Tag: Sustainability

Of Interest: Wise Wool Project Family Day – Nature Hub – Co Kerry

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Join The Wise Wool Project for a fun and educational Family Day exploring one of Ireland’s most precious natural resources — wool — and the current dilemma it finds itself in.

Where: The Nature Hub Ireland at the Gap of Dunloe, Co Kerry.

When: Wednesday, the 13th of August| 11 AM – 1 PM

  • Get hands-on with the wool process
  • Try your skills at various stages, from fleece to fabric
  • Learn about sustainability and the wool waste issue

The Wise Wool Project is a Creative Ireland-funded project.

For more information, visit this website – https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thenaturehub/1779190

Instagram links – @wise_wool_project @kerrycoarts @discoverkerry_ @kerrycountycouncil @curraghmorefarm.ie

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Of Interest: Flax Meithal Harvest Celebration – Co Tyrone, UK

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Poster for the Flax Meitheal Harvest Celebration.

Fibreshed Ireland is partnering with Mallon Linen, Play Think Brink!, Artpark Hoerberg, and Linen Biennale NI for a weekend of presentations, panel discussions, craft demonstrations, exhibitions, a farm visit, music and poetry. Join to learn about the history of linen production on this island, explore current solutions and challenges, and help shape a regenerative, equitable, and joyful flaxen future.

When: Saturday, the 30th to Sunday 31st of August (subsidised bus leaves on Friday, the 29th in the evening).

Where: At An Creagán and Mallon Linen Farm, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK.

Subsidised transport to and from Dublin (with stops in Drogheda, Dundalk, Newry, Armagh, Dungannon) and subsidised on-site accommodation are available.

Lunch (Saturday & Sunday) and dinner (Saturday) are included.

For more information and to book, visit the Fibreshed Ireland website – https://fibreshedireland.ie/the-flax-meitheal-harvest-celebration/

Instagram: @fibershed_ireland

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Of Interest: Island Threads – Rathlin Island Hosts Immersive Arts and Culture Retreat

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Rathlin Island welcomes visitors for a unique overnight experience that blends local heritage with contemporary creativity. The event includes a stay at the Manor House and a local wool workshop led by Alison Gault and Anna Duffy, textile researchers from the Belfast School of Art.

The programme also features a photography workshop, guided tours of the West Lighthouse and Boathouse Museum, and a visit to the Breakwater Studio and shop. Participants will have the opportunity to enjoy a boat tour along the island’s cliffs.

Arts and crafts have long been integral to Rathlin’s traditional island culture. Rooted in a legacy of self-sufficiency, the creative practices are deeply connected to the native flora and fauna that thrive across the island’s rugged landscape.

When: The 7th and 8th of August.

For more information, visit their website – https://rathlin360.com/rathlin-crafts/

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Of Interest: Blátnaid Gallagher of the Galway Wool Coop included in article on Female Farmers

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Blátnaid Gallagher of the Galway Wool Co-op is one of eight female Irish farmers featured in an article in The Gloss. The article, ‘Irish Female Farmers Making Strides In Sustainability And On Social Media’, highlights a dynamic shift: female farmers in Ireland are stepping into the spotlight—leveraging social media, driving sustainability, and challenging traditions to shape a more inclusive, innovative agricultural future.

To read the article, visit The Gloss’s website – https://thegloss.ie/irish-female-farmers-making-strides-in-sustainability-and-on-social-media/

Instagram: @theglossmag @thegalwaywoolco_op

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Open Call: Full Circle Awards for Artists

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The Full Circle Awards is a new initiative designed by Circular, i.e. and The Rediscovery Centre, to honour and celebrate the incredible efforts of everyday people who drive positive change through circular living.

They invite people nationwide for nominations to the Full Circle Awards — ordinary individuals making an extraordinary impact by promoting reuse, repair, recycling, and sustainable living in their communities.

There is a category for Creative Circular Artists: For those who transform waste materials into art, furniture, décor, or other creative expressions through upcycling.

Deadline: the 25th of July.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.circular.ie/full-circle-awards

Instagram: @circular_ie_ @rediscoveryctr

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Exhibition: The 7 Senses – Laoise Carey Master’s Project

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On Tuesday, the 24th of June, Laoise Carey will hold a one-day fashion and textiles pop-up exhibition and research project as part of her Masters in Circular by Design.

Drop into the gallery at National College of Art and Design (NCAD) Dublin between 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM to experience textiles with your 7 senses:

  • touch
  • taste
  • smell
  • hearing
  • sight
  • vestibular
  • proprioception

Interact with the exhibits and share your thoughts, responses, and inspirations to help determine whether immersive experiences of fashion and textiles promote a deeper sense of empathy between us, our textiles, and the people and places that make them.

Her Instagram: @laoisecarey

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Of Interest: Archipelago of Colour Festival – Co Antrim

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The Archipelago of Colour is a festival of natural colours which features workshops, talks, and activities for artists, crafters, and families. It will include deep ecology work, a colour safari, and workshops with experts on natural dyeing, ink making, eco printing, and using mineral pigments. Sunday is a family-focused day.

When: Saturday, the 26th – Sunday, the 27th of July.

Where: Willow and Lore, 15A Craigdunloof Road, Newtowncrommelin, BT436RQ Co Antrim, Northern Ireland.

For more information, visit the website – https://www.festivalofcolour.co

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Of Interest: Threads of Nature: Weaving Sustainability into Style – includes Talu Earth Natural Dyeing Workshop – Belfast

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Summer Solstice from the Brink! is a 10-day festival of culture, conversation, and workshops centred on the climate crisis. ‘Threads of Nature: Weaving Sustainability into Style’ on Tuesday, June 17th, has several events which may interest members and readers.

In the morning, there will be a panel talk on ‘Educating for a Regenerative Future for Textiles and Fashion’.

Natural dyer and Fibreshed Ireland founder Malú Colorín from Talú Earth is holding a workshop on transforming plants into textile colours. She will also give a talk in the afternoon.

Additionally, two other panels will be held in the afternoon to discuss regenerative farming for textiles and sustainable textile systems.

Where: Brink, Belfast Stories, Union St, Belfast BT1 2JG, United Kingdom

For more information, visit their website – https://www.playthinkbrink.com/tuesday-17th

Instagram @playthinkbrink

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Of Interest: Public Consultation on draft of National Policy Statement and Roadmap on Circular Textiles

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Policy Consultation on draft National Policy Statement and Roadmap on Circular Textiles

The Department of Environment, Climate, and Communications has released a draft consultation that the public can provide feedback on.

“The aim of this consultation is to seek views on a draft National Policy Statement and Roadmap on Circular Textiles. The document proposes the steps necessary for Ireland to achieve a circular economy in textiles.”

Submissions close: the 7th of July, 2025.

The draft Policy Statement and Roadmap, along with an executive summary, are available for download at the linked website below.

Submissions are welcome from organisations and individuals. They will consider all feedback before publishing the final version of the Statement and Roadmap. https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-the-environment-climate-and-communications/consultations/public-consultation-on-draft-national-policy-statement-and-roadmap-on-circular-textiles/

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Open Call: Wool in Regenerative Fashion – Dutch Design Week

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Every year, during Dutch Design Week—the biggest design event in Northern Europe—the New Order of Fashion (NOOF) presents a new generation of the most forward-thinking textile and fashion talents. For the 2025 Dutch Design Week (18-26 October), they will focus on the theme of regeneration, exemplified by a deep dive into wool’s material, environmental, and cultural workings. They seek designers who work across themes like biodiversity, community, ecology, animal well-being, indigenous knowledge, decolonisation & more-than-human design.

Deadline: Friday, the 20th of June, 23:59 CEST.

For more information – https://www.neworderoffashion.com/talents/open-call-2025

Their Instagram – @new_order_of_fashion

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