Textile Journey During August Craft Month

This is a weeklong celebration of textile creativity.

Showcasing insights into artists practice, developing learning interactions between textile practitioners and sharing secret looks of the upcoming exhibition

Coach House Dublin Castle, September 2024 - January 2025 Beyond Chaos in Dublin Castle September 2024.

10- 11 am, Thursday, 1st August

Open Studio - Cosima Augustine -Malloy - Limerick

Join recent graduate Cosima Augustin- Malloy dubbed ‘‘the- one- to- watch’’ by the Irish Independent in her first online talk sharing insights of her creative process. See how she transforms ideas into tangible textile stories.

This is an online session.

Link will be sent 2 days prior to the event

11 - 12 am, Friday, 2nd August

Denim Kin Demonstration - Rachel McKinney - Limerick

Join Rachel McKinney to discover some of her favourite knitting stitches, her favourite materials and the beautiful processes she deploys in developing her textile narrative.

This is an online session.

Link will be sent 2 days prior to the event.

12 - 1pm, Saturday, 3rd August,

Folklore Fibre Feltmaking with Niki Collier - Dublin

Join Niki Collier in her new studio in the heart of Dublin to open your eyes to limitless uses of plants and wool.

Fibre you can eat. Sit for a quick soup of nettles and discover how fibre is transformed into sculpture with considerate approach in growth, selection and colour transformation.

This is a blended in person and online session.

Link for those joining us around the country will be sent 2 days prior to the event.

1pm - 2pm 4th Sunday August

Interactive lacemaking between Textile Journey and Irish Lacemakers

Irish Lacemakers video link between Limerick Lace and Textile Journey

2pm - 3pm, Monday, 5th August

Fibre mixing with Jane Fox- Belfast UK

Join Jane in her studio overlooking her garden to see beautiful fibre mixing and how it evolves into her felt stained glass panels.

3 pm - 4pm, Tuesday, 6th August

Upper Cut Patchwork ideas with Lisa Wynne - Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

Join Lisa to see up close how she creates stories with twisty cuts. Get inspired from her whimsical ideas.

This is an online session.

Link will be sent 2 days prior to the event.

5pm - 6pm, Wednesday, August7th August

Close knit ideas with Imelda Quinlan - Belgium

Join Imelda, a farmer from Ireland in her home in Belgium. Our textile journey continues with our Irish immigrant in Belgium. See her beautiful ideas spring from having a home away from home.

This is an online session.

Link will be sent 2 days prior to the event.

7pm - 8pm, Thursday, 8th August

Provenance Upcycle - a round table with CCC and Textile Journey.

Mary is an upcycling advocate, will tell you about her charity and how she offers a women's solution to the climate crisis.

This is an online session.

Link will be sent 2 days prior to the event.

Host or Publisher Niki Collier - Visual Artist