At the heart of the global Fibershed movement is a commitment to creating a textile and clothing culture that enhances soil health and biodiversity through regenerative farming practices grounded in the concept of soil-to-soil systems and the right to livelihood for every person involved in the process from farming to finished garment. In this short seminar … Continue reading Fibre Networks – Growing Connections for Northern Ireland

In this seminar the audience will hear from female creative professionals who have come to linen from different perspectives (fine art and fashion design). Both discovered a personal family history with linen and this has continued to shape their research and development as they consider how skills, objects and textile knowledge pass between generations. Both … Continue reading Linen: Material InHERitance

Join textile and linen expert Fiona McKelvie at the Sir Hans Sloane Centre for Irish Linen - A Hertiage Fabric with a Future. Fiona will discuss linen’s heritage in Northern Ireland, its recent renaissance and will look at the future possibilities of the fabric and how linen been reassessed more recently, and valued for its sustainability, … Continue reading Irish Linen – A Heritage Fabric with a Future

Join us at Tetto at The Bullitt Hotel, Belfast for Tales of Glass celebrating the “tales of folks” and the folktales surrounding glassmaking in Tyrone. Hear from Gary and Ciara Currie - the founders of Tyrone Crafted Glass - who’ll share the history of Tyrone Crystal, their story of setting up a new glass design venture as … Continue reading Tales of Glass

The Crafts Council's Collect showcase every spring in London is the UK's leading international fair for contemporary craft & design in the UK. In the last two years, ceramist Patricia Millar and glass artist Andrea Spencer have been selected to exhibit at Collect Open, the fair's platform for pioneering individual artists. We're delighted that Patricia … Continue reading Exhibiting at Collect – Maker Talk