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Of Interest: Dublin Fibre Festival – Tickets Available

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  • Dublin Fibre Festival - 18 October - IMMA

Tickets are now available for this year’s Dublin Fibre Festival, which we are excited to be a part of for its second year! Volunteers from Feltmakers Ireland will share the wonders of feltmaking at the festival.

Additionally, several members* will be showing (and vending) their creations.

When: The 18th of October, from 10 AM to 6 PM.

Where: Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Military Rd, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, D08 FW31

Entrance to the event has designated time slots. If you need to extend your time, please speak with the volunteers upon entry.

In addition to vendors and exhibitors, there are workshops and talks on crochetting, embroidery, weaving, and knitting.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit their website – https://www.dublinfibrefestival.com/

Their Instagram @dublinfibrefestival

*Apologies if we missed any members who are involved in this year’s Dublin Fibre Festival.

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Recap: Fantastic Day at the Dublin Fibre Festival

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On Saturday, the 26th of September, volunteers from Feltmakers Ireland shared feltmaking with visitors to the Dublin Fibre Festival. We increased awareness of our guild, demonstrated feltmaking (wet and needlefelting), sold many copies of our book, ‘Exploring Irish Wool for Feltmaking’, and sold felted pieces created by some of our volunteers.

We were so busy at times that you could barely see our table!

It was a fantastic day! Many thanks to indie yarn designer Mira Isan, the Dublin Fibre Festival’s organiser, for seeing the need for a Dublin-based textile event and for her skills in pulling off this endeavour! Also, thank you to committee member Adrienne Dempsey for organising our two tables and volunteers. Additional thanks to our volunteers: From A-Z, Lorna Cady, Deirdre Carroll, Loli Cox, Sam Fagan, Irina Lampadova, and Evija Mezaka.

Our Book

Here is a photograph of Adrienne sharing ‘Exploring Irish Wool for Feltmaking’ with Ann Gunning of Beechwood Blues Texel Sheep – her wool is in the book!

Adrienne and Ann Gunning

Our Display

Here are some of the many photographs from the lovely experience.

  • All ready!
  • Adrienne, Loli, and Irina
  • Sam sharing the craic with Eva
  • Sam and Eva
  • Adrienne
  • Deirdre
  • Eva and Lorna
  • Loli wearing a felted neckpiece
  • More display
  • Adrienne with display
  • Loli with a happy customer
  • Loli with her needlefelted work

Our Members with Stalls

Two members of Feltmakers Ireland also participated at the Dublin Fibre Festival: Sandra King from Irish Fibre Crafters and Juliane Gorman from FeltHappiness Hats.

Friend of the Guild, Malú Colorín, represented Fibreshed Ireland.

Sandra King and friend at Irish Fibre Crafters
Lorna Cady visiting Juliane Gorman’s FeltHappiness
Sandra King visiting Malú at FIbreshed Ireland’s booth

Other Vendors

There was a wide variety of vendors at the event, including several with local Irish-raised wool.

Windrush Farm had wool from their sheep, needlefelting kits, and gives craft workshops
Boyne Valley Wools had Jacob wool from their sheep.

Other Friends of FI

  • Cons Creations – needlefelt
  • Sam with Liberties College friends: Maggie, and Margaret

    The Dublin Fibre Festival was a wonderful day, and we are so glad to be a part of this inaugural event! Thank you to everyone who stopped by!

    Note: there are a couple of videos from the event over on our social media:

    Instagram page – https://www.instagram.com/feltmakers_ireland/

    Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/feltmakersireland/

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    Event: Spinning Yarns Festival – Co Antrim

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    Spinning Yarns is a one-day festival on Saturday, the 7th of September. It celebrates wool and linen and will showcase the colour, creativity and craft associated with these homespun yarns, in all their forms.

    The highlights will include:

    • Market Place with a wide range of traders, both local and from further afield
    • Craft and gift stalls
    • Displays, workshops, and demonstrations

    Every aspect of the wool and linen journey will be represented, from the woolly animals, through the various stages of production, to beautiful finished products. As well as artisans and retailers of the highest quality exhibiting and selling products, visitors will be able try their hand at textile based skills.

    Set in the stunning grounds of the Mossley Mill Complex, Spinning Yarns is a ‘must do’ event for those passionate about yarn or simply seeking a great day out.

    Where: The Theatre at The Mill & Mossley Mill, Carnmoney Rd. North, Newtownabbey, BT36 5QA, Northern Ireland.

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

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