Join us for Fibreshed Ireland’s second annual symposium, which will invite us to look at the past to inform the future of soil-to-soil textiles. Through a programme of presentations, craft demonstrations, breakout sessions and informal networking opportunities, members and friends of Fibreshed Ireland are invited to explore the history and tradition of Irish textiles. By casting our gaze to the past, we aim to remember the practices, stories, folklore and connection to the Land that are lacking in our current globalised textile systems. By recovering this knowledge we can collectively decide what elements of our textile heritage can help us craft our future to create resilient, regional and reciprocal fibre systems.
Speakers include:
- Jessica Leonard — Invisible made visible: mending, from folklore to craftivism
- Annie Hogg — History and folklore of dye plants in Ireland
- Sandra King — Cladóir: recovering one of Ireland’s native sheep breeds
- Liz O’Connor — Spinning tales: textile histories and stories
- Annig Barrett — A tradition exported: Irish lacemaking in Brazil
- Rosie O’Reilly moderating a student panel — Remembering the future
- And more to be announced!
🎟 Tickets can be purchased below: €30 General Admission // €25 Fibreshed Ireland members // €15 students
🥙 Lunch provided (sandwich + salad with vegetarian, vegan & gf options)
☕️ Tea & coffee will be available throughout the day
📽 The recording will be available to Fibreshed Ireland members. Become a member today!
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