Tag: Wool Festivals

Of Interest: Eden Wool Gathering – Scotland UK

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Perhaps a bit far away from Dublin, but still may be of interest: Eden Wool Gathering inaugural launch is this weekend.

The Eden Wool Gathering will showcase wool and wool-related crafts. They will cover the entire process of wool production, from the sheep to the finished products. There will be exhibits of hand shearing, skirting and preparation, various types of spinning, weaving, felting and dyeing. Additionally, there will be exhibits featuring various types of knitting and crochet. 

Friends of Feltmakers Ireland, Shelley Steele, and Lena Archbold will be demonstrating and teaching there.

Incidentally, Lena has an interesting article on her blog about feltmaking with raw local wool and the colours and markings of the Shetland breed – https://www.lenaarchbold.co.uk/post/exploring-texture-cobweb-scarves-lace-and-the-beauty-of-raw-fleece

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

Where: Whithorn Round House, Bruce Street, Whithorn, DG8 8NS, Scotland, United Kingdom

For more information, visit their page on Eventbrite – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eden-wool-gathering-tickets-1268527994379

Instagram links – @eden_wool_gathering @feltingcrazy @archboldlena

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Event: Irish Wool Events at Dingle Food Festival

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Several wool-related events are scheduled for this year’s Dingle Food Festival.

The Irish Grown Wool Council will participate in the Wool Marquee at the Dingle Food Festival this Saturday and Sunday.

In addition, Wool in School will share its ‘Feirm VR’, their agricultural virtual reality program that enables viewers to understand the importance of wool and shearing in relation to sustainable farming practices.

The virtual reality experience of ‘Future Tapestry‘ will also be shown. It is an artistic response to Irish wool production’s history, legacy, and contemporary currency, developed following a research period with sheep farmers who harvest wool. The work is directed and produced by artist John Conway, with a virtual reality experience by Nóho. It is structured around an ode written and performed by theatre maker Aisling Byrne – a verbatim text based on her engagement and conversations with Kildare Sheep Farmers.

On Saturday and Sunday, panel discussions will be at 2 PM.

For more information about the event, visit the festival’s website – https://www.dinglefood.com/

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News: Fourth Annual European Wool Day

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The Fourth Annual European Wool Day will be held in Greece on April 9th, from 2:30 to 7:30 Central European Time. This year’s theme is ‘New Routes of Wool towards a Sustainable Future’.

WoolinSchool will present as part of the Wool in Education section at approximately 18:30 CEST.

You can watch the presentations live on EWE Foundation’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ewefoundation-europeanwool255

Local programs will run from 6th to 7th April 2024 as part of the Celebrating Wool Weekend, so you are more than welcome to attend in person and enjoy the series of workshops, exhibitions, lectures, and roundtable discussions taking place locally in Metsovo, Greece.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.ewe.network/european-wool-day-2024

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Event: Wool Festival in Felletin, France

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The Journées Nationales de la Laine, or The National Wool Days, are three days of immersion in the land of wool to discover the multifaceted secrets of this material. There are 140 exhibitors at the show, which offers a complete vision of the wool industry: breeders, shearers, spinners, mattress makers, weavers, felters, dyers, trainers, etc.

When: the 27th, 28th, and 29th of October.

Additionally, there are guided tours of the Pinton Tapestry Workshop and Terrade Spinning Factory.

As part of the festival, the LAINAMAC Training Center offers classes in several textile techniques, including feltmaking. https://formation.lainamac.fr/ateliers-decouverte/

For more information, visit the Festival’s website – https://www.felletinpatrimoine.com/jnl/

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