Tag: Co Clare

Of Interest: Rare Breeds Day – Bunratty Castle and Folk Museum

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The Irish Native Rare Breed Society (INRBS) will have a selection of rare breeds of sheep on display in Bunratty Folk Park. Included in this event are textile pieces from several members of Feltmakers Ireland, along with other textile artists, who are sharing their work as part of the Galway Wool Co-op’s display curated by artist Michelle Hickey Legge.

When: Sunday, the 17th of August, from 10 AM to 5 PM.

Where: The Bunratty Castle and Folk Museum, Bunratty West, Bunratty, Co. Clare, Ireland.

For more information, visit the Bunratty Castle website – https://www.bunrattycastle.ie/events/irishnativerarebreeds/

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Event: Galway Wool Coop Exhibition -Celebration of Indigenous Breeds – Bunratty Heritage and Folk Park

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Vessels by Feltmakers Ireland guild member Astrid Tomrop-Hofmann – includes Galway wool fibre

The Irish Native Rare Breed Society (INRBS) will display a selection of rare breeds in Bunratty Heritage and Folk Park in Co Clare on August 18th from 10 AM to 5 PM.

Furthermore, as part of this Heritage Week event, an art exhibition will highlight the wonders of native Irish Galway Wool and its pivotal role in our textile cultural heritage. If you missed the Galway Wool Co-op’s Meitheal in Athenry, this event is an excellent opportunity to see some of the work. Plus, there will new pieces made from Irish wool. At least three of Feltmakers Ireland guild members will have felted art in the show: Astrid Tomrop-Hofmann, Karena Ryan, and Juliane Gorman.

This incredible display, curated by artist Michelle Hickey Legge, showcases how our Native Irish wool-growing heritage can once again become the sustainable strength behind a revived—REAL and 100% Irish-grown woollen Sector, the communities it could support, and its ecological footprint.

For ticket information, visit the Bunratty Castle and Folk Park website – https://www.bunrattycastle.ie/events/irishnativerarebreeds/

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Education: Two-Day Woad Workshop – Apple Oak Fibre Works

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With Apple Oak Fibre Works, students will learn how to harvest dye plants from the field and process them in the dye studio. They also participate in dye plant trials and dye a small item to take home.

  • A talk by Tristan Lienhard
  • Harvesting Woad in the field
  • Making Woad balls for our fermentation Vats
  • Setting a woad pigment extraction, which takes a number of days to extract
  • Testing the blue content of over 20 different varieties of Woad, using the Japanese cold direct dyeing technique
  • Tour of the dye house
  • A talk by Jennifer Lienhard on fermentation vats, their differences and historical backgrounds.

When:

Friday 12th & Saturday 13th of July 2024 
Monday 15th & Tuesday 16th of July 2024

For more information, visit their website – https://appleoakfibreworks.com/collections/workshops/products/woad-hands-on-workshop-growing-and-dyeing-with-woad

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Opportunity: Vendors – Let’s Knit Festival in September – Ennisymon, Co Clare

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The Let’s Knit Festival returns in 2024. They are seeking vendors, teachers, volunteers, and sponsors.

When: the 14th and 15th of September, 2024.

Where: Falls Hotel Spa, Ennisymon, Co Clare.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.letsknityarnfestival.com/

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