Garden Mini Quilt Workshop
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Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 February, 10am-3pm Join Eilidh Weir (All That is BRAW) for a two-day mini quilt workshop celebrating the transition from winter to spring. Across two sessions. Across two sessions, we’ll explore the textures, colours and creatures of the spring garden, and learn how to translate these...
Introduction to Sculptural Portraiture
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Saturday 24 January, 10am-4.30pm This day (7hour) workshop offers participants the opportunity to explore the approaches to sculptural portraiture using a variety of building methods, materials and processes. Sculpting in clay directly from photos, this workshop is designed to broaden your observational and practical skills as well as teach you...
Dreaming with Trees
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Sunday 14 December 2025, 1-5pm Join us for a free nature writing session with at ancient tree at Balmerino Abbey, followed by tea, coffee and cake at Forgan Arts Centre. Part of our exciting Queering the Clachan project, run by Harry Josephine Giles. In this workshop we will be led...
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...