Dublin’s Liberties Weavers has an interesting documentary video on their website about the history of weaving in the area. In addition, they have an interactive digital walking tour of the neighbourhood’s history.
They also offer weaving classes, too!
For more information, visit their website – https://www.thelibertiesweavers.ie/
The Design and Craft Council of Ireland (DCCI) have curated a week-long of activities for Irish Design Week, which runs from Monday, the 13th through Friday, the 17th of November.
Here are all the listings happening within Dublin. – https://www.dcci.ie/events/?county_id=1436&start_date=&end_date=&category_id=1526
However, this year, there is lots to do beyond Dublin.
Visit their website to explore the offerings and reserve tickets. – https://www.dcci.ie/whats-on/irish-design-week/programme-2023/
Here are some of the events that have a focus on textiles:
On Tuesday in Sligo, there is a presentation on historical costume narratives. – https://www.dcci.ie/events/costume-narratives/
On Thursday at NCAD, there is an exhibition and panel discussion with NeoMateria on the subject of human hair. –
https://www.dcci.ie/events/neomateria-exhibition-and-panel-discussion/
On Thursday in Dublin, there is a presentation on historical trades –
https://www.dcci.ie/events/industrial-and-craft-design-in-dublin-in-the-20th-century/
On Wednesday and Thursday in Marlay Park, Dublin, Feltmakers Ireland member Niki Collier unveils a new body of work incorporating felt and discarded medical equipment. – https://www.dcci.ie/events/niki-collier-bodily-shelters/
On Friday in Dublin, Fibreshed Ireland is hosting a conference on ‘Resilient, regional and reciprocal: How tradition can inform the future of Irish textiles’. – https://www.dcci.ie/events/resilient-regional-and-reciprocal-how-tradition-can-inform-the-future-of-irish-textiles/
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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In 2024, the Knitting and Stitching Show is coming to a new venue – Belfast, UK.
The event will run from the 31st of October to the 2nd of November 2024 and will be held at the TEC, in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast. UPDATE: The dates have been changed. It will now be from the 7th to the 10th of November.
Via the grapevine, we have heard that the organisers are interested in potential teachers for workshops. However, this is not showing on their website. Perhaps contact them directly?
For information, visit their website – https://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/belfast/
They are also accepting applications for exhibitors and vendors – https://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/belfast/exhibitor-application-form/
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The Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers is hosting an event to celebrate World Wide Spin in Public Day on Saturday, 16th September.
This event will be held at the Green Kitchen and Garden Shop, Walkinstown Green, Dublin 12, Eircode D12 AW22, from 11 AM until 3 PM. There will be some spindles available to try out and a wheel or two. Members will help you get started if you need some help.
Bus 123 stops on Walkinstown Green, and it comes from Griffith Avenue on the Northside, through the centre of the city and out to Walkinstown. Bus stops in the city are on College Green or D’Olier Street. Please consult the online timetable for times and other stops. Walkinstown Road and Walkinstown Avenue are easily accessible from the M50/M7 junction if you are travelling from outside Dublin. You will be able to purchase refreshments at the cafe.
Details of events worldwide are found here at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wwsipday/
New York Textile Month starts in September.
Initiated by Li Edelkoort, this multi-location event gathers all voices and expressions on Textiles happening in New York City.
Events include the following: Open Studios, Exhibitions, Workshops, Tours, and Conferences.
Various textile techniques are included: Knitting, Dyeing, Weaving, Tapestry, Printing, Embroidery, Felting, and Textile Production.
Under the category of Felting, there are tours of the Waste No More Studio. In 2018, clothing designer Eileen Fisher debuted Waste No More, a design studio dedicated to making artisanal textiles from post-consumer clothing. At their studio, they will display their latest wallworks and offer demonstrations of their needle felting machine.
There are both in-person and online events at New York Textile Month.
For more information, visit their website – https://www.textilemonth.nyc/calendar-2023
‘The Fibre of Our Being‘ is a series of events exploring contemporary textiles which draw on tradition to reinvigorate their process. It will encompass an exhibition of the same title displaying a wide variety of contemporary Irish Textiles and two full weekends of events and workshops that will allow people to learn techniques in dyeing and crafting with textiles.
The highlight will be a day with talks and displays about the source of our fibres and Irish wool production, with displays from small businesses looking to find new ways to use our indigenous materials sustainably. We will finish with an alternative fashion show in the lively cultural hub of Levis Bar in Ballydehob, Co. Cork.
The event runs from the 12th through the 10th of September.
On Sunday the 27th, there is a talk about Irish Wool, including sheep breeds, processing, history and the need to bring back its value, by Fibreshed Ireland member Kit Christina Keawwantha and other panel guests. Booking is needed for this (and other) events.
For more information, visit their website – https://kilcoestudios.com/fibre-of-our-being/
Ticket sales for the Knitting & Stitching Show in Harrogate, UK, have opened up.
The event has textile-related merchandise from over 200 exhibitors, textile exhibitions from international artists, over 200 crafting workshops, and free demonstrations.
The event runs from the 16th – 19th of November, 2023.
For more information, visit their website – https://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/harrogate/
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