Textile Journey Festival - August Craft Month 2024

Textile Journey Festival - August Craft Month 2024

Week exploring textile making- felting, weaving, knitting, embroidery. Slow textiles in nature. Join us to learn about Irish Heritage.

By Niki Collier - Visual Artist

Date and time

Thu, 1 Aug 2024 11:00 - Sun, 4 Aug 2024 16:00 GMT+1

Location

Niki Collier - Designer & Visual Artist

Studio 24, The Courtyard Marlay Park D16 Dublin Ireland

Refund Policy

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About this event

The festival will be a celebration of creativity and all things wool, and textile.

It includes a variety of events : demonstrations, open studios & workshops.

The festival is an invitation to everyone: try making or explore textiles.

Lets connect to each other.

We have demonstrations from some of the most loved Irish textile artists: Cosima Malloy, Niki Collier and Eithne Carey. Come and enjoy the showcase of their skills.

We would have materials and tools exchange - swap bits from your stash and explore materials, tools and techniques that they have never tried before.

In our tradition we would have a sharing panel - an art installation made by the facilitators which would encourage every passer-by to participate in new artistic engagement.


Demonstrations

Curious to see how many journeys you can take with a handful of fibres or some old rugs? Join our inspiring panel of artists to see textile making, knitting, weaving and so much more:

Thursday 1st Aug

10am -1pm - Upcycling with Crumlin Clothes Exchange

2 pm - 5pm - Knitting & Spinning with Imelda Quinlan and Cosima Malloy


Friday 2nd Aug

10am - 1pm Silk Dying with Dying Company

2pm – 5pm Embroidery with Eithne Carey and a secret superstar who shall be revealed on the day


Saturday 3rd Aug

10am - 1pm Open Studio Niki Collier- come and discover the womancave home to 50 scissors, 100kg of wool and 100 meters of silk

2pm – 5pm Felting with Niki Collier come and discover making of hidden treasures in felt


Sunday 4th Aug

10am -1pm Schmocking with Cosima Malloy

2pm – 5pm Interactive textile making with Rachel McKinney & Sarah Ross



Organised by

Niki Collier is an award winning visual artist who works in the area of constructed textiles and mixed media. She also produces a limited edition collections which are sold though artisan galleries throughout the world. Her work is sought after for its original design and  flawless execution. She shares her pieces through many design and craft centres in Ireland and exports to several European countries and America. Amongst them are the British Museum and Milan millinery boutiques. She is also the first felt designer to be part of the Kilkenny group collection.  Each piece: a hat, a scarf or a wrap stands out with its sophisticated colours and simplicity.  

Her personal work is often included in curated exhibitions and she has had biannual solo exhibitions. Her work has also been included in currated shows such as World Crafts Council, National Design and Craft Gallery, Kilkenny & Sculpture in Context.

Niki  is a resident artist with DCCoI Education Panel and Dublin Culture Connects

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