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Event: Dublin Hat Walk – Sunday, 7th of April

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While not all feltmakers create hats, many do! And even if you choose not to make hats, you may still be a Hat Lover! If so, there’s an event for you – Dublin Hat Walk, part of a worldwide event organised by London Hat Week in conjunction with Passejada amb Barret Barcelona.

The World Hat Walk combines these two long-standing hat celebrations and spreads them worldwide—in over 17 locations—on Sunday, April 7th.

★ UK – London & Dunfermline
★ Ireland – Dublin
★ France – Lyon
★ Belgium – Antwerp
★ Germany – Berlin
★ Austria – Graz
★ Spain – Barcelona
★ Norway – Oslo
★ Romania – Bucharest
★ Poland – Rynek Racibórz
★ Australia – Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney
★ Argentina – Buenos Aires
★ USA – Raleigh, North Carolina & Chicago, Illinois
★ South Korea – Seoul
★ Taiwan – Kaohsiung
★ Nigeria – Lagos

Where: The Dublin Hat Walk’s meeting point is conveniently located near the Fusiliers’ Arch, at the entrance of St Stephen’s Green, just across from Grafton Street. The Green Line LUAS stops nearby, making it a breeze for everyone to join in the fun!

When: The walk starts at 12:30 PM. However, the organisers want to gather slightly beforehand, at noon, to admire the unique hat styles and capture some memorable photographs!

Dress Code: Dublin Hat Walk wants your creativity shine! Wear whatever attire you fancy, but PLEASE remember to wear a hat! Whether it’s elegant, quirky, or downright extravagant, let your headgear steal the show!

All Are Welcome: The Dublin Hat Walk is an inclusive event open to everyone who loves hats and wants to be a part of this vibrant celebration. Bring your friends, family, and even your furry companions along for an afternoon filled with fun and fashion!

No reservations are needed, and it doesn’t cost anything either!

Stay Updated: Follow the Dublin Hat Walk Instagram page for last-minute updates or exciting announcements. It’s the perfect way to stay connected and informed about all things hat-related! https://www.instagram.com/dublin_hat_walk_ie/

{Editor’s note: our webmistress, Juliane Gorman, is one of the organisers of the Dublin Hat Walk.}

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    Event: ‘Fibre of Our Being’ in Ballydehob

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    ‘The Fibre of Our Being‘ is a series of events exploring contemporary textiles which draw on tradition to reinvigorate their process. It will encompass an exhibition of the same title displaying a wide variety of contemporary Irish Textiles and two full weekends of events and workshops that will allow people to learn techniques in dyeing and crafting with textiles.

    The highlight will be a day with talks and displays about the source of our fibres and Irish wool production, with displays from small businesses looking to find new ways to use our indigenous materials sustainably. We will finish with an alternative fashion show in the lively cultural hub of Levis Bar in Ballydehob, Co. Cork.

    The event runs from the 12th through the 10th of September.

    On Sunday the 27th, there is a talk about Irish Wool, including sheep breeds, processing, history and the need to bring back its value, by Fibreshed Ireland member Kit Christina Keawwantha and other panel guests. Booking is needed for this (and other) events.

    For more information, visit their website – https://kilcoestudios.com/fibre-of-our-being/

    Fashion, made in Monaghan

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    A unique “MODE – Made in Monaghan Designer Showcase”  will  mark the end of our Very Successful 2019 Programme

    This showcase extravaganza will provide an excellent opportunity for our many talented designers to display their creative collections to other women in business and a wider audience.

    Monaghan Designers being showcased on the evening will include:

    The event, which will be expertly hosted by Maria Macklin, House of Colour, will include a range of refreshments and we will end the evening with some excellent live musical entertainment provided by very talented Dara MacGabhann and Andy Hogg, aka “The Two Five Ones”.

    Details of the event are:

    Venue:          Westenra Arms Hotel, The Diamond, Monaghan
    Date:            Wednesday, 27th November 2019
    Time:            7.30pm
    Admission:  €15 including refreshments and entertainment

    We are really looking forward to hosting this unique event which will provide our gifted designers with an excellent promotional opportunity and will provide you with an informative, enjoyable evening out – and inspiration and ideas for supporting local businesses and buying local for the festive season and in the years to come!

    Please book early to avoid disappointment.   We have a limited number of places available and they really will sell out very very quickly.  The booking link is here.  Click on it now to grab your place!

    Larissa is one of our members and will be presenting the first Sunday Session of 2020 at the knockmarroon Gate studio- on different breeds of fleece and their specific uses in feltmaking!… the date for your 2020 calendar is 12/01/2020

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    CIFD and GANS Collaboration.

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    Report by Breda Fay- GANS rep (edited by Tamzen Lundy)

    Breda Fay/ Michelle Kearns
    GANS & CIFD collaboration

    Since the beginning of April, some members from Felt makers Ireland have been working with designers from the fashion world on a collaborative project linking craft persons and designers.

    Today – August 29th– was the culmination of our work, when our projects were modeled as part of the CIFD Fashion Show/ Media Day. The fashion show itself was amazing and one could only be inspired by the address and commentary of Eddie Shanahan, chair of CIFD, a truly enthusiastic and inspiring speaker.

    For the last few months, Carmen Garcia, Niki Collier and Breda Fay have been engaging with our partner designers from the council of Irish fashion design. We had been randomly matched to “accentuate learning and ensure innovative engagement”.

    I worked with Michelle Kearns, a milliner from Tuam.

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    Breda Fay/ Michelle Kearns
    Breda Fay/ Michelle Kearns
    Breda Fay/ Michelle Kearns

    Michelle and I shared stories of our likes and dislikes, dreams and history to come up with a theme for the design. We also discussed different textures and shades of felt. Samples and photographs went back and forth until we finally decided on a very fine and feathery black Merino and Silk with embellishments of cerise Tussah silk that Michelle would incorporate into a wire structure. The finished work would illustrate overcoming adversity (thick and gnarled branches) growing into more open structure with birds and blooms of hope and resilience.

    In all, 15 pairs brought their projects to completion and the resulting hats, baskets, dresses, scarves, etc were amazing. The crafts of calligraphy, metal smith, lace making, felt making, basket making, crochet, textile art and embroidery were all represented.

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    GANS & CIFD collaboration

    This is the second year of the collaboration and I would urge members to watch the GANS page of the website and read the blog posts for notice of next year’s event, when we will once again advertise this opportunity. For those that managed to get along this year and became involved it was certainly and enriching and lasting experience.

    See a word from Eddie in thanks below.

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    The below was received from the Council of Irish Fashion Designers

    Ladies & Gentlemen,

    On behalf of all of us in CIFD I wish to express our gratitude to you for the skill, inspiration, dedication and creativity you brought to our collaboration project.

    It is not often that one of Ireland’s most eminent journalists declares an event as ‘Triumphant and emotional’ – but those were her first words at the end of our presentation on Thursday.

    My colleagues and I have enjoyed the process, our respect and admiration for your skills is difficult to put into words. Design and Craft came together last week in an engaging evocation of Irish culture, proving beyond doubt that our heritage crafts can be extremely engaging in a contemporary context.

    I hope you too enjoyed the project and the presentation.

    I know Mary has exciting plans to give the work further exposure and I will also be seeking extra opportunities in the coming months.

    We can expect some newspaper and magazine publicity in the coming weeks. In the meantime I am sending you a hi res image of your contribution by WeTranfer. I hope to have some video clips of the pieces in the next short while and will also forward those in due course.

    I look forward to the possibility of working with you again in the near future.

    Best regards,

    Eddie

    United Nations – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – 17th October 2017

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    United Nations – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – 17th October 2017

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    Felt Against Poverty

    The idea of the project is to promote awareness of the 17th October as the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

    Fáilte Isteach Monaghan is a group of volunteers providing free conversational English classes for migrants refugees and asylum seekers in collaboration with Monaghan Integrated Development is the Local Development Company for county Monaghan.

    Our group with support of “Green Felt” by Larissa Kleshnina will discover different felting techniques and each participant will learn how to make felted garments (scarf, hat, waistcoat and brooch). The remnants will be used to make a wall-hanging. As the result of the course participants will not only know the main felting techniques and materials, they will be able to produce hand felted things and will have an understanding of each other’s life experiences. All the participants do not have previous experience in felting. The project is already running from the 12th of September in Monaghan.

    There are many Felting cooperatives around the world (Mongolia, Peru, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Nepal , Afghanistan, Iraq , Syria , Turkey etc) People in these countries are trying to overcome poverty with this ancient yet easy to make type of applied art.

    So this is the way to learn from each other, be united, gain knowledge, make friends, be in good mood, and improve self-esteem.

    The conclusion of our project will be in a fashion show where participants will become models to demonstrate their masterpieces and highlight ways of tackling poverty around the world.

    At the Fashion Show event we will run a presentation to promote Fair Trade and Felting Cooperatives around the world to explain how fair trade helps to tackle poverty.

    We want to demonstrate our unity and support with felting cooperatives around the world who are trying to overcome poverty with their work and express solidarity with the fight to eradicate poverty globally and motivate local people to follow their example.

    All welcome to visit and support our Felt Fashion Show on the 17th of October at 7.30 p.m. YWCA North Road, Monaghan.

    Art Unites!

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    Much more than an AGM – Sunday May 15th

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    As many of you know our AGM is much more than just a business meeting, it a day filled with felt, friendship, fashion…..and cake.

    This year Feltmakers Ireland`s Annual General Meeting will take place on 15th May in St. Andrew`s Church in Lucan from 2pm-5pm.
    Please let us know if you have any motions for the agenda.
    We are also looking for nominations for those members interested in joining the Committee.
    Agenda for the meeting:
     
    -Minutes from AGM 2015
    -Treasurer`s Report
    -Chair`s Annual Report
    -Election of new committee members
     
    -Fashion Show
    Vendors this year will be:
    -Valerie McGurdy with hand painted silks
    -Narayana Fritch with handmade glass beads and buttons
    -Nicola Brown
    -Feltmakers Ireland fibre shop.
    As always there will be home baked goodies, coffee and tea available.
    Looking forward to seeing you there.

    Photo from our last fashion show – featuring a felt bicycle pannier