Event: Irish Makers Artisan Collective at National Ploughing Championships


Feltmakers Ireland guild member Tamzen Lundy will be part of the Irish Makers Artisan Collective at the National Ploughing Championships. Find them at Stand 189 within Block 6 on Row 11.

When: The Ploughing Championships are from Tuesday, the 17th to Thursday, the 19th of September.

Where: Ratheniska, Co. Laois.

For ticket information, visit the National Ploughing Championships’ website – https://www.npa.ie/tickets-2024/

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Event: The Big Spin – Solas Garden Centre Portarlington – 15th June

Via our colleagues at The Irish Guild of Spinners, Weavers, & Dyers (IGSWD): The Big Spin is a giant social gathering of Spinners (and weavers and dyers) at the Solas Garden Centre in Portarlington on Sat 15th June, from 10 AM to 4 PM.

There will be a donation box on the day, with a suggested payment of €5 per spinner/craftsperson attending to cover the cost of renting the space. Solas has a coffee shop that serves hot food. Participants can bring picnics if desired. There are tables provided.

What a fantastic way to meet other spinners from around the country and have an absolute ball of a day!

If you have questions, contact the secretary at IGSWD – https://weavespindye.ie/contact-2/

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June Sunday Session: Maria Mc Garry

Sunday Session – 9th of June – Maria Mc Garry NEW LOCATION

Feltmakers Ireland’s June Sunday Session features guild member Maria Mc Garry from Co Laois. Maria will give a show-and-tell of her experiences with working with galleries and selling at markets. She will also demonstrate how to make a ruffle felted scarf.

When: the 9th of June, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.

There is a lovely ‘Meet the Maker’ interview from 2020 with Maria Mc Garry on the blog here – https://feltmakersireland.com/2020/08/16/meet-the-maker-maria-mc-garry/

Here is her Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/maria_mcgarry_textile_art_/

Temporary NEW Location

Where: We will meet at a DIFFERENT location for the June Sunday Session.

F2 -Fatima Community Centre.

Fatima Community Centre
Herberton Leisure
3 Reuben Plaza, Rialto, Dublin 8, D08 PV0H

Directions from the Red Line LUAS

Get off at Fatima Luas stop (Red Line) and walk to a set of traffic lights.

Google Maps directions from the Red Line LUAS Stop.

View from the LUAS

View of the LUAS Stop from across the street. Photos kindly provided by Adrienne Dempsey.

Cross at the traffic lights, walk straight ahead, and take the first right onto Reuben Plaza. You will then see the Herberton gym.

Cross at the traffic light.
Photo of the Herberton Gym and the Arch Cafe on the corner.

Walk by the Herberton Gym and the Arch Cafe, then turn left. F2 Centre is located beside the green space/kids’ play area.

Where You Enter the Building

The entrance of the F2 Fatima Community Centre.

Parking

There is free street parking along St Anthony’s Road, which leads up to the F2 building. Parking is also available on Reuben Walk and Reuben Street, which surround the building.

Two disabled parking spots are at the top of St Anthony’s Road, leading onto Reuben Plaza and the F2 Centre.

Photo of the two disabled parking spots on St Anthony’s Road.

On Friday, the 7th of June, the Guild will email members a Zoom Link for virtual access and also include a phone number to call if they need help finding the Centre on the day of the event.

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