Club.

What is Stitch Club?

  • Stitch Club is a members-only monthly subscription.
  • New online textile art workshops every month, plus access to an ever-growing library of archive classes from world-renowned textile artists.
  • Diverse and inspiring techniques for making beautiful artwork in your own unique voice.
  • Clear but flexible guidelines to help you embrace a playful, experimental process.
  • Live feedback and expertise from your workshop leaders to build creative confidence – stitch by stitch.
  • A supportive & stimulating community of stitchers worldwide so you can share your creative adventure.

{Editor’s note: While I have not registered for Stitch Club myself, I am continually impressed by TextileArtist.org’s informative articles.}

To sign up to be notified when the club opens, visit their website – https://training.textileartist.org/stitchclub-gbp/

Screenshot of their Instagram page – https://www.instagram.com/textileartsite/

Award: David Shaw Legacy Award – DCCI Members

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DCCI members who are 50+ are invited to apply for the David Shaw Legacy Award, which has a value of €5,000.

David Shaw-Smith, an Irish filmmaker, who, with his wife Sally, produced and directed the acclaimed documentary series Hands, made over 138 television documentaries during his career.

The award is to support and recognise our masterclass craftspeople’s achievements in their craft’s creative development.

The deadline for receipt of applications is the 30th of August, 2023.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.dcci.ie/opportunities/david-shaw-smith-legacy-award

News Flash: Last Day for Early Bird Discount for Felting Camp in Hungary

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There is an Early Bird Discount available for the Felting Camp in Hungary. This ends in approximately four hours – Noon Irish Standard Time. The price is 1125€ instead of 1375€.

The Felting Camp has five days of felting with five instructors and is organised by Corinna CorNit Nitschmann.

The workshops run from 09-16 September 2023.

For more information, visit their website – https://cornitfelt.com/cornit-filztreff-2023-live-eng/

Of Interest: Weaver Featured in the Guardian

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Alan Oliver, a UK weaver, dyer and printer, was recently featured in the Guardian newspaper. It is not every day that textile makers are in the news!

To read the interview, which has lots of photographs, visit here – https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/jul/05/alan-oliver-weaver-showcases-his-craft-in-pictures

Alan Oliver as featured in the Guardian.

News: Contemporary Felt – Niki Collier Residency at IMMA

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Feltmaker Ireland member Dr Niki Collier has been invited to develop a series of engagements at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA).

The residency involves Niki’s practice by connecting her work to IMMA’s collections and current exhibitions.

Using the ancient craft of wool we would start the quest for identity – ours and that of our immediate circle of friends and family. How do we curate identity in the era of constant self-expression and fierce curation of narrative?

Dr Niki Collier

Join Niki Collier for this fun workshop for children and adults while viewing our photography exhibition ‘Influence and Identity’, Twentieth Century Portrait Photography from the Bank of America Collection.

The first workshop was on the 15th of June, but there are several more upcoming. Please keep an eye out on Niki’s Instagram – @nikicollierfelt.

The workshops are free, but booking is essential. There is also a drop-in on Sundays, so if you are free, come by at 2 PM.

Book the workshops on IMMA Outdoors – https://imma.ie/whats-on/imma-outdoors-2023-workshops/

Exhibition: Along The Loanin – by Caóilfíonn Murphy O’Hanlon

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Member Caóilfíonn Murphy O’Hanlon, who creates felted landscapes under the business name Cushla of Gullion, has an exhibition, Along The Loanin, that launches this Friday at 7pm in the Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh, Northern Ireland.

It’s a multi-media exhibition of word, wool paintings, and photography – all inspired by the hills of home.

Image of Caóilfíonn from her website.

The exhibition runs through the 15th of July.

For more information, visit this website: https://visitarmagh.com/along-the-loanin-caoilfionn-murphy-ohanlon/

Open Call: Felt United 2023

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FELT UNITED 2023 THEME: CHANGING SEASONS

This may be of interest to Feltmakers Ireland members/followers:

Nicola Brown and Dawn Edwards warmly invite you to participate in this year’s Felt United theme, ‘Changing Seasons, ’ through the sharing of your felt images pertaining to the theme.

The allure of nature’s changing seasons offers an endless source of inspiration…From the vibrant hues of autumn leaves to the delicate blossoms of spring, each season brings its unique magic and transformation.

Felt United is celebrated on the first Saturday in October, so this year, that falls on October 7, 2023.

Please feel free to interpret the theme in any way that you wish. We are requesting that you please include a short statement along with your photo(s). It’s always interesting for our members to hear from the artist regarding the thinking that goes into making their creations.

We look forward to seeing your felt submissions, and you may begin submitting your images as soon as your felt creation is complete.

Let your imagination bloom and embrace the enchantment of the ‘Changing Seasons’ through your felt art!

Our warmest regards,

Dawn Edwards (USA) and Nicola Brown (IRELAND)

We Felt United

For more information, please see the Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefeltunited/permalink/10160920882251007

Opportunity: Volunteering at Bloom

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Current members of Feltmakers Ireland are invited to volunteer at our booth at Bloom as part of the DCCI’s GANS demonstration area.

We are scheduled for TWO days: Friday the 2nd of June and Saturday the 3rd.

Members will represent Feltmakers Ireland, our book, Exploring Irish Wool for Feltmaking. and our 20th anniversary.

  • Please be ready to sell the book and hand out business cards for potential guild members.
  • Please be ready to talk about feltmaking. Demonstrations are welcome!
  • You are welcome to display your own felted works on the walls.
  • If desired, you can sell your felted works.
  • If you have hands-on activities, you can charge for kits.

Volunteer shifts will be for three-hour blocks: from 11 AM to 2 PM and 2 PM to 5 PM.

We will need two demonstrators and one helper per shift.

Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your shift in order to have time to set up.

Note: We will not be able to drive to our spot at Bloom. People must transport their work and equipment by foot from the car park. Cars are only allowed during the first and last day of the event. Along with the usual public transport, there will be a free shuttle from Heuston Station to Bloom.

There will be a small stipend to cover costs.

Please only volunteer if you are available.

Contact Juliane at helpingfeltmakersireland@gmail.com