Textile Journeys Festival

Textile Journeys Festival

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

It includes a variety of events : summer camp, exhibition, demonstration, film screening, open studio. The festival is an invitation to everyone to try making or explore textiles. It enables people to connect to each other. The festival will launch the sharing panel- an art installation made by the facilitators which encourages participants to make textile and make our community panel.1) Summer camp

Giving children the chance to try different textile techniques each day: eco dying, felting, embroidery, lacemaking all considering upcycling and recycling.

Summer Camp children 6-16 years old

10am - 1pm

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2) Exhibition of Textile Journeys Group

1st August- 7th August

The Orangery, Marlay Park3) 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

2pm – 5pm Mon 1st August

Eco dying & knitting with Niki Collier & Tanya Collier

2pm – 5pm Tue 2nd August

Weaving & embroidery with Niki Collier & Eithe Carey

2pm -5 pm Wed 3rd August

Textile making Helene Dooley & Imelda Quinlan

Interactive Felting with August Astrid Tomrop-Hofmann & Cossima Malloy

2pm -5 pm Thursday 4th August

4)Textile Film Night

7pm - 8pm Thursday, 4th August

Design in Dialogue Sheila Hicks

Felt with Us Documentary

5) Niki Collier's Open Studio Saturday

10am -4pm Saturday 6th August

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