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Recap: September Sunday Session – Felting Flowers to Create a Tapestry

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Some of the flowers from the day.

A Floral Tapestry

On Sunday, the 10th of September, 2023, 24 members of the Feltmakers Ireland guild gathered to celebrate our 20th anniversary. Founded by Elizabeth Bonnar in 2003, the guild is connected by our interest in transforming sheep wool into felted creations.

Our completed tapestry will be exhibited at our upcoming annual juried exhibition, which will be held at the Phoenix Park Visitors Centre in October 2023.

The 2023-2024 Committee with founder Elizabeth Bonnar (third from the left) –

Committee Members, left to right: Adrienne Dempsey, Marian Fagan, Guild founder Elizabeth Bonnar, Lorna Cady, Deirdre Crofts, Juliane Gorman, Deirdre Carroll, Elizabeth Redding, and Fiona Leech. Missing – Annika Berglund as she was travelling. Photograph by Helene Dooley.
Deirdre Crofts – organiser of our Flower Tapestry event.

As part of our celebration, we ‘combined hands’ to create a giant ‘tapestry’ out of felted flowers. Organiser, artist, and teacher-extraordinaire Deirdre Crofts designed five different flowers for members to create: the Anemone, the Dahlia, the Daisy, the Lily, and the Pansy.

(See the bottom of the page for links to download).

Members sat together and created the above five flower styles. Some members created their own fantasy flowers, so there is a lovely mix of styles.

A Selection of Photographs from the Day

And like any party, there was a delicious spread of sandwiches (including vegetarian and gluten-free), endless tea and coffee, and those famous home-bakes, which our Membership Secretary, Fiona Leech, so artfully displayed!

  • So many tasty sandwiches!
  • Membership coordinator, Fiona Leech, keeps us hydrated & fed.

Many thanks to Deirdre Crofts for organising such a splendid event. Additional thanks to the other Committee members who helped sort our supplies, set up the wool kits, and share their flowermaking knowledge. Our gorgeously colourful Merino wool was purchased from Feltmakers Ireland member Leiko Uchiyama.

Lastly, huge thanks to the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland for helping fund our event.

Downloadable flower instructions –

anemone-instructionsDownload
dahlia-instructionsDownload
daisy-instructionsDownload
lily-instructionsDownload
pansy-instructionsDownload

Reminder: This Sunday – Felting Flowers to Create a Tapestry

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This 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!

If you like, bring along already felted pink and/or white flowers to contribute to our Guild’s tapestry. 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. Bring some home bakes to share, of course.

Usual venue… CIE Sports and Social Club, Inchicore. 10:30 – 1:30 PM.

Please RSVP, if you can, to decrofts@gmail.com – it will better help us plan.

Looking forward to seeing lots of you there.

Members who cannot attend the Sunday Session in person can use the Zoom link emailed the day before the event. The session will not be recorded.

Thank you,

Fiona and the committee.

Reminder: Next Sunday – Felting Flowers to Create a Tapestry

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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.

Bring some home bakes to share, of course.

Usual venue… CIE Sports and Social Club, Inchicore. 10:30 – 1:30 PM.

For planning, please RSVP to decrofts@gmail.com

Looking forward to seeing lots of you there.

Members who cannot attend the Sunday Session in person can use the Zoom link emailed the day before the event. The session will not be recorded.

Thank you,

Fiona and the committee.

Guild members setting up kits for the 10th of September – our making of the Flower Tapestry for our 20th Anniversary.

Sunday Session: Felting Flowers to Create a Tapestry

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With our members’ help at our next Sunday Session on September 10th, 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!

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. Bring some home bakes to share, of course.

Usual venue… CIE Sports and Social Club, Inchicore. 10:30 – 1:30 PM.

Sunday Sessions are open to anyone – Member or Not.

Looking forward to seeing lots of you there.

Members who cannot attend the Sunday Session in person can use the Zoom link emailed the day before the event. The session will not be recorded.

BOUNTIFUL Exhibition
There’s one week left to get your submissions ready for the September 1st deadline for our annual juried exhibition.

Opening on September 30th at the Visitor’s Centre, Phoenix Park and running for the month of October. We’ll also be looking for invigilators for the month. If you can help, that would be great. All details about the exhibition will follow shortly.

Thank you,
Fiona and the committee.