Feltmakers Ireland West‘s next Sunday Session is THIS SUNDAY, on the 17th of May 2026.
The topic of this meeting will be a talk/Q&A by Karen Bowden from Fabulous Fibres on technology and how to navigate it!
Editor’s Note: This meeting was originally scheduled for April but needed to be changed. Also, we hope to have Karen bring this topic to a future Dublin Sunday Session, as we all could use a little more information on this confusing subject.
For more information about Feltmakers Ireland West, a vibrant addition to our Guild, visit the website – https://feltmakersireland-west.com/
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Feltmakers Ireland West‘s next Sunday Session is THIS SUNDAY, on the 19th April 2026.
The topic of this meeting will be a talk/Q&A by Karen Bowden from Fabulous Fibres about technology and navigating it!
Editor’s Note: We hope to have Karen bring this topic to a future Dublin Sunday Session, as we all could use a little more information on this confusing subject.
For more information about Feltmakers Ireland West, a vibrant addition to our Guild, visit the website – https://feltmakersireland-west.com/
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On Sunday, the 12th April, a small but dedicated group of Feltmakers Ireland members came together for a truly enjoyable session of wet and needle felting. The day was filled with creativity, shared techniques, lively conversation, and plenty of inspiration. It was also especially lovely to welcome two new members into the group.
The morning unfolded in a vibrant display of colour and texture, with members working on a variety of beautiful pieces. Creations included felted hearts, bowls, bags, jewellery, and intricate 3D needle-felted animals. There was also great interest in embellished work using Angelina fibres, which added a distinctive sparkle to many projects.
A sincere thank you goes to Margaret Ryan Collins, Christine Bond, and Sandra Chase for demonstrating wet felting techniques and sharing their expertise with the group. Adrienne Dempsey and Sam Fagan also demonstrated printing and embossing with fusible Angelina fibres, showing how these can be used to add decorative, eye-catching elements to felted pieces.
Throughout the session, members collaborated and supported one another. Highlights included beautifully crafted wet-felted bowls and hearts, embellished brooches, works-in-progress such as felted bags, and charming needle-felted creations like a delicate bunny. It was wonderful to see both finished pieces and projects still evolving.
We rounded off the session in the best possible way—with tea, coffee, great conversation, and delicious hot cross buns. A special thanks to Lorna for providing this lovely treat. Thank you to everyone who contributed their time, skills, and enthusiasm. It was a warm, inspiring, and thoroughly enjoyable creative morning shared among friends.
Here are photographs from our session:
Sam Fagan (left) and Adrienne Dempsey (right) demonstrate working with Angelina Fibres.
Christine Bond (left) and Mary Lee (right) wet felting together.
Mary completed a wet-felted heart and embellished it with Angelina Fibres.
Christine completed a wet-felted bowl, front and back.
Adrienne Dempsey shared her needle-felted, embellished Angelina Fibre brooches.
Hilary Osman is working on her unfinished projects, adding a button closure to her felted bag.
Sandra Chase shared her wet-felted bag; it is a work in progress.
Lauren Kirwan completed a wet-felted heart and shared a beautiful display of needle-felted pieces.
Mairéad de Burca shared a lovely needle-felted bunny.
Margaret Ryan Collins (left) and Pat Duggan (right) wet-felting together.
Pat completed a colourful wet-felted bowl.
Sandra (left) and Laura (right) wet-felting together.
Great book shared at the session, “The Complete Photo Guide to Felting” by Ruth Lane.
Lorna Cady’s ongoing series: Buns (or biscuits or cakes) with History!
May Session
Our May Session will be our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, the 10th of May, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. There will be the usual business of the AGM, plus a special guest speaker, Zoë Daly of the Wicklow County-based company Ériu. There will be the annual drawing for a Bursary of 250 euros for a member to use for a textile-related workshop. Of course, we will enjoy tea and coffee, and member-supplied tasty treats.
We hope to see you there!
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Due to the Fuel Situation, we will reschedule the Image Transfer Workshop to a later date so that members affected by fuel rationing can attend. Details to be provided later.
Felt Along Session
HOWEVER, members are VERY welcome to come this Sunday for an informal felt-along session.
If you have any WIP (works in progress), incomplete textile projects or wish to Felt Alongside Friends, this Sunday’s Session is the opportunity to do so.
Please bring your wet and/or needle felting kits to this session, along with your fibre.
The usual tea and coffee will be provided.
The Details:
When: Sunday, the 12th of April, 2026, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
If you can, please bring a home-baked good to share and a travel mug (so we can reduce our use of disposable cups).
And, as this is the season of coughs and sneezes, please refrain from coming if you feel unwell.
NO Zoom Access to this Sunday Session:
Unfortunately, we will NOT be able to provide Zoom access for this Sunday’s session, as our tech support (Juliane) cannot attend. Thank you for your understanding.
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This Sunday, we will learn how to transfer designs onto felt fabrics using soluble fabric and heat-transfer techniques with committee member Adrienne Dempsey.
In this workshop, we’ll explore different methods for transferring designs and bring them to life through needle felting.
You’ll create a motif that you can use in your own artwork or transform into a decorative piece, such as a brooch.
Materials we will use:
•Linen and silk canvas fabric •Heat transfer materials, fabric pens •Soluble fabric •Vilene, cotton batting, calico, and Pellon •Parchment paper •Needle felting wool (black & white and a selection of colours) •Felting needles •Iron •Embroidery threads & beads (optional)
What to bring:
Bring both your Needle and Wet Felting Kits
Felting wool and felting needles
Felting pad
Towel
Bowl for water
Soap
Bubble wrap
Small scissors
Embroidery hoop (6 inch, optional)
The Details:
When: Sunday, the 12th of April, 2026, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
If you can, please bring a home-baked good to share and a travel mug (so we can reduce our use of disposable cups).
And, as this is the season of coughs and sneezes, please refrain from coming if you feel unwell.
NO Zoom Access to this Sunday Session:
Unfortunately, we will NOT be able to provide Zoom access for this Sunday’s session, as our tech support (Juliane) cannot attend. Thank you for your understanding.
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For our April Sunday Session, we will learn how to transfer designs onto felt fabrics using soluble fabric and heat-transfer techniques with committee member Adrienne Dempsey.
In this workshop, we’ll explore different methods for transferring designs and bring them to life through needle felting.
You’ll create a motif that you can use in your own artwork or transform into a decorative piece, such as a brooch.
Materials we will use:
•Linen and silk canvas fabric •Heat transfer materials, fabric pens •Soluble fabric •Vilene, cotton batting, calico, and Pellon •Parchment paper •Needle felting wool (black & white and a selection of colours) •Felting needles •Iron •Embroidery threads & beads (optional)
What to bring:
Bring both your Needle and Wet Felting Kits
Felting wool and felting needles
Felting pad
Towel
Bowl for water
Soap
Bubble wrap
Small scissors
Embroidery hoop (6 inch, optional)
The Details:
When: Sunday, the 12th of April, 2026, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
If you can, please bring a home-baked good to share and a travel mug (so we can reduce our use of disposable cups).
And, as this is the season of coughs and sneezes, please refrain from coming if you feel unwell.
NO Zoom Access to this Sunday Session:
Unfortunately, we will NOT be able to provide Zoom access for this Sunday’s session, as our tech support (Juliane) cannot attend. Thank you for your understanding.
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Loli describes the many ways one can needle felt on garments.
On Sunday, the 8th of March, a small but committed group of Feltmakers Ireland members gathered together to upcycle with needle felt. Some brought hats, others brought berets, and others brought old jumpers. Committee member Loli Cox led us in this session.
Anything can be needle-felted
The members created a lovely range of needle-felted decorations, including flowers, sheep, and shamrocks. Adrienne had kindly brought along a selection of water-soluble templates that members could use on their pieces, if they so desired.
Some examples of the work created
Sandra holds up her jumper on which she has needle felted stripes and a circle.Siobhan made a shamrock using multicoloured green roving.Mairead used a water-soluble template that Adrienne had brought to the session.Marie made a bouquet of flowers on her hat.Helena needlefelted several berets. This one has blossoms.Margaret adorned a jumper with a classic sheep. The water soluble template was provided by Adrienne.
In preparation for the Session, Loli created a lovely floral garden (with a bee!) on her jumper. She can be seen standing in front of the CIE Social Club in Inchicore, where we meet.
Many thanks to Loli for leading us in this session, and to Sam Fagan, who helped in preparing so many needle-felted samples to inspire us for this Sunday’s session.
Our next Sunday Session, on the 12th of April, will focus on using printed transfers for needle felting. Committee member Adrienne Dempsey will lead us.
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For March’s Sunday Session, Loli Cox and Sam Fagan will lead us in Upcycling old garments with Needle-Felted decorations.
Please bring an old wool jumper, scarf, hat or pair of jeans that you can ‘renovate’ with needle felt. If you have a set of metal cookie cutters, please bring them along!
You will also need to bring your Needle Felting Kit, although we will try to have some extra felting needles on hand. We will also have our first aid kit on hand – just in case!
In addition to decorating, we will demonstrate how to mend holes using needle felting = Practical Crafting Fun!
Samples from Loli and Sam
The Details:
When: Sunday, the 8th of March, 2026, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
If you can, please bring a home-baked good to share and a travel mug (to reduce our use of disposable cups).
And, as this is the season of coughs and sneezes, please refrain from coming if you feel unwell. We do have the benefit of technology – there will be access via Zoom. See below.
Zoom Access to the Sunday Session:
We will email a Zoom link to all members for those who wish to attend virtually. Please check your email on Friday afternoon.
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For this month’s Feltmakers Ireland activity, we will be Upcycling old garments with Needle Felted decorations.
Please bring an old wool jumper, scarf or hat that you can ‘renovate’ with needle felt. In addition to decorating, we will demonstrate how to mend holes using needle felting.
You will also need to bring your Needle Felting Kit, although we will try to have some extra felting needles on hand. We will also have our first aid kit on hand – just in case!
The Details:
When: Sunday, the 8th of March, 2026, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
If you can, please bring a home-baked good to share and a travel mug (to reduce our use of disposable cups).
And, as this is the season of coughs and sneezes, please refrain from coming if you feel unwell. We do have the benefit of technology – there will be access via Zoom. See below.
Zoom Access to the Sunday Session:
We will email a Zoom link to all members for those who wish to attend virtually. Please check your email on Friday afternoon.
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Feltmakers Ireland aims to share information about awards, education, events, exhibitions, and opportunities that you will find interesting. Our sharing is neither paid for by nor an endorsement of these individuals or organisations.
Contact Us: If you have any concerns about content, please email us at feltmakersie@gmail.com.
Questions: For content-related questions, please follow the link to the organisation hosting the event.
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