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We are delighted to share news of an upcoming exhibition by our fellow guild within the Design & Craft Council Ireland: a show by the Irish Guild of Embroiderers. Their display, ‘Threads of Imagination: An Exhibition of Embroidery and Textile Art ‘, is the guild’s biennial show.
Feltmakers Ireland member Ramona Farrelly has a piece in it. The photograph shown here is an in-process image of Ramona’s piece, offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse of her work before it takes its place in the exhibition.
When: Tuesday, the 1st of September through Saturday, the 3rd of October 2026
For more information about the Guild, which meets monthly on Saturdays at the Mount Merrion Community Centre, visit their website: https://www.irishguildofembroiderers.ie/
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This year, Dublin Maker will have an Open Fashion Show. Whether you’ve crafted an elaborate outfit or made a cute patch on your jeans, you are invited to enter.
On the day, fill out a card with some information about your make. The cards will be given to the emcee, who will call designers/makers up one by one.
There will be four slots:
Saturday, the 22nd of August at 12:45 and 14:45, and
Sunday, the 23rd of August at 11:15 and 14:30
Sign up for whichever ones work best for you. Please arrive a few minutes early to fill out your card if you are entering.
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On Thursday, the 30th of July, there will be a screening of the film Notes From Sheepland (2024), directed by Cara Holmes.
“Orla Barry is a hard-working, lipstick-wearing sheep farmer in rural Wexford. She is a self-confessed ovine addict. A decade in sheep, she’s still wondering what possessed her to start, but yet she wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
Orla lived in Brussels for 16 years and now lives and works in South East Ireland where she runs a flock of pedigree Lleyn sheep. Her work deals with the tensions of being an artist and an eco-farmer in rural Ireland. The sheep have slowed her art career but at the same time, caring for them has hugely inspired it. She escapes the studio by going to the sheep, escapes the sheep by hiding in her studio.
Notes From Sheepland follows Orla, an outlier, as she floats between these worlds. It reflects upon the primal, poetic and unpredictable bond she has with the natural world.
This screening forms part of Rua Red’s Learning and Engagement programme for Orla Barry’s exhibition The Collie, The Cheviot & the Crouched Skeleton, which runs from July 10th – September 26th in Rua Red Gallery.”
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ReStyle Dublin will take place across Dún Laoghaire this Saturday, the 4th of July, bringing together a full day of creativity, sustainability, fashion, and community.
Guild member Sandra Reynolds is one of the Makers and will be offering two embroidery workshops to upcycle wearables.
Throughout the day there are:
Workshops
Live demonstrations
A repair café
Swap shops
A fashion show
Talks, stalls, exhibitions, and much more!
The organisers ask that attendees bring clothes in need of repair, clothes to upcycle or alter, and clothes to swap or donate.
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Adrienne shares how one can needle felt the transfer printed motif and the background
On Sunday, the 14th of June, committee member Adrienne Dempsey led a well-attended session in which we learned how to transfer printed images onto our felt.
Adrienne shared how to print the work onto water-soluble stabiliser paper and then transfer it onto our felt. We learned about the various substrates and materials we could use. She also demonstrated how one could needle-felt onto the printed image, or even all around it, to create a landscape.
Adrienne shows the Water Soluble Paper StabiliserHere, she demonstrates Iron-on-Transfer PaperHere, she shows the different materials one can use a base – linen, silk, and calico (not pictured)
Adrienne’s Work
Adrienne brought a selection of her work to share. That kitten is especially adorable!
Adrienne’s Work that has Transfer PrintingSo cute!Needle Felted Earrings
The Supplies
Adrienne brought all the supplies needed, plus a bevvy of inspiring items.
She also gave the attendees several printed Help Sheets, including a glossary, information on where to find free clip art, two sheets of cute clip art, and information on where to purchase supplies in Ireland and online.
Where to Purchase Supplies
WM Trimmings – In Dublin and online – Capel Street and Fashion City Ballymount – https://www.wmtrimmings.ie/
Another member recommended Heidi Feathers needles because they liked how they are colour-coded.
Members at Work
Completed Pieces
While many more pieces were created, we didn’t manage to photograph them during the excitement of the session! Students have the option to wet felt them afterwards. If you would like us to add your piece, email a photo to feltmakersie@gmail.com
LornaBrid and Mary IvellAnna, Marie, and LaurenEva via her Instagram @feltedvision
The June Sunday Session was well attended, with several members tuning in via Zoom.
Thank yous
Thank you to Adrienne and her assistants, Sam and Loli, who helped make samples and kits for the Session. Thanks to Loli for some of the photos. Appreciation to all the members who attended in person or via Zoom!
Sam, Loli, and Adrienne holding some of the samples that they created for the Session.
Lastly, thank you to Lorna for her ever-informative and amusing ‘Biscuits with History’!
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The third annual Rialto Community Arts Festival in Co Dublin is this week. The festival includes poetry, music, drama, talks, exhibitions and craft workshops.
Of particular interest:
A talk about Linen in the Liberties on Thursday morning.
Crochet and screen printing workshops at F2 Centre
Note: Some of the activities need to be booked.
When: Thursday, the 18th, through Sunday, the 21st of June
Where: At various locations in D08, Dublin, including the F2 Centre and the St Andrew’s Community Centre
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Come to Tallaght Library, in County Dublin, to explore a unique collection of vintage sewing machines, each with its own story and charm.
During the afternoon, there will be live demonstrations offering a closer look at how these machines were used.
Visitors will also have the chance to try out hand-crank sewing machines with the Library’s Mender in Residence, which is a lovely opportunity to slow down, learn something new, and connect with a traditional craft.
This is a relaxed, drop-in session, and everyone is very welcome. No booking required.
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Save the Date: On the 4th of July, ReStyle Dublin will take place across Dún Laoghaire, bringing together a full day of creativity, sustainability, fashion, and community.
This will be a free public event, with a selection of individual workshops and activities available through ticket booking.
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This weekend, Irish sustainable fashion stylist and journalist, Roxanne Parker, will host two conversations about Irish textiles and fashion at the Sustainable Living Stage of Bord Bia Bloom 2026, in association with The Design and Craft Council of Ireland. Both events will explore the future of Irish textiles, heritage & endangered craft, and sustainability.
Of particular interest to felters is Saturday’s event, “The Future of Irish Wool: Heritage, Sustainability & Innovation.”
This event will open with a fashion show celebrating Irish wool and Irish woven textiles, followed by a conversation on sustainability, heritage manufacturing, farming, fashion and textile innovation.
Alison Gault, Senior Lecturer, Fashion & Knit, Belfast School of Art, Ulster University and an @irish_grown_wool_council_ member
When: Saturday, the 30th of May at 10:30 AM
Where: Sustainable Living Stage, at Bloom
On Sunday at 11:15 AM, there will be a fashion show and a panel discussion on linen.
Opening with a fashion show celebrating Irish linen and contemporary Irish linen design, followed by a discussion on weaving, endangered craft practices, sustainability and the evolving future of Irish linen.
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