Saturday 28th March 2026
Tralee, Ireland
A fantastic range of wool-based crafts will be demonstrated together under one roof for free, offering a rare opportunity to see, touch and experience the skill, heritage and innovation behind Ireland’s and Europe’s wool culture.
Whether you’re discovering wool for the first time, bringing the family or returning as a seasoned maker, join us for a day of inspiration, learning and connection. Meet master craftspeople, explore time-honoured techniques alongside contemporary practices and witness the remarkable versatility of this natural fibre.
Step into a living world of fibre, creativity and tradition!
10am – 5pm
The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee, Co.Kerry, Ireland (Eircode V92 DC83)
Pop in during the day, Saturday 28th March 2026 from 10am to 5pm, individuals, families and groups welcome.
If you would like to arrange a group visit (10+ people) please email us in advance at ewd@ewe.network with the subject line ‘Group Visit’.
Come curious, experience wool and leave inspired.
Try wool IRL (In Real Life) through the hands of the people who keep these traditions thriving.
Click on the drop-down menu to check activities and organisations participating!
- Wool Processing: Woolstore
- Felting (wet, needle) Feltmakers Ireland, International Feltmakers Association, Wise Wool Project, Emily Thompson and Lucia Errity
- Spinning, Weaving: Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
- Weaving: Fibreshed Ireland (supported by Design & Crafts Council, Ireland)
- Wool Education: Irish Fibre Crafters & Curraghmore Farm
- Floor Loom Weaving: Olann & Seol
- Carding & Blending Batts: Fabulous Fibres
- Crochet: Too Fabulous Art & Crafts
- Finger Knitting & Lucet Braiding: Pokari Project (Greece) and Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Spain
- Therapeutic Knitting: EWE Foundation
- Knitting: Carol Feller from Stolen Stitches
- Lumra Rug Making: Kerry County Museum
- Crios Belt Weaving: Jean Moran from Irish Hand Weaves
- Crochet: Maria’s Wool Shop
- Knitting workshop: With Carol Feller from Stolen Stitches, sponsored by Donegal Yarns (This workshop has been filled)
- Irish Grown Woollen Products (plus European Applications): Irish Grown Wool Council
- European Woollen Products: EWE Foundation and Wool is Cool‘ (Croatia)
- Irish Wool Fibre Art: Sharon Wells (peg loom weaving, art yarn, felting)
- Woven Friendship Bracelets: The Liberties Weavers
- Bog Restoration Products: Dulra Project
- Rathlin Wool Rope: Sustainable Rope (UK) and Future Island Island
- Gomitolorosa4arts Woollen Pictures Gomitolorosa4Arts (Italy)
- Romanian Traditional Arts in Wool (Romania/Ireland)
- Tricorne Felt Pirate Hat Kerry County Museum Collection
- Wicklow Uplands Council
- Kerry Lamb and Wool Co-op
- Belfast Mini Mills Small-scale modular fibre processing equipment provider (brochures and in-person expertise) (Canada)
- Feltmakers Ireland, supported by Design & Crafts Council, Ireland
- Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers. supported by Design & Crafts Council, Ireland
- Shinrone Gown. Historically correct replica of the garment found in 1843, Cangort Bog, Shinrone, Co.Offaly. Commissioned by Shinrone Heritage Group using 400 year old tailoring techniques, historical sewing methods, traditional dyeing and dressmaking using natural fibres including wool.
- REVEIRE (Regenerative Value Systems for Irish Grown Wool in Ireland): This three year research project is assessing and regenerating the sustainability and value of Irish-grown wool to support a circular bioeconomy and inform policy and industry development. (The REVEIRE project is funded under the EPA Research Programme 2021-2030. The EPA Research Programme is a Government of Ireland initiative funded by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.)
- Centre for Applied Bioscience Research, including SpringWool Project, a national research initiative to drive innovation, sustainability, and value in the Irish-grown wool sector, led by the Centre for Applied Bioscience Research (CABR) and Munster Technological University.
- Sheep Strength II: Using Sheep Wool to Reinforce Concrete (Which won ‘Best Group’ at Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2026),
Work by Aoife Fadian and Jessica O’Connor from Ursuline College, Sligo - LEADER Wool Partnership: Recent report on Irish wool, launched 27th February 2026.
- NCAD X Avoca x Galway Avoca partnering with NCAD Textile & Surface Design Students to champion Irish grown ‘Galway Wool‘
Students were given the mission to create original pieces using Galway wool, while pushing creative boundaries in textile design.(See Avoca’s post on Instagram on 12th February 2026)
These demonstrations, displays and exhibitions are free, open to the public and you can drop in at any time from 10am – 5pm on the day.
*** Programme is subject to change. Please check back here on this page for the latest updates and additions.***
This full day of free exhibitions, displays and hands-on demonstrations is a fringe event of the European Wool Day 2026 Conference taking place in the same hotel in Tralee on the same day. The European Wool Day 2026 Conference is a ticketed event and tickets must be purchased in advance. Currently capacity has been reached for the Conference but you can apply to be on a ticket waiting list here.
Additional sponsorship opportunities are available, contact ewe@ewe.network with the subject line ‘Sponsorship’.
