On Saturday, the 26th of September, volunteers from Feltmakers Ireland shared feltmaking with visitors to the Dublin Fibre Festival. We increased awareness of our guild, demonstrated feltmaking (wet and needlefelting), sold many copies of our book, ‘Exploring Irish Wool for Feltmaking’, and sold felted pieces created by some of our volunteers.
We were so busy at times that you could barely see our table!
It was a fantastic day! Many thanks to indie yarn designer Mira Isan, the Dublin Fibre Festival’s organiser, for seeing the need for a Dublin-based textile event and for her skills in pulling off this endeavour! Also, thank you to committee member Adrienne Dempsey for organising our two tables and volunteers. Additional thanks to our volunteers: From A-Z, Lorna Cady, Deirdre Carroll, Loli Cox, Sam Fagan, Irina Lampadova, and Evija Mezaka.
Our Book
Here is a photograph of Adrienne sharing ‘Exploring Irish Wool for Feltmaking’ with Ann Gunning of Beechwood Blues Texel Sheep – her wool is in the book!
Our Display
Here are some of the many photographs from the lovely experience.
All ready! 
Adrienne, Loli, and Irina 
Sam sharing the craic with Eva 
Sam and Eva 
Adrienne 
Deirdre 
Eva and Lorna 
Loli wearing a felted neckpiece 
More display 
Adrienne with display 
Loli with a happy customer 
Loli with her needlefelted work
Our Members with Stalls
Two members of Feltmakers Ireland also participated at the Dublin Fibre Festival: Sandra King from Irish Fibre Crafters and Juliane Gorman from FeltHappiness Hats.
Friend of the Guild, Malú Colorín, represented Fibreshed Ireland.
Other Vendors
There was a wide variety of vendors at the event, including several with local Irish-raised wool.
Other Friends of FI
Cons Creations – needlefelt 
Sam with Liberties College friends: Maggie, and Margaret
The Dublin Fibre Festival was a wonderful day, and we are so glad to be a part of this inaugural event! Thank you to everyone who stopped by!
Note: there are a couple of videos from the event over on our social media:
Instagram page – https://www.instagram.com/feltmakers_ireland/
Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/feltmakersireland/
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