Of Interest: Soil Your Scarf – Irish Wool and other wool-related activities at Dublin Maker

Poster for Soil Your Scarf at Dublin Maker - Saturday and Sunday.

Soil Your Scarf project at DublinMaker – Join Fibreshed Ireland’s co-director, ecologist Jess Leonard, on Saturday, the 30th of August, at Dublin Maker.

“Come knit a tiny scarf made from native Irish-grown wool from The Galway Wool Coop, while learning about soil ecology and how to protect and care for your own garden soil. See magnified mesofauna living in previously buried scarves. When you’re done, you can take your tiny scarf away with you to bury it within the topsoil and find out who’s living there!”

Additionally, other wool and textile-related organisations will be at Dublin Maker, such as the Liberties Weavers, The Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers, and guild member Niki Collier‘s felted sculptures, Symbols of Mobility.

When: Saturday, the 30th – and Sunday, the 31st of August
Time: 10 AM – 6 PM. (Sunday until 5 PM).
Where: Leopardstown Racecourse, Carmanhall and Leopardstown, Foxrock, Co. Dublin, D18

For more information and to book your free ticket, visit Eventbrite – https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/dublin-maker-festival-tickets-1447016658779?

Instagram: @fibreshed_ireland @thegalwaywoolco_op @dublinmaker

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Open Call: Dublin Maker 2025 – Applications Open

Dublin Maker 2025 - applications now open.

Are you a maker, creator, builder, inventor, crafter, hacker, educator or enthusiast who loves to share what you do? Dublin Maker 2025 is Ireland’s biggest show-and-tell festival of creativity, innovation, and invention.

Dublin Maker invites makers of all ages and experience levels to apply and showcase their work, whether a polished project or a quirky in-progress experiment.

Where: Leopardstown Racecourse, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18 C9V6
When: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August.

The deadline for applying is the 31st of May 2025.

For more information, visit their website – https://dublinmaker.ie/open-call/

Their Instagram: @dublinmaker

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Event: Dublin Maker – This Weekend

Dublin Maker runs for two days this year – Saturday and Sunday. It is a family friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement. Join tech enthusiasts, educators, innovators, DIY lovers, and several textile folks! Explore interactive exhibits, meet fellow makers, and ignite your passion for innovation.

For more information and to book your free tickets on Eventbrite, visit their website – https://dublinmaker.ie/

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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.

Event: Dublin Maker This Saturday

Dublin Maker is a free-to-attend, community-run event, which will be held on Saturday, September 2nd, in Richmond Barracks, Inchicore, Dublin. Note: This year, it is in a new venue and will be mostly indoors. So, the weather is less of an issue!

Dublin Maker takes the form of a “show and tell” experience, where inventors/makers sourced through an open call have an opportunity to showcase their creations at individual booths in a carnival atmosphere.

Time: from 10 AM to 6 PM.

Several Feltmakers Ireland members have booths at this indoor event, including Annika BerglundJuliane Gorman, and Constance Seymour (Cons Creations).

If you are a Guild member, please let us know if we missed you.

In addition, other members of the local fibre community will be demonstrating, such as the Irish Guild of the Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, and Ryan Koenig Studio – Arran Knitting.

For more information about Dublin Maker, visit their website – http://www.dublinmaker.ie

Note: This coming weekend, the Red Line Luas has repair work scheduled, with no trams
running from Heuston and Blackhorse. There will be a replacement bus
service
. The Blackhorse stop is a 15-minute walk at a leisurely pace.

https://luas.ie/red-line-works-sep23/

Event: Dublin Maker Returns

Dublin Maker is a free-to-attend, community-run event, which will be held on Saturday, September 2nd, in Richmond Barracks, Inchicore, Dublin. Note: it is in a new venue this year.

Dublin Maker takes the form of a “show and tell” experience, where inventors/makers sourced through an open call have an opportunity to showcase their creations at individual booths in a carnival atmosphere.

Time: from 10 AM to 6 PM.

Several Feltmakers Ireland members have booths at this indoor event, including Annika Berglund, Juliane Gorman, and Constance Seymour (Cons Creations).

If you are a Guild member, please let us know if we missed you.

In addition, other members of the local fibre community will be demonstrating, such as the Irish Guild of the Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, and Ryan Koenig Studio – Arran Knitting.

For more information about Dublin Maker, visit their website – http://www.dublinmaker.ie

Open Call: Join Dublin Maker 2023

This year will be the 11th Dublin Maker, which will take place in Richmond Barracks on Saturday, the 2nd of September, 2023.

Dublin Maker relies on the help of many communities and is run by volunteers who work hard so it can remain free and accessible to all. It is made great by Ireland’s super makers submitting projects and giving their time for free. Each year we are amazed at the inventiveness and enthusiasm they bring. We have a lovely venue this year and are looking forward to filling it with creative madness.

Dublin Maker gives the opportunity for makers to interact with each other, share ideas, and show examples of their work, projects, crafts, inventions, products and hacks in a vibrant fair-style event. We encourage you to join the fun and enter a project to exhibit.

Remember – your project doesn’t need to be finished, and it definitely doesn’t need to be for sale. We want you to share how you make, so in-progress, hobbyist projects are A-OK!

The deadline is the 1st of August.

For more information, visit their website – http://www.dublinmaker.ie/open-call/