Tag: Knitting

Of Interest: Wool Map of Ireland – World’s Largest 3D Knit Scene

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Image from Irish Independent Newspaper with headlines of 'Huge wool map of Ireland ratified by GUinness as world's largest 3D knitted scene'. Also includes a photo of the women who knitted the map.

The Guinness Book of Records has said that the huge knitted wool map of Ireland, created by a group of knitters at Carnew Community Care, in Co Wicklow, is the largest 3-dimensional knitted scene in the world! The map is 5 by 4 metres, took over four years and thousands of hours to make. It includes buildings and places iconic to Ireland.

To read more, visit here (There ~may~ be paywall for the full article) – https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/gorey-news/huge-wool-map-of-ireland-ratified-by-guinness-as-worlds-largest-3d-knitted-scene/a1011522360.html

If you missed seeing the map on display at Gifted at the RDS, it can be viewed in person at Carnew Community Care in Carnew, Co Wicklow. For more information, visit this website – https://visitwicklow.ie/listing/knitted-map-of-ireland-carnew-community-care/

There is also a short, cute video on the above website – so many cool details!

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Of Interest: Huge 3D Textile Map of Ireland Seeks Home

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Via RTE News: A huge wool map of Ireland, which took four years of knitting and crocheting to complete, is in search of a new home to go on public display.

A group of up to 18 women in Co. Wicklow, comprising skilled knitters, sewers, and crocheters, met every Wednesday at the Carnew Community Care Centre, where they developed ideas for landmarks and historical sites across the island of Ireland that they could create together through sewing and knitting.

The woollen map features prominent landmarks and sites across the island, including Glendalough, Croagh Patrick, Phoenix Park, Giant’s Causeway and Fungie the Dolphin.

To learn more and see additional photos, visit the RTE website – https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0715/1523594-knitted-map-ireland/

The Instagram – @rtenews


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Exhibition: Helena Mc Guinness – The Journey – Solo Show – Ballyfermot Library – Dublin

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Feltmakers Ireland guild member Helena Mc Guinness is presenting a solo exhibition of her multidisciplinary work at the Ballyfermot Library Gallery in Dublin. The exhibition, titled ‘The Journey,’ reflects her creative path, which began at the age of nine when she sold her first three knitted garments. Over the years, Mc Guinness has explored a variety of artistic media, now coming full circle as she returns to working with wool.

When: The exhibition runs from the 4th to the 28th of February, with the official opening on Saturday, the 8th, from 2 to 4 PM. Feltmakers are warmly invited to attend!

Where: Ballyfermot Library, Art Space 1 – Ballyfermot Rd, Kylemore, Dublin, D10 WV02.

For more information on the venue’s hours, visit the website – https://www.dublincity.ie/residential/libraries/find-library/leabharlann-bhaile-formaid

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Open Call: Sensory Tools Competition – Europe

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The European Wool Exchange (EWE), in collaboration with the IAIA Association, seeks to promote the therapeutic and well-being effects of creating fibre crafts, especially those made with natural fibres.

They have a call for a competition to create sensory tools that are created with natural fibre. These include the following items –

  • Sensory Sleeves
  • Elongated Sensory Sleeves
  • Sensory Mats

Amongst the awards are Best Sensory Tools made with 100% European Wool.

Other categories of awards include the following –

  • Best sensory tools made with natural fibres other than wool
  • Special Award to best sensory tool crafted by men
  • Special Award to the most senior person participating
  • Special Award to the youngest person participating
  • Special Award to the most active country determined by pro rata of population
  • Public’s Choice Awards / The best sensory tools will be chosen based on the technique: Crochet, Knitting, Weaving, *Felting* or Mixed Techniques.

All the sensory tools will be donated to institutions that care for patients.

Deadline: Sensory Tools must be received in Spain by the 10th of September, 2024.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.ewe.network/wool-4-health

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Event: Let’s Knit – Yarn Festival in Doolin

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Unbelievably, Ireland has not had a yarn festival since before the Pandemic. The Let’s Knit -Yarn Festival will be the first, and entry is free to all.

Fibreshed Ireland will be there and take pre-orders for their Reciprocal Yarn, made of 100% Irish-grown wool. The wool for this yarn comes from a blend of Lleyn, Mayo Mule, Suffolk, Cheviot, BFL, Texel and Scottish Blackface sheep kept by farmers Linda Costello in Co. Galway and Seamus Bradley in Co. Kildare. These two farmers are part of the Reciprocal Textiles programme, where they have been learning and exchanging ideas about regenerative farming practices.

Where: Russell Community Centre, Doolin, Co. Clare V95 E940.

Date: the 29th of October 2023, 10 AM – 5:30 PM.

Visit their Instagram to see some of indie dyers and spinners – https://www.instagram.com/letsknit_festival

For more information, visit their website – https://letsknitfestival.wixsite.com/letsknitfestival

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