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 […]
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Let’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 MoreThe Flax Meitheal – some reflections
We gather in Ulster’s midlands at An Creagán, Co. Tyrone for Friday evening set-up. The space feels right – small, focused, and deeply connected to this land. Vehicles arrive from near and far, packed with tools for sharing knowledge: flax tow, projectors, speakers, signboards, archives, samples. Most importantly, we are bringing people whose heads and […]
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 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 MoreHow tradition can inform the future of Irish textiles
Written by Kit Christina Keawwantha for our 2023 annual symposium. As we hurtle towards another festive season and another new year, I ask you all to pause for a moment. To take some time to stop. And to be still. To reflect. To feel. To connect. To your neighbours, your family and your friends. To […]
Read MoreA ‘Nothing New’ Approach to Fashion this Month
Celebrate Fashion Revolution Week 2023 with Fibreshed Ireland this April. Fashion Revolution Week unites the world’s fashion activists for 7 days of action in creating a more sustainable and equitable fashion industry. This year, Fibreshed Ireland is showing their support by hosting a series of free online tutorials to help shift our attitudes to our […]
Read More‘Designing a local & regenerative framework for Irish textiles’ symposium recording
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