Feltmakers Ireland-West’s February Sunday Session on the 15th will be led by Katarina Hruskova, who will teach how to make needle-felted hearts, using Irish wool.
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As part of August Craft Month,members of Feltmakers North are facilitating a short workshop, creating felted flowers. The venue is Lisburn Library, Lisburn, County Antrim, and the event is free.
Experienced felt maker and Feltmakers North member Deborah Woolsey, will deliver the workshop, assisted by fellow Feltmakers North member Deirdre Gallagher. Enjoy learning about wet felting, a fun and hands-on textile craft combining wool fibres, water and friction to create unique and beautiful pieces. Participants will have the opportunity to make a wet felted flower to take home.
All materials provided. Please bring a hand towel and plastic bag for taking your piece home.
When: Friday, the 16th of August.
Feltmakers North are a group of feltmaking enthusiasts aiming to promote the art of felting, by sharing knowledge, skills, ideas and support in a relaxed and friendly setting. Everyone welcome.
This workshop is suitable for adults and is free of charge, but must be booked in advance by emailing feltmakersnorth@gmail.com.
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More pink, yellow, and/or white felted flowers are needed for our Floral Tapestry Project.
Feltmakers Ireland needs your help: We need more pink, yellow, and/or white felted flowers for our Floral Tapestry Project.
Any variety of pink with splashes of white, yellow, purple or green would be great. Any style and roughly 20cm in diameter.
This will be displayed at our upcoming exhibition, ‘Bountiful’, at the Phoenix Park Visitor’s Centre and is part of our 20th Anniversary celebration of our guild being founded by Elizabeth Bonnar twenty years ago!
So, please roll up your sleeves and get felting!
When completed, please contact guild member Deirdre Crofts, who generously chairs this project. She will add them to our tapestry.
Feltmakers Ireland member Hélène Dooley has written an inspiring blog post on Felting and Fiber Studio. She writes about re-starting her creative mojo by creating three small projects. One of her projects is a beautiful flower made in preparation for our Guild’s upcoming 20th Anniversary Celebration.
Next Sunday, on the 10th of September, we will create a wonderful floral tapestry to commemorate Feltmaker’s 20th anniversary. The more flowers we have, the bigger it will be. It will become a travelling celebration wherever we go for years to come!
Bring along already felted pink and/or white flowers to contribute to our Guild’s tapestry if you like. The more the merrier!
Come along. It’ll be a 3-hour session this time. Bring the usual felting equipment that you use. Fibre will be provided, but you’re welcome to bring any fibre of your own in the pinkish range. We will supply the bubble wrap and resists, too.
On Sunday, August 20th, a beautiful sunny day, our Open Day was held in the CIE Sports and Social Club, Inchicore, Dublin 8. We aimed to introduce wet feltmaking and bring our love of the Craft to a wider audience.
We were set up and eager to welcome our first visitor/participant at 11AM. Each participant would make a flower with wool from a choice of three options. All wool and tools needed were provided. Written instructions were available and could be taken away and tried at home.
Through the course of the day, we were thrilled to welcome over 40 visitors. We also welcomed some new members who joined today. Thank you to all!
Photographs courtesy of Fiona Leech and Deirdre Carroll.
This event would not have been possible, and the success that it was, without the help of a number of people. Thanks to all our demonstrators, Juliane, Marian, Hélène, Elain, and Adrienne. Thanks also to new members Hilary and Valerie, who jumped in and volunteered. Many thanks to Annika, who, this year, was responsible for the publication of our book “Exploring Irish Wool for Feltmaking ‘. A number of books were sold today. Unsurprisingly, there was great interest in her demonstration of carding and combing using Irish wool. Thanks to Fiona for providing tea and coffee. Thanks also to those who brought along cakes and biscuits for us to enjoy. Thanks to Lorna, who arranged the hire of the hall and ensured everything was in place.
In particular, I have to thank Juliane for taking the lead in organising such a fabulous and successful day. Thank you for your commitment, organising skills, boundless energy, and infectious enthusiasm.
Thanks to Juliane and Marian for ensuring that all the participants had everything they needed.
Apologies if I have left anyone out.
Thanks to everyone who visited us today; we look forward to seeing you again in the near future.
Regards,
Deirdre Carroll Chairperson Feltmakers Ireland
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The Daisy Coaster with Link to the YouTube Video on Feltmakers Ireland’s ChannelThe Lily Bud with Link to the YouTube Video on Feltmakers Ireland’s Channel.The Cupped Flower with Link to the YouTube Video on Feltmakers Ireland’s Channel.
A short video of visitors working on their flowers is on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
Again, many thanks to August Craft Month and National Heritage Week for so kindly publicising our Open Day.
August Craft Month has an online audience experience survey HERE
