Festive Taster: Patchwork Quilting
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– 3-hour workshop // Sun 7th December // 1pm – 4pm // Level: Beginner – Experienced // Cost: £55 // Places Available: 8 // Instructor: Cassandra Belanger // Projects: Potholder or Oven Glove // This workshop is part of The Stitchery Festive Open Studios Weekend The setting for this course is the relaxing, social...
Festive Taster: Free-Motion Embroidery & Appliqué for Festive Cards
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– 2-hour workshop // Cost: £40 // Instructor: Cassandra Belanger // Saturday 6th December // 10am-12pm // This workshop is part of The Stitchery Festive Open Studios Weekend Free-motion embroidery is a little bit like drawing with your sewing machine; the normal constraints are removed, leaving you free to move...
Festive Taster: Intro to Zero Waste Sewing + Design
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– Taster Session // Saturday, 7th December // 10am-12pm // Cost: £40 // This workshop is part of The Stitchery Festive Open Studios Weekend Skill Level: Complete Beginners to Advanced Instructor: Cassandra Belanger Founder of The Stitchery, Co-Founder of Zero Waste Design Collective and Founding Member of Sustainable Fashion Scotland Location:...
Festive Taster: Intro to Sewing
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– 3-hour taster session // Level: Pure Beginner // Saturday 6th December // 1pm-4pm // Cost: £55 // Places Available: 8 // Instructor: Cassandra Belanger // Project Choice: Needle Book or Pin Cushion // This workshop is part of The Stitchery Festive Open Studios Weekend About this course Led by Stitchery Founder Cassandra Belanger,...
Edinburgh Open Workshop Unveils An Exciting New Course Line-Up for 2026
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Edinburgh Open Workshop (EOW), the capital’s community hub for makers, creatives, and DIY enthusiasts, is excited to announce its latest course drop – featuring an expanded range of hands-on workshops in woodworking, welding, DIY, mixed media, and two newly developed laser-cutting workshops. This season’s line-up introduces fresh opportunities for beginners...
Glaze Intensive Course
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SSW’s ever popular Glaze Intensive is an in-depth course exploring experimental and sculptural glazing. Glaze is a fundamental part of the ceramics process and offers a huge range of colours, depth and texture to clay work. Across the jam-packed 5 days, participants will be introduced to a range of techniques...
Large Sculptural Handbuilding Course
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All courses at SSW are a unique opportunity to learn new skills in a welcoming, immersive and creative environment. Based in our rural workshops in Aberdeenshire, participants can get to grips with new materials and processes, learn the basics and receive comprehensive tuition throughout. On the Large Sculptural Handbuilding couse,...
Central Scotland School of Jewellery introduces Autumn/Winter Jewellery Making Classes
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Central Scotland School of Jewellery has announced its Autumn/Winter Course Programme, running from September to January 2026. The courses offer a range of practical jewellery-making classes suitable for all skill levels. Highlights include ‘Introduction to Enamelling’, ‘Cast Setting Masterclass’, ‘Learn to Make Silver Jewellery’, ‘Experimental Sandcasting’, and ‘Silver and Sea...
Rainbow Lives Writing and Making Workshop
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Rainbow Lives Writing and Making Workshop with the Larick CentreSunday 16 November 2025, 1-3pmA writing workshop for LGBTQ+ people and their friends and family at Tayport’s community hub and art centre, led by poet and performer Harry Josephine Giles. Whether you’re an experienced writer or just starting out, and whether...