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Of Interest: Free Webinar on Research, Innovation & the Future of Irish Wool – this Friday

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The Wool Hub for Research & Innovation has an upcoming webinar exploring how research, enterprise and collaboration can unlock new opportunities across the wool value chain.

Hosted by the Circular Bioeconomy Cluster at Munster Technological University, IRELAND, the webinar brings together researchers, businesses and other contributors working to increase the value, visibility and sustainable use of wool.

Through a series of short presentations, participants will hear about developments in nationally funded wool research and innovation; wool-focused research projects and resources; emerging activity within wool-based businesses and regional partnerships; lessons from the European Wool Day 2026 in Tralee; and international experience in developing more sustainable and resilient wool value chains.

The webinar marks the next phase in revitalising the Wool Hub for Research & Innovation, reconnecting people and organisations working across the wool value chain and identifying themes around which the Hub can support future knowledge exchange and collaboration.

The presentations will be followed by a short moderated discussion and audience Q&A, highlighting shared challenges, emerging opportunities and areas for further exploration.

This public event will be relevant to farmers, researchers, entrepreneurs, SMEs, designers, processors, policymakers and anyone interested in increasing the value and visibility of Irish-grown wool.

Feltmakers Ireland guild member, Katarina Hruskova of Woolstore Ireland, is one of the presenters.

When: Friday, the 11th of September at 10 AM (Irish time)

Register in advance: https://bit.ly/4yG1djZ

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@mtu_ie @cabr_centre @woolstoreireland @ulsteruni @hollandswolcollectief @ewe_foundation__

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Of Interest: August Craft Month – 2 Feltmakers Ireland Guild Events – Plus, Felting Activities throughout Ireland

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Feltmakers Ireland is hosting TWO August Craft Month events this year!

On Saturday, the 15th of August, Feltmakers Ireland West will be at King House, Boyle, Co Roscommon. They will have a felting fair featuring a mini-market, an exhibition, and four feltmaking workshops. For more information: https://augustcraftmonth.org/acm-event/felting-fun-day/

On Sunday, the 16th of August, Feltmakers Ireland will be at the CIE Hall/ Inchicore Sports & Social Club, Co Dublin. For more information and to register a place in one of the two felting workshops where we will be creating wet and needle felted flowers, please visit this page: https://augustcraftmonth.org/acm-event/experience-the-joy-of-felting/

In addition to our members’ events (see below), there are over 40 opportunities to experience felting throughout the island of Ireland. When on the August Craft Month website, in the ‘List View ‘, select the ‘Craft Type’ of ‘Felt’ to see ALL of the events! (One can search ‘Map View’, but then there is no option to select ‘Felt’.)

Members Events

Several of our members are hosting their own open studios, workshops, and markets.

Here are some of them, arranged in order of date:

Instagram: @augustcraftmonth26

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Exhibition: Member Jane Fox has 3 Pieces in Late Night Art Bangor – Boom Studios – Runs through 19th of August

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Feltmakers Ireland guild member Jane Fox is participating in Late Night Art Bangor.

She has three pieces on exhibition at Boom Studios and is one of several artists, stallholders, and workshop facilitators showcasing their work as part of Late Night Art Bangor. The launch is today, Thursday, the 30th of July, from 6 – 9 PM.

The Eco Takeover exhibition will launch on Thursday, 30 July, and continues through to Wednesday, the 19th of August.

Where: Boom Studios, 80 Main St, Bangor BT20 5AE, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

“The title [of the image of Jane’s artwork] is ‘171 Trillion Pieces’, as this is the estimated amount of plastic that is in the Earth’s seas. I included a Common Gull because, although the name suggests they are found everywhere, they are actually a red-listed species, due to the rapid decline in numbers.” – Jane Fox.

To learn more about Late Night Art Bangor and see the other events happening, visit their website: https://latenightartbangor.com/

Instagram: @whitefox_felts @latenightartbangor @boom.studios

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Exhibition: Member Dr Niki Collier Exhibits in UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nessebar, Bulgaria

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Feltmakers Ireland member Dr Niki Collier is exhibiting her series of work, ‘Wings of Mobility‘, in a joint exhibition with painter and sculptor Mara Lateva in Nessebar, Bulgaria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The show explores the concept of motion through large-scale, felt sculptures of wool and silk wings. Collier writes, “Soft textile sculptures resembling bird wings embody local and global bird lore and migration. The wings represent physical movement as well as personal growth and transformation”.

A review of the exhibition appears in the Portfolio section of the summer issue of the Irish Arts Review.

Where: Community Hall Yana Laskova, Staria Grad, ul. “Mesembrija” 20, 8231 Nessebar, Bulgaria.

More information about the exhibition can be found here: https://www.bta.bg/en/news/1164089–the-wing-maker-niki-collier-joins-renowned-artist-mara-lateva-for-joint-exhibi

Instagram: @nikicollierfelt @irisharts_review


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Of Interest: Guild Member Leiko Uchiyama featured in Create Whimsy

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Feltmakers Ireland member Leiko Uchiyama was recently interviewed by Create Whimsy.

“At the foot of the Blackstairs Mountains in Ireland, Leiko Uchiyama turns wool into quiet, beautiful forms that feel alive. Her journey began with a love of sheep in Japan and led her across the world to farms, classrooms, and studios.”

To read the full interview and see all the photos, visit the Create Whimsy website: https://createwhimsy.com/projects/spotlight-leiko-uchiyama-felt-making-artist/

@createwhimsy @leikofelt

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Of Interest: Craggaunowen Culture, Craft & Textile Fair – Co Clare – This Sunday

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The Craggaunowen Culture, Craft & Textile Fair features local and national artists and craftspeople as they demonstrate age-old skills, including spinning and weaving, blacksmithing, leatherworking, basket weaving and felting. Amongst the artisans and crafters, two of Feltmakers Ireland’s members will be sharing their work: Katarina Hruskova of Woolstore Ireland and Sandra Marschall. Guild friends, Malú Colorín and the Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers, will also be there!

When: Sunday, the 12th of July, 10 AM – 5 PM

Where: Craggaunowen Castle & Crannóg, Craggaunowen, Kilmurry, Co Clare, V95 AD7E

For more information, visit their website – https://www.craggaunowen.ie/events/cultureandcraftfair/

@craggaunowen.ie @woolstoreireland @sandraotte1973


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News: Guild Member Karena Ryan featured in the Irish Independent – Artwork to be Displayed at Pulchri Studio, The Hague

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Artwork by Feltmakers Ireland member Karena Ryan is to be included in an international exhibition opening at Pulchri Studio in The Hague, Netherlands, this weekend.

Her two textile artworks are inspired by Moya Cannon’s poem ‘Carrying the Songs’.

Each piece is hand-embroidered on vintage Irish wool blankets and explores memory, migration, and the stories held within inherited cloth.

The opening takes place on Saturday, the 4th of July at 15.00, with speakers including the Ambassador of Ireland, Ann Derwin; Pulchri Studio chairman, Ed van der Kooy; Hamilton Gallery owner, Martina Hamilton; and the poet, Moya Cannon.

When: The 4th through the 26th of July

Where: Pulchri Studio, Lange Voorhout 15, 2514 EA Den Haag, Netherlands

To read the newspaper article, visit the Independent – https://www.independent.ie/county/galway/galway-artist-selected-for-major-exhibition-in-the-hague-its-an-honour-to-represent-my-work-on-an-international-stage/a/157863925.html

Instagram @karenaryantextiles @pulchristudio


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Exhibitions: Members with Art Shows

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Currently, several of our members are exhibiting their work.

Guild member Egle Enyed has a solo exhibition in the lobby of McCauley Place.

Where: McCauley Place, Sallins Rd, Naas West, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 D62E

When: Until the 13th of July

Her Instagram: @felt_happens

Guild member Caoilfionn Murphy O’Hanlon (aka Cushla of Gullion) has artwork in the Bridge Street Studios group show, The Things that Matter Most are the Things That Can’t Be Seen, which features the works of eight artists. The show celebrates 30 years of the Bridge Street Studios existence.

Where: Droichead Arts Centre, Stockwell Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 FXC6

When: the 27th of June 27th to the 22nd of August 2026.

More information about the exhibition, here – https://www.droichead.com/show-detail/?id=873685735

@droichead.arts.centre @bridgeststudios @cushla_of_gullion

Guild member Maggie Mac has a piece in the ‘Members and Friends Exhibition 2026’. Running annually for more than 40 years, this exhibition showcases work by artists from across West Cork and beyond, at all stages of their careers.

Where: West Cork Arts Centre, Uillinn, Coronea, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 VW98

When: through the 16th of July

@uillinnwestcorkarts @maggiemac_visual_artist


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Of Interest: Members in the News – IFA Felt Matters

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Cover artwork by Kathy Hoath

Two of Feltmakers Ireland’s members were recently part of issue number 163 of the International Feltmakers Association’s quarterly journal, ‘Felt Matters’.

Hélène Dooley wrote an article on the five ‘Discovering Feltmaking‘ online courses of the IFA’s Education Team, and Kelly Driscoll wrote an article featuring her structural feltwork.

Photo of samples of students’ work from the IFA’s Discovering Feltmaking series of online courses
Photo of Kelly Driscoll’s piece, ‘Life Lines’, as it was being installed at the European Wool Experience exhibition in Tralee, in March. (Her artwork packing was superb!)

More information about the IFA’s Discovering Feltmaking online education program, here – https://www.feltmakers.com/discovering-feltmaking-course/

As part of the IFA’s annual membership package, members receive the magazine four times a year. Past issues can be purchased from the IFA website – https://www.feltmakers.com/shop/page/2/

Their Instagram @internationalfeltmakers @feltzen @kdriscoll_fibers

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Exhibition: NCAD ‘Works’ – includes Annika Berglund’s Jewellery and Object Design – Plus other Students’ Work

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Graphic design featuring a blue and white checkerboard pattern in a stylised frame, overlaid on a grey background with repeated text 'NCAD Works 2026'.
Screenshot of the animated NCAD Works 2026 Poster via Instagram

Over the past year, Feltmakers Ireland guild member Annika Berglund has been attending classes in Jewellery and Object Design at NCAD. She will be showing work alongside her classmates at the NCAD Graduate Show. Editor’s Note: Their work will be displayed at the Annex on James Street, near the Guinness Gate.

The textiles and fashion graduates will also be exhibiting their work on the main campus.

Plus, there will be a series of events, talks, and performances throughout the 12-day exhibition run. For more information on these, visit here – https://2026.ncad.works/events

‘Works’ opens on Friday, the 5th of June, with a reception from 17:00 and a second opening at 18:00.

You are all welcome if you can make it.

When: Friday, the 5th of June, through Saturday, the 13th of June.

Where: In locations throughout the NCAD Main Campus, Grace Gifford Building, and The Annex on James Street. NCAD, 100 Thomas St, Usher’s Quay, Dublin 8, D08 K521. There is also the MFA exhibition at RUA Red.

More information at the NCAD website – https://www.ncad.ie/news/view/NCAD-Works-2026-Opening-Hours

Instagram: @ncad_dublin @annikaberglund.art @ncadfashion @ncad_appliedmaterials_textiles @ncadtextilessurfacedesign


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