During the last week of July, there are two feltmaking workshops with Elina Saari and Oona Jakku. The first class is focused on creating an unusual ‘button’ textured felt, while the second class is focused on felting hats. The classes are three days each and run consecutively.
For more information, visit the FeltFaction website.
Another hugely successful Sunday Session was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended. Juliane Gorman who recently moved to Dublin from America delighted us with her hat demonstration. Juliane makes hats, lots of them. Every colour and whimsical shape under the sun. The word whimsical certainly sums up her creative array of samples she brought for us to see and try on.
Juliane described to us how the different methods of laying out the fibres affected the final shape of each hat and doesn’t even use hat blocks! There’s grid laying, bullseye laying and circular clockwise and anti clockwise laying. Each hat generally has four layers with each layer a different colour. Though she admitted that is purely for her to keep track with which layer she’s working on in case she gets distracted. You know the usual – collecting kids, putting on a wash, collecting kids, putting on a wash, collecting ……
Juliane brought 2 unfinished berets to show the various stages of her process. One was half laid out the other pre felted and ready for final felting. Both were huge, approx 45-50 cm diameter
The kettle was boiled, the water sprayed and the rolling began. We, at the back of the room were amazed at how gently she was rolling and still it shrank beautifully.
The second piece needed another layer of fibre and the “ icing “ layer as Juliane calls it. That’s the decorating part. The nice bit! But we ran out of time to see it completed.
To conclude, everyone was so inspired that it was agreed that we’d love to do a hands on workshop. So whether Juliane knows it or not we’ll be booking her in for the autumn!
Thanks Juliane for a great morning.
Time: 10:30-12:30
Place: Killester Resource centre. Howth Road, Killester, D5
Join feltmaker, Juliane Gorman, as she demonstrates how the direction of wool layout can impact the shape of three-dimensional felt.
Juliane Gorman creates colorful and whimsical hats for grownups inspired by nature, fairytales, and fine art. Each of her pieces is wet felted from Merino wool using soapy water and her hands. Her work can be found on her website, https://felthappiness.com, and in private collections in Australia, Asia, Europe, and North America. Recently she and her family moved to the Dundrum neighborhood of Dublin (from Pittsburgh, USA).
Hope to see you there!
basic and beyond application form 2020
It is that time of year… and some clever people have already purchased this Day course as a present for a loved one! What a lovely present that is and perfect timing, just afer Christmas on 25th of January… going away with a new hat and a new skill… perhaps even a new group of friends in feltmakers ireland and certainly a fun day out.
If you want to purchase one of the last places on this course- for a friend- contact us.
We will endevour to help you out and can provide you with all the details and a gift certificate to give to them…. be someones secret Santa- GIVE EXPERIENCES, NOT THINGS.
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pplications being taken ( and filling up) for the first workshop of the year 2020. 25th January, Portmarnock. Make a hat €80 with full membership for the 2020 yer included & fibre.
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!
#FeltmakersCompetition2020
NEWS FLASH
The annual hat making competition is now accepting entries- up to March 1st.
We have some excellent hat makers/ milliners amongst our members so this would be a great opportunity for some of you who may be interested.
The entry date is also March 1st…. so those attending and signed up for the “Basic & Beyond” have a little time to practice their new found skill on a wonderful creation and submit it!!
You just never know and if you aren’t in it, you can’t win it! Good Luck.
basic and beyond application form 2020
Delighted to announce the date of our “Basic and beyond” as the 25th January 2020.
A great 1 day hat making course. brilliant for beginners, but also intermediate feltmakers as a refresher course. Fibre provided and come away with your own unique hand made hat as well as a host of newly learned skills.
Application forms available and being accepted.
basic and beyond application form 2020
All welcome as usual to our wonderfully inspiring Sunday Sessions in the Park.
This month Vicky Blomfield looks at adding frills, flaps, and fabric to hats…
We request this year’s basic & beyond and previous years participants to bring along their marvellous head wear for a Mad Hatters March Sunday session, tea & coffee and buns!
Do you know where we are?- Knockmarroon Gate, Phoenix Park 10:30am…
We would love to see you there!
Small donation asked for – tea/ coffee/ petrol of speaker.
All welcome as usual to our wonderfully inspiring Sunday Sessions in the Park.
This month Vicky Blomfield looks at adding frills, flaps, and fabric to hats…
We request this year’s basic & beyond and previous years participants to bring along their marvellous head wear for a Mad Hatters March Sunday session, tea & coffee and buns!
Do you know where we are?- Knockmarroon Gate, Phoenix Park 10:30am…
We would love to see you there!
Small donation asked for – tea/ coffee/ petrol of speaker.
Feltmakers Ireland 