Tag: Agricultural Fairs

Of Interest: Alpaca National Halter and Craft Show – Mullingar – Co Westmeath

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Are there any feltmakers who use Alpaca fibre in their work?

The Alpaca Association of Ireland (AAI) is holding its National Halter and Craft Show in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, on Sunday, the 16th of March, 2025.

“Each exhibit must consist of a garment or craft made using A minimum of 50% Alpaca Fibre in the form of raw fibre, yarn/ yarn blend/ or filling.”

The deadline for submissions is the 13th of March.

For more information and to submit an application, visit their website –https://www.alpaca.ie/competitions/craft-competition

The group’s Instagram – @alpacaassociationofireland

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Recap: The Tullamore Show – 2024

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Photograph by Elizabeth Redding

The Tullamore Show 2024, Butterfield Estate, Blueball, Tullamore, Co Offaly

By Guild Member Margaret Ryan Collins

This summer, Sunday, the 11th of August was the date for The Tullamore Show, Ireland’s largest one-day agricultural event. Over 60,000 people attended this year.

This premier Livestock show, which featured the best cattle, sheep, and equine breeders from all over the country, also had about 700 trade stands from agri sectors, Home Industries, Farm produce, etc., to name a few, along with many interested and interesting visitors of all ages.

Feltmakers Ireland was delighted to be afforded a 12 m (approx) stand in the Craft and Needlework Marquee. Here, we displayed a wide variety of quality felted items, large and small. During the day, we demonstrated how felting is achieved, both wet felting and needle felting; we discussed its history, its wonder and magic, its sustainable elements, our wonderfully informative book ‘Exploring Irish Wool For Feltmaking ‘, the guild itself, and many more topics. Visitors got to touch and feel the wool fibre and the completed felt and asked a wonderful variety of questions.

All in all, an interesting and enjoyable day was had, with felting and Feltmakers Ireland well promoted.

Thanks to Elizabeth Redding for organising and leading the group and to Phill at The Tullamore Show for her assistance.

Some of Elizabeth Redding’s photos –

Note: the orange netting was placed before all the Craft and Needlework tables.

  • A selection of felted art work – including needle and wet felted.
  • The netting was to protect the work.
  • More felted art work – Guild member Evija Mezaka in the background.

Some of Margaret Ryan’s photos –

  • Samples of felted art works.
  • Guild Members Hélène Dooley, Caitríona, Nolan, and Margaret Ryan Collins
  • More felted art work.
  • Ruffled scarves
  • Organiser Elizabeth Redding with volunteer Hélène Dooley.
  • Stained Glass Technique – Feltmaking

Some of Sam Fagan’s Photos

  • Our book, Exploring Irish Wool for Feltmaking, some bookmarks, and membership brochures.
  • The floral banner we made for our 20th Anniversary Celebration
  • More felted art work.
  • Blue Faced Leicester Sheep at Tullamore
  • Valais Blacknose Sheep at Tullamore
  • More Sheep!
  • Scotch Blackface Sheep
  • Visitors at Tullamore
  • Guild members Evija Mezaka and Hélène Dooley
  • Another angle…

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Event: Tinahely Agricultural Show – Sharon Wells Vending

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This August bank holiday, Monday, the 5th, is the Tinahely Agricultural Show in County Wicklow. A local tradition since 1935, the Tinahely Show welcomes 20,000 visitors every year.

Events include the Best of Wicklow Exhibition, IFA Food Village, Trade Stands, Quilt Displays, Pets Corner, Baby Show, Kids’ Funfair, Live Country Music, Vintage, Crafts, Live Music, Pony Games, Show Jumping, Livestock, Goats, Machinery Displays, and more.

Feltmakers Ireland guild member Sharon Wells will be in the Sheep and Wool Tent, where she will display and sell her original felted landscapes, coiled baskets, pot stands, art yarn, batts, and roving.

County Wicklow is one of the few counties in Ireland that boasts its own breed, the Wicklow Cheviot. Breeders of a wide range of breeds attend the show each year, competing across a range of classes, including pedigree and commercial.

For more information, see the event’s website – https://www.tinahelyshow.ie/

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Events: Flavours of Fingal County Show – Newbridge House

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Learned of Flavours of Fingal County Show via our friends at the Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers.

Dates: 1st and 2nd of July.

“This is a busy show, with lots to see and do. Irish Alpaca Yarns will have a stand in the Craft Tent. There will probably be some sheep shearing, and local Alpaca farms will be there with some of their animals”.

“Free entry if you travel there by foot, bike, bus or train. There is a train station in Donabate with trains from Connolly or from Drogheda and Dundalk. Shuttle buses can be booked from nearby towns and villages”.

For more information, visit the event website: https://www.flavoursoffingal.ie