Tag: Textile Events

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/

@futureislandisland

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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: Online Talk on ‘Textiles of Ireland’ Book with Mary Ann Williams

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Book cover of Textiles of Ireland: Archaeilogy, craft, art' by Elizabeth Wincott Heckett, edited by Mary Ann Williams. Online Talk.

Mary Ann Williams, editor of the new book ‘Textiles of Ireland: Archaeology, craft, art’, will discuss her research and journey to editing via an online talk.

This will be followed by a Q&A session where the audience can ask questions and chat with Mary Ann.

About Textiles of Ireland

“Spanning the life’s work of archaeologist Elizabeth Wincott Heckett, Textiles of Ireland: Archaeology, craft, art is the first wide-ranging book on the archaeological textiles of Ireland published since 1989. The volume includes studies of cloth found in bogs, burials, hoards, sacked castles, docklands and fallen city walls. These include a mysterious weaving of horsehair, dating from before 800 BC; imprints of cloth wrappings on the weapons of a buried Viking warrior, and the exquisite liturgical textiles, inspired by the Book of Kells, embroidered in 1916 for the Honan Chapel at University College Cork. Including an overview of best practice used by archaeologists encountering textiles in the field, accompanying illustrations and imagery, glossary and charts, this book is essential reading for archaeologists, historians and anyone intrigued by the threads that bind Ireland’s past to its present.”

Date and Time: Wednesday, the 4th of Jun 2025 18:30 – 19:30 GMT+1

Where: Online.

For more information and to book tickets, visit this website – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/textiles-of-ireland-tickets-1326480782729

Common Threads Press’s Instagram- @commonthreadspress

Mary Ann’s Instagram – @textilesofireland

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Of Interest: Liberties Weavers Exhibition – Plus, Historical Talk – Tailors Hall – Dublin 8

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Liberties Weavers poster for exhibition - Wed, 7th of May, 13-19:30, Thrusday, 8th of May, 10-17 Tailors Hall, 8 Back Lane, Dublin 8

Exhibition

The Liberties Weavers will showcase their work in the beautiful surroundings of Tailors’ Hall, as part of the ‘Culture Date with Dublin 8‘ program of events.

When:

  • Wednesday, 7th May, 13:00 – 19:30
  • Thursday 8th. May, 10:00 – 17:00

Where:

Talk on the History of the Liberties

On Thursday, the 8th of May, at 19:00, there will be a talk by Cathy Scuffil, Historian in Residence for the Dublin South Central area, about the history of weaving in the Liberties.

For more information about the organisation, visit the Liberties Weavers’ website – https://www.thelibertiesweavers.ie/

The Liberties Weavers Instagram: @thelibertiesweavers

For more information on Culture Date with Dublin 8, visit this website – https://www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/

Of Interest: Fashion and Farming Weekend – Kinsale 10th and 11th of May, 2025

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  • Fashion and Farming Conference in Kinsale

The inaugural Fashion & Farming Weekend unites the two worlds of fashion and farming to explore what we farm, wear and the earth we share.

Clothing is part of the fabric of life, and fashion is one of our primary sources of self-expression. Once inextricably linked, the farm-to-food-and-fabric cycle has been broken. The Fashion & Farming weekend will bring together creative minds, change makers and entrepreneurs where fresh ideas take root.

Galway Wool Co-op member Blátnaid Gallagher will speak on the 10th of May.

When: the 10th and 11th of May, 2025.

Where: Kinsale, Co Cork.

For more information and tickets, visit the Fashion and Farming website – https://www.fashionandfarming.com/

Their Instagram: @fashion.and.farming

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Of Interest: Dublin Hat Walk – World Hat Walk scheduled for 48 Cities – Sunday, the 27th of April

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Editor’s Note: Feltmakers Ireland member Juliane Gorman co-founded and organised the Dublin branch of the World Hat Walk. At last year’s event, she was the only person to wear a hand-felted hat. For 2025, let’s add our FELTED HATS to the 2nd Annual World Hat Walk!

Do You Make Hats?

Many feltmakers create hats – are you one of them? If so, are you ready to flaunt your headgear in style? Come and join the Dublin Hat Walk, a delightful event that’s part of the larger World Hat Walk, happening on Sunday, the 27th of April, 2025.

It’s a Global Phenomenon: 

Our event is part of the second annual World Hat Walk Day, which was started by London Hat Week (LHW). In 2024, the LHW founders coordinated the first-ever World Hat Walk with over 2,000 hat wearers participating in 21 cities, in 17 countries, in a show of strength of the hat community around the globe. This year, Hat Walks are scheduled for 48 cities on 6 continents!

Origins

Dublin’s event is part of the larger World Hat Walk, organised by London Hat Week, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2024. Of course, the grandmomma of all Hat Walks is the Passejada amb Barret – Barcelona Hat Stroll, which celebrated its 20th anniversary on the same day! (Do check out their photos – such wild hats!)

When:

Get ready to strut your stuff starting promptly at 12:30 PM. However, let’s gather slightly beforehand, at noon, to admire the unique hat styles and capture some memorable photographs!

Where:

We will meet near the Fusiliers’ Arch, at the entrance of St Stephen’s Green, opposite Grafton Street. The Green Line LUAS stops nearby, making it convenient for everyone to join in the fun!

Dress Code:

Let your creativity shine! Wear whatever attire you fancy, but PLEASE remember to wear a hat! Whether it’s hand felted or not, let your headgear shine!

All Are Welcome:

The Dublin Hat Walk is an inclusive event, open to everyone who loves hats and wants to participate in this vibrant celebration. Bring your friends, family, and furry companions along for an afternoon filled with fun and fashion! Last year we were on page 3 of the Irish Times!

Stay Updated:

For any last-minute updates or exciting announcements, make sure to follow our Social Media pages.

Dublin Hat Walk’s Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DublinHatWalkIE

Instagram @dublin_hat_walk_ie

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Open Call: Dublin Fibre Festival Seeking Vendors, Exhibitors and Instructors

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Dublin Fibre Festival poster - 18th October, 2025. Open Call for Vendors, Workshops, Exhibitors.

The second year of the Dublin Fibre Festival will be held on the 18th of October, 2025 at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA).

Applications for vendors, exhibitors and workshop instructors are open until the 30th of April for vendors and exhibitors.


Vendors and Exhibitors

All fibre artists are welcome to vend or exhibit in the following categories:

  • Wool, knitting and crocheting, felting, embroidery, macrame, textiles and fabrics, weaving, and wool-related technology.

Workshop Tutors

For workshop instructors, eligible categories include the following:

  • Teaching fibre-related techniques, crafts, products, technology, software, small businesses, and entrepreneurship subjects.
  • Talking about a technique, craft, product, history, culture, technology, small businesses, entrepreneurship or anything related to the fibre industry and having a small business in the fibre/craft industries.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.dublinfibrefestival.com/

Dublin Fibre Festival’s Instagram @dublinfibrefestival

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Of Interest: Dye Garden Workshops, Artists’ Residencies and Community Meitheal Days – Callan, Co Kilkenny

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Colour Field - Dye Garden Workshops,, a Residency, and Community Meitheal Days

Colour Field is a newly developed garden at the Workhouse Union, in Callan, Co Kilkenny. It is dedicated to cultivating colour-giving plants. The project hosts workshops, talks, artists’ residencies, and a community celebration.

Different plants and the colours they create will be studied in the upcoming months.

The workshop programme begins with GREEN on Thursday, the 10th of April, 10:45 – 16:00. A full day working with fresh spring Nettle tops, this workshop will introduce natural dyeing, botanical drawing and embroidery.

Residencies

The Making Colour Studio Residency Programme invites artists to explore their practice through the creation of natural colour from plants. Selected through invitation and open call, participating artists will engage in a shared residency at Workhouse Union in the summer of 2025.

Artists will have access to the Colour Field dye garden, PrintBlock Callan print studio, outdoor dye kitchen, and the Workhouse Union library, which offer resources for research and experimentation.

Where: The Workhouse, Prologue, Callan, Co. Kilkenny, R95 KC95.

For more information, visit their website – https://workhouseunion.com/colour-field

Their Instagram @workhouseunion

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Of Interest: Two Artists’ Residencies with the Galway Wool Co-op – Exhibition this Saturday

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‘Learning Old Tricks from Ancient Sheep’ is a one-day exhibition of two designers’ residencies with the Galway Wool Co-op.

Fabienne Rako and Annika Joachim invite you to their exhibition ‘Learning Old Tricks from Ancient Sheep’, which they are presenting in cooperation with the Galway Wool Co-Op. Together with Galway Wool, they aim to elaborate on the various applications in which all parts of the sheep’s wool can be properly utilised.

Within their two-week residency with the Co-op, they explored the potential of noil, a short fibre by-product of worsted spinning, to create unique, textured garments. Their work will showcase noil’s potential beyond waste, transforming it into high-quality, contemporary Irish textiles.

Where: O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance, Galway
When: Saturday, the 1st of March 2025, from 1:00 – 8:00 PM

For more information – see the Co-op’s Instagram post; @thegalwaywoolco_op

@fabienne_rko

@annikajoachim


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