Education: Shibori with Indigo Dyeing Workshop – Drogheda

Discover the Japanese art of Shibori with Indigo Dyeing, creating patterns on fabrics with Mel Bradley and Clodagh Mac Donagh.

Students will learn using techniques such as KUMO (tying and clamping), ARASHI (using poles and string to resist the dye), and ITAJIEME (folding and clamping). Immerse your prepared fabrics in the Indigo dye bath and be amazed as the magic of the dye turns from green to a vivid blue.

The workshop is suitable for beginners and intermediate students.

Where: Gallery 13, Millmount Craft Quarter, Drogheda, Co Louth, A92 EH29
Date: Saturday, the 16th of August, 10 AM – 4 PM
Cost: €100 (€30 deposit required to secure a place)
Contact Mel on 0863712927 or melbradleysilks@gmail.com


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Exhibition: Member Mel Bradley Artwork – Louth Craftmark Group Exhibition – Armagh, UK

Louth Craftmark is a group of makers and visual artists based in the North East of Ireland.

They currently have three exhibitions of ‘Reveal Conceal’ which span across three venues,

  • The Leitrim Design House, Carrick-on-Shannon, from 24th May to 6th July,
  • The Marketplace Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh, 16th May – 5th July, and
  • The Cowshed Gallery, Farmleigh, 15th July to 15th August 2025.

While the artists’ pieces are not identical across all three venues, they are from the same collections of work in response to the theme of this show. The artists have come together across a range of disciplines to create a new body of work that explores the ‘inside out of things’.

Feltmakers Ireland member Mel Bradley‘s work is included at The Marketplace Theatre & Arts Centre.

Where: The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh, UK.

When: until the 5th of July.

The Leitrim Design House Gallery has information about the exhibition – https://leitrimdesignhouse.ie/blogs/news/louth-craftmark-exhibition

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Education: Textile Classes with Mel Bradley – Drogheda

Feltmakers Ireland member Mel Bradley, a professional artist and teacher, will teach a series of five textile workshops this spring: silk painting, Nuno felting, indigo dyeing, and transfer printing. You can take one or multiple classes.

Classes are small and tailored to suit those attending.

When: Each session runs from 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM.

Where: Gallery 13, Millmount Craft Quarter, Drogheda, County Louth.

Note: The Silk Painting class on the 9th of March is already booked full.

For more information, contact Mel at 0863712927 or via Instagram at – https://www.instagram.com/mel.bradley.silks/