News: October Recap and Giveaway Winner

Playtime Sunday Session

At this past Sunday’s Session, Feltmakers Ireland members gathered to work on wet and needlefelting projects, share felting tips, and share their finished projects. It was our Play Time!

Here are some photographs from our session.

Adrienne Dempsey sharing her project. She learned the technique via Lindsey Tyson’s ‘Transfer Printing on to Felt and Other Fabrics’ online course.
Elizabeth Redding shared her ‘Temperature Record Knitted Blanket,’ which shows the daily temperatures taken at 9:30 AM in 2020.
Helena McGuinness worked on a needle-felted toadstool and shared a beautiful display of felted pieces (not photographed).
Lorna Cady with a display of felted work in the foreground as she needle felts red holly berries.
Siobhan Ryan’s completed Eyeglass Case and WIP felted beret made of Icelandic and Merino wool.
Annika Berglund focused on needlefelting beads for jewellery pieces she will display at her upcoming solo exhibition at Olivier Cornet Gallery.
Here is Sam Fagan’s Felted Eyeglass Case created last Sunday with Judit Pocs via our hybrid/online workshop. It is awaiting further fulling.
Hilary Osman and Marie Hopkins working on their felting projects.
Deirdre Crofts announces the theme of our annual exhibition – ‘Symbols of Ireland’. The show will be in March 2025 at the Phoenix Park Visitors’ Centre.

The Play Time was an excellent way to come together and share our love of feltmaking. Thank you to everyone who attended, and also to the members who shared their delicious homebakes!

Giveaway Winner

Giveaway Results

Over this past weekend, Feltmakers Ireland teamed up with the Knitting and Stitching Show organisers to run a Giveaway for two complimentary tickets to the Belfast event.

The Random Name Picker chose guild member and blog reader Helen Gilligan!

Many thanks to everyone for participating via email and social media.

We will offer ONE more Giveaway this coming weekend. If you missed out on the previous ones, you may have better luck with the next one.


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Of Interest: Giveaway Winner and Next Sunday Session

Giveaway Results

Over this past weekend, Feltmakers Ireland teamed up with the Knitting and Stitching Show organisers to run a Giveaway for two complimentary tickets to the Belfast event. The Random Name Picker chose blog reader Kathleen Dunne!

Many thanks to everyone for participating via email and social media. We will offer two more Giveaways over the coming weekends. So, if you missed out on this one, you may have better luck with the next ones.

Next Sunday Session: Play Time

Do you have any unfinished felting (or other textile) projects? Or do you want to share a recent piece that you created?

All guild members are invited to attend next Sunday’s session on the 13th of October. You are welcome to bring any wet or needlefelting projects you are working on and the supplies needed to create them.

Students who were part of Judit Poc’s Felted Eyeglasses Case Workshop on the 6th of October are encouraged to bring their WIP and completed cases to show off! (Note: If you missed this Workshop, Judit is offering it via her website – https://pocsjuditstudio.hu/workshop/glasses-case-with-special-closure-online-workshop/

Members are also welcome to bring completed felted creations and have the option of selling them to other members! We have so many talented members! (Payment arrangements will need to be taken care of by the sellers).

We will play and share together this Sunday Session!

  • When: Sunday, the 13th of October, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
  • Where: CIE Hall/Inchicore Sports and Social Club, Library Square, C.I.E. Works, Inchicore, D08 PA07  https://maps.app.goo.gl/bajpGLbhpnbvQnY87
  • There is ample parking outside the Hall, and the G1, G2, and number 60 buses have a stop on nearby Sarsfield Road.

Additional Information

A Sunday Session like this will require lots of tea/ coffee/cake and chat, so there’ll be an abundance of that. Of course, homebakes are always welcome! Please bring a ‘keep cup’ or mug from home if you can. That will lessen the amount of paper cups thrown away.

There is the usual 5 euro fee.

Note: Since this is the season of colds and coughs, let’s not share them. However, we welcome you to join via Zoom Link, which will be emailed to the members.


Disclaimer for Feltmakers Ireland Blog

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 questions about content, please follow the link to the organisation involved in hosting the event.