Galway-based Katarina Hruskova is determined to give more value to Irish farmers by processing their sheep’s wool. After opening Woolstore in 2024, a wool washing and processing business, Katarina is now looking to increase the capacity of her mill and start spinning wool into yarn. With shearing season fast approaching, it’s common to hear sheep […]
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Flax 405: From Mallon to Mizen
Flax 405: From Mallon to Mizen is a community engagement project led by our member Kathy Kirwan. The objective is to create 405 equivalent pieces of flax rope, thread and linen that symbolically weave together our shared past, present, and future. Why 405? Because 405km is the winding distance between Mallon Linen in Co. Tyrone […]
Read MoreGet ready for European Wool Day 2026!
To get ready for European Wool Day – which will take place on the 28th of March in Tralee, Co. Kerry this year – we’re preparing a series of subsidised wool-related workshops around the island! These workshops have been made possible with support from the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland. All workshops have a […]
Read MoreLet’s reduce our dependency on patented flax seeds!
Following our 2025 Flax Meitheal, Fibreshed Ireland is committed to helping increase the availability of open-pollinated flax seeds on the island. This is why we’re inviting you to grow a small patch of flax using open-pollinated seeds. We’re also offering a subsidised workshop in August to learn effective seed saving techniques! Why is seed saving […]
Read MoreMany strands make a strong rope
Our flagship annual event is here: our symposium! This year’s theme, Many Strands Make a Strong Rope, will be literally and metaphorically guiding us throughout this two-day event. Tickets to the Friday talks are now sold out. Please join us on Saturday for our Open Day & Textile Market! See more information below, as well as […]
Read More2024-2025 Annual Report
Our 2025 AGM was held virtually on 14 July 2024. 4 of our 6 steering committee members were present (unfortunately, the other 2 had technical difficulties joining the Zoom call). Our co-directors Malú Colorín & Jess Leonard presented our 2024 – 2025 Annual Report and we had 15 minutes at the end for questions and […]
Read MoreThe Flax Meitheal Harvest Celebration
Come celebrate the flax harvest with a festive weekend of community, conversations, education and craic! 🗓️ Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 August (subsidised bus leaves Friday 29 in the evening)📍 An Creagán (Creggan, Omagh, Co. Tyrone) & Mallon Linen farm (105 Pomeroy Rd, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone)🚌 Subsidised transport to and from Dublin (with stops in Drogheda […]
Read MoreReimagining textiles for an equitable future
As part of Irish Design Week, Fibreshed Ireland is hosting its third annual symposium, inviting participants to imagine how Soil-to-Soil textiles could help improve the future—not only of the textile As part of Irish Design Week, Fibreshed Ireland is hosting its third annual symposium, inviting participants to imagine how Soil-to-Soil textiles could help improve the […]
Read More2022 – 2024 (Bi)Annual Report & Strategic Plan
Our first AGM was held on the 29th of April 2024 with all 7 our our legally registered team members present. Our co-directors Malú Colorín & Jessica Leonard presented our (Bi)Annual Report and Strategic Plan and we then heard suggestions from our broader membership base.You can read the detailed (bi)annual report & strategic plan below. If you […]
Read More‘Designing a local & regenerative framework for Irish textiles’ symposium recording
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