Tag: Wicklow Craft Foundation

Event: Celebrating Handmade – Craft Market and Demonstrations – Enniskerry – Co Wicklow

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The Wicklow Craft Foundation is holding a craft market this weekend featuring ceramics, glass, textiles, leather, wire sculptures, and bookmarking. Miriam Brady will be there with her felted artwork, and she and some of the other makers will demonstrate their craft.

Where: The Schoolhouse for Art, Enniskerry Village, Co Wicklow.
Date: Saturday and Sunday, 17th and 18th of August 2024
Time: 10 AM- 4:30 PM

This event is part of August Craft Month, a celebration of craft organised by the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland and Craft NI. August Craft Month is an all-Ireland event with over 400 activities.

For more information about the Wicklow Craft Foundation, visit their website – https://wicklowcraftfoundation.ie/about

To search for more events, visit the August Craft Month website – https://augustcraftmonth.org/events/

Correction: Miriam Brady will be unable to attend the event due to a death in the family. Our thoughts are with her. Other makers will be holding demonstrations.

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Opportunity: Wicklow-based Makers – Craft Fair

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Vending opportunity via Feltmakers Ireland guild member Sharon Wells: The 2nd annual Celebrating Handmade Craft Market is now taking applications for its two-day event, which will take place on August 17th and 18th at the School House For Art, Enniskerry.

This opportunity is organised by the Wicklow Craft Foundation (WCF) and is for Co Wicklow-based makers.

One can take a stall for one or two days. It costs 30 euros per day for WCF members. One doesn’t need to be a member, but the stall will cost a bit more, which you can offset by joining WCF.  They are arranging a group market insurance which one can avail of for 10 euros a day, if you do not have your own insurance.

For an online application, visit their website – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeCsQxnLmtdCaqis7wWr7JKlZtCJwnr8Bl6fnaldfPHQFVpA/viewform

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Feltmakers Ireland aims to share information about awards, education, events, exhibitions, and opportunities that you will find interesting. Our sharing is neither paid for by nor an endorsement of these individuals or organisations.

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Event: Wildflowers and Wool in Wicklow

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Foraging and Natural Dye workshop, Saturday June 22nd, in association with Made in Wicklow and supported by Wicklow Craft Foundation.

Join Wildflowers and Wool in Wicklow Workshop in Blessington, overlooking the lakes, for an immersive day. Meet the alpaca, pigs, and sheep that reside nearby. Forage in Miriam Brady’s garden for medicinal and dye plants. Make your own natural teas and sample an organic, natural lunch. In the afternoon, Feltmakers Ireland member Sharon Wells, will share about the heritage of wool in Ireland and how to use natural dyes.

There is a discount for anyone in Feltmakers Ireland, the Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers, or The Wicklow Craft Foundation. Just add a note at checkout, and you will receive a little gift refund.

June 22nd, Blessington Lakes
10AM – 4PM

For more information or to book, go to Sharon Wells’ website – https://www.sharonwellsart.com/product-page/foraging-and-natural-dyes-saturday-june-22nd-10am-4pm


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Exhibition: Made in Wicklow – Craft Trail Launch

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Tapestry: @beckettweaver

The Made In Wicklow: Head, Heart & Hands Craft Trail launches this week on St Brigid’s Day, February 1st, at the Powerscourt Estate in Enniskerry.

This event, featuring 41 of Wicklow’s finest artisans, is a tapestry of talent, offering a unique glimpse into the county’s exquisite craftsmanship.

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

When: The show runs from the 2nd through the 5th of February.

Where: Powerscourt Estate in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow.

Admission is FREE.

For more information, visit the Wicklow Craft Foundation’s website – https://madeinwicklow.com/

Education: Made in Wicklow – Craft Workshops

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Throughout January, Wicklow Libraries will hold the Made in Wicklow Craft Workshop series. Classes include needle felting landscapes with Feltmakers Ireland member Sharon Wells. In addition, there are pottery, crochet, bookmaking, woodworking, and calligraphy classes with other instructors.

The series is set to coincide with and celebrate the launch of the Made in Wicklow Craft trail, which is scheduled to launch at Powerscourt on St Bridget’s Day, Thursday, 1st February 2024, alongside a five-day exhibition of the excellence and difference of Wicklow Craft.

For more information and to book a class, visit this website – https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/made-in-wicklow-craft-workshops-2912639?

Event: Landscape Felting, Spinning, and Dyeing Demos by Sharon Wells

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On the 19th and 20th of August, The Wicklow Craft Foundation (WCF) has an inaugural event which includes an exhibition comprised of multiple craft disciplines. It is taking place at The Schoolhouse for Art in Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow.

In addition, craftspeople will be on-site to demonstrate their skills and share their expertise.

Feltmakers Ireland member Sharon Wells will demonstrate landscape felting, spinning, and dyeing.  She will have samples of many types of Irish wool fibre from sheep farms all over Ireland. You can see Galway, Cheviot, Wensleydale, Jacobs, Welsh mule, Kerry Hill, Charollais, Shetland, Zwartbles or Valais samples. She will discuss their uses in felting and/or spinning. Some are for sale on the day. 

Demonstrations will be live-streamed via the WCF website for those who cannot attend in person. For further information and access to the live-stream, please visit http://www.wicklowcraftfoundation.ie 

For more information, visit the August Craft Month website – https://augustcraftmonth.org/augustcraftmonth2023/2-day-craft-exhibition/

Opportunity: Wicklow Craft Foundation

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The Wicklow Craft Foundation is a new not-for-profit community-oriented organisation established to promote local Craft and Design enterprises across all disciplines. Membership is open to anyone residing in County Wicklow who is interested in craft, art and design, including, craft practitioners, part-time crafters, educators, art therapists, craft retailers, craft consumers, architects etc. 

For more information, visit their website: http://www.wicklowcraftfoundation.ie