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Feltmakers Ireland is, as the name implies, the key association for feltmakers in Ireland.
It is a very active group, with exhibitions, publications, workshops and meetings on a regular basis.
In November 2011, Feltmakers Ireland published a book of feltmakers in Ireland, which I was most pleased to have been included in, among the elite of Irish felt makers.
Feltmakers North is the association for feltmakers in Northern Ireland.
It is a very enthusiastic group, with a common interest in the development of the craft of feltmaking.
I was invited to present my work at their AGM in May 2017, where I got to meet this great group and they gave me this very flattering write up on their blog at this link.
International Feltmakers is the international body to which the various national feltmakers groups
affiliate.
Their key event is an international meeting, which comprises a series of workshops and meetings. It is held in different locations each year and attracts feltmakers from all over the world.
The Design & Craft Council of Ireland are the prime development body for crafts in Ireland
Influences
Pam deGroot
is an Australian feltmaker, who visited Ireland in 2011 and ran a workshop for Feltmakers Ireland
in Castleknock. She specialises in nuno felting.
Her work is beautiful and different and she herself is very inspirational. Since the workshop, I have used her techniques on several pieces.