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Of Interest: A New Fleece for Life – Presentation – TONIGHT – Co Wicklow

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Weaving Wicklow’s Sheep Wool Heritage into a Sustainable Future.

Join Wicklow Uplands Council for an audio-visual presentation and discussion exploring how Wicklow’s wool heritage can help shape a more sustainable future.

Hear insights from a National Parks & Wildlife Service Conservation Ranger and from Pat Byrne (Circular BioEconomy expert) as they look at how heritage, ecology, and innovation can work together to strengthen Ireland’s wool industry — and influence policy for real change.

Guild member Sharon Wells will be there with some of her recent community-felted sculptures.

Come join the discussion.

Free event — all welcome! But please register: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/weaving-wicklows-sheep-wool-heritage-into-a-sustainable-future-tickets-1856519783649?aff=oddtdtcreator

Their Instagram: @wicklowuplands

Editor’s Note: Apologies for the last-minute announcement; we only learned about the event yesterday.

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Event: Second Annual Woolly Celebration – Wise Wool Project – Co Kerry

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The Wise Wool Project will have its 2nd Annual Woolly Celebration at Kate Kearny’s Cottage on Saturday, the 8th of November.

They invite the community to come together with local fibre artists, sheep farmers, and others interested in finding solutions to the current wool waste dilemma.

Attendees will be welcomed for an afternoon of workshops, storytelling, demonstrations, and a panel discussion exploring the future of wool.

Feltmakers Ireland guild member Sharon Wells will be teaching a needle felting workshop for adults.

Where: Kate Kearney’s Cottage, Gap of Dunloe, Dunloe Upper, Killarney, Co Kerry

For more information and to book a place on the workshops that require them, visit this website – https://curraghmorefarm.ie/wisewoolcelebration2025

Their Instagram @wise_wool_project

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Event: Festival of Botanical Colours – Co Kerry

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The Festival of Botanical Colours is a textile event which includes workshops and demonstrations, including the following: indigo dyeing, land art, ink making, Fair Isle knitting, spinning, storytelling, block printing, solar dyeing, pigments, peg loom weaving and more

When: From Friday, the 24th, through Sunday, the 26th of October.

Where: Tech Amergin (arts centre), Spunkane, Waterville, Co Kerry.

Guild member Sharon Wells is teaching two workshops at the festival. The one on ink making is fully booked, but as of today, her workshop this Sunday on Peg Loom Weaving has spots – https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/festival-of-botanical-colours-peg-looming-tickets-1680692940829

For more information and to register – https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/festival-of-botanical-colours-4629633

Their Instagram @festival_wool_cloth

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Of Interest: More Members will take part in Culture Night 2025

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Good Bog, Bad Bog – Collaborative Felting Project – Enniskerry, Co Wicklow

‘Good Bog Bad Bog’ sees wool-based landscape representations of a functioning bog and an eroded one, highlighting the ecological importance of Wicklow’s peatlands, sparking conversation around biodiversity loss, climate resilience and water quality.

This exhibition features felted pieces by Sharon Wells, along with a collaborative community project guided by Sharon. Amongst the artists are guild members Loli Cox and Margaret Ryan Collins.

Using Irish wool sourced from Farmachla in Co Donegal, and donated by @woolstoreireland (another guild member) and @irishfibrecrafters

When: Friday, the 19th of September at 7:30 PM.

Where: Schoolhouse for Art, R760, The Square, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, A98 RH33


For more information, visit their page on the Culture Night website – https://culturenight.ie/event/good-bog-bad-bog/

Gort Arts Second Annual Members’ Exhibition – Co Galway

Guild member Joanne Foley is exhibiting work as part of the Gort Arts second annual members’ exhibition, which opens on Culture Night at 7 PM, with live music and refreshments.

When: The show runs from Friday, the 19th to the 28th of September, 2025

Where: Michael Kennedy Pottery Studio, Boland’s Lane, Ballyhugh, Gort, Co Galway, H91

For more information, visit their page on the Culture Night website – https://culturenight.ie/event/gorgeous-gort/

FORMDesignMade Exhibition – Tullow Library – Co Carlow

FORM Designmade has a retrospective exhibition showcasing the exceptional talent of 10 craft practitioners from County Carlow. Guild member Leiko Uchiyama is among the artists.

When: Friday, the 19th of September, 4 PM – 8 PM

Where: Tullow Library, Inner Relief Road, Tullow, Co Carlow, R93 XD93

Here is their Instagram – @formdesigncarlow

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Event: The 5th Annual European Wool Day – Member Sharon Wells is Presenting in Rome

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The 5th European Wool Day will be celebrated on Sunday, the 6th of April, from 10 AM to 5 PM CEST at I Casali del Pino in Rome, Italy. The event will also be live-streamed on EWE’s YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/@ewefoundation-europeanwool255

The event will feature presentations, demonstrations, and interactive workshops led by wool enthusiasts from across Europe. Attendees of all ages can explore various wool-related activities, including washing, dyeing, spinning, felting, crochet, weaving, and even painting with wool, while learning about best practices and creative techniques.

Feltmakers Ireland member Sharon Wells will be in Rome to present her experiences of recovering from trauma in her talk ‘Healing through Wool,’ at 11 AM. Additionally, she will facilitate a European landscape textile workshop to be created by representatives of EWE member countries.

To see the event’s complete program, visit their website: https://www.ewe.network/european-wool-day-2025

Their Instagram – @ewe_foundation_

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Exhibition: The Cinematic Thread – From Screen to Craft Exhibit – Powerscourt 17:17 Exhibit

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Made in Wicklow - the Cinematic Thread - From Screen to Craft. 17 Craft responses to 17 costumes from the Irish Costume Archive Project.
Poster from the ‘Cinematic Thread’ exhibition.

The ‘Cinematic Thread: from Screen to Craft’ exhibition highlights the talents of 17 practitioners from the Made in Wicklow platform. Working in collaboration with the Irish Costume Archive Project (ICAP), each maker has created an original piece inspired by a costume from iconic films and television series. Their creations—jewellery, ceramics, textiles, and metalwork—are displayed alongside the costumes.

Feltmakers Ireland guild member Sharon Wells has a piece in the exhibition.

  • When: The show runs through the 2nd of March.

For more information, visit their website – https://madeinwicklow.com/exhibitions/

@made_in_wicklow

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Exhibition: Sharon Wells – Made in Wicklow Makers’ Showcase – Powerscourt House, Enniskerry

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Sharon Wells with her piece
Poster for the month-long Made in Wicklow events

Feltmakers Ireland guild member Sharon Wells is part of the Made in Wicklow makers group and has a piece in the ‘Head, Heart and Hands Showcase’ of 30 craft practioners at the Powerscourt House in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow.

Sharon’s piece is titled, ‘Portach Álainn/Beautiful Bogland’.

When: Saturday, the 1st to Sunday, the 9th of February, from 10 AM to 4 PM.

Join Sharon for a ‘Day on the Bog’ at a Meet the Maker event at 12 PM this Saturday.

Book via Eventbrite through Made in Wicklow events – https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/meet-the-maker-a-head-heart-hands-series-3941853 There are nine additional Meet the Maker events available for booking during the show.

Instagram: @sharonwellsart @made_in_wicklow @powerscourt_estate

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Education: Members with Felting Courses

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Several members of Feltmakers Ireland have upcoming feltmaking classes that may be of interest to our readers. Members’ classes are located throughout Ireland.

Note: If you are a guild member and teach frequently, we can add you to our Resources Page or a future blog post. Please email feltmakersIE@gmail.com to be included.

Co Clare

Belinda Reid of Chasing Dreams Felt Art has a seven-week course, Fibre to Felt: Wet & Needle Felting, at St Flannan’s College in Ennis, Co Clare. The course starts on Wednesday, October 2nd. For more information, visit the website – https://www.stflannanscollege.ie/winter-2024-night-classes/

Co Kildare

Tamzen Lundy of Tamzen Lundy Designs has several courses for adults and children this fall. For more information, visit her website – https://www.tamzenlundydesigns.ie/services-1

Co Wicklow

Sharon Wells has several classes this fall. Some are in Bray, and others are at Jacksmill, an exciting new teaching venue in Newcastle, Co Wicklow. She has a series of wet felted accessories classes on her website – https://www.sharonwellsart.com/product-page/felting-clothing-and-accessories-3-weeks-thur-oct-10th-24th-nov-7th

For more information about Sharon’s additional classes, contact her at sharonwellsirishcrafts@gmail.com

Co Cork

Emily Thompson will teach an autumnal-themed ‘wool painting’ needlefelting class at Cork Craft and Design. For more information, visit the organisation’s website – https://corkcraftanddesign.ie/products/needle-felting-workshop-emily-a-thompson-october-25th-6-30-9

If you have questions about a particular class, please contact the tutors directly.

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Event: Tinahely Agricultural Show – Sharon Wells Vending

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This August bank holiday, Monday, the 5th, is the Tinahely Agricultural Show in County Wicklow. A local tradition since 1935, the Tinahely Show welcomes 20,000 visitors every year.

Events include the Best of Wicklow Exhibition, IFA Food Village, Trade Stands, Quilt Displays, Pets Corner, Baby Show, Kids’ Funfair, Live Country Music, Vintage, Crafts, Live Music, Pony Games, Show Jumping, Livestock, Goats, Machinery Displays, and more.

Feltmakers Ireland guild member Sharon Wells will be in the Sheep and Wool Tent, where she will display and sell her original felted landscapes, coiled baskets, pot stands, art yarn, batts, and roving.

County Wicklow is one of the few counties in Ireland that boasts its own breed, the Wicklow Cheviot. Breeders of a wide range of breeds attend the show each year, competing across a range of classes, including pedigree and commercial.

For more information, see the event’s website – https://www.tinahelyshow.ie/

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Events: Festival of Wool and Cloth – July in Waterville, Co Kerry

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Over four days, the Festival of Wool and Cloth will offer workshops and talks on knitting, weaving, spinning, wet felting, needle felting, eco printing, craftivism, and more.

Feltmakers Ireland Guild member Sharon Wells is teaching a taster needlefelting workshop on Friday, the 5th July. Sharon will be working from photographs by local photographer Alice Dennehy.

Piece by Sharon Wells

Where: Tech Amergin Arts & Education Centre, Waterville, Co Kerry.

When: Thursday, the 4th through Sunday, the 7th of July, 2024.

For more information, visit their Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/FestivalofWoolandCloth

To register for Sharon’s class, visit Eventbrite – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/needlefelting-with-sharon-wells-tickets-919462556257?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&keep_tld=1


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