Hi there, !
Welcome to your Members’ Hub, where we’ve compiled all the resources that you, as a Fibreshed Ireland member, have access to! This hub will be updated as new resources become available, so don’t forget to keep coming back.
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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 by clicking the button below. If you have any suggestions or would like to express your interest in being a volunteer, please click the button to fill in a short form. Thanks!
Previous event recordings:
To learn more about the Berta’s Flax project and help support Christiane’s important work, visit
https://www.bertas-flachs.at
Watch the recording of the free tutorial that wool expert Sandra King presented for the Nothing New 2023 campaign. She explains how to upcycle garments found at charity shops, swap shops, or clothing no longer worn. Sandra concentrated on needle felting onto the fabric and making suggestions of other embellishments that can be used.
Watch the recording of the free tutorial that fashion designer Laoise Carey presented for the Nothing New 2023 campaign. Learn some quick and easy techniques for turning up the hems on your trousers, skirts, dresses or tops, to give your ill-fitting clothes a new lease of life! Laoise demonstrates both hand-stitching techniques and sewing machine methods that you can try at home.
Watch the recording of the free tutorial that knitwear designer Liadain Aiken presented for the Nothing New 2023 campaign. The weave stitch darning technique is the easiest approach, works for most knitted garments, is quick to perform and has lots of room for a creative & colourful mend.
Watch the recording of the free tutorial that natural dyer and designer Malú Colorín presented for the Nothing New 2023 campaign. This simple and fun tutorial demonstrated how to use plants and kitchen scraps to breathe new life into any old garment made from natural fibres!
Watch the recording of Fibreshed Ireland’s first symposium, as part of Design Week 2022. his symposium explored the opportunity and possibilities for developing an indigenous Irish textile industry with the potential to regenerate local ecologies, economies and communities.
