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Eleanor Young - Divan inspiration

Textile designer and re-upholsterer Eleanor Young's modern take on furniture

Glasgow designer enjoys giving unloved, boring items a new look

17 Feb 2011

How did you get started? I graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 2007 having studied textile design. I’ve always had the intention to produce my own designs, however I didn’t have the confidence or practical knowledge to jump straight in. It was…

Made in the Shade bring Springtime Jamboree craft to Edinburgh

Made in the Shade bring Springtime Jamboree craft to Edinburgh

14 May 2010

It’s two years since the ‘neo-craft’ collective, Made in the Shade began. As they celebrate their 2nd birthday with the first craft fair in Edinburgh, Carrie Maclennan looks back...

Hitlist: Around Town

Hitlist: Around Town

17 Sep 2009

Glasgow Festival of DIY Culture, Be Creative, Ladyfest, GCM Social, Craft Guerrilla DIY Craft Evening, Cafe Improv, Suffragism

The Grassmarkets

The Grassmarkets

28 May 2009

Summer’s (almost) here, and the time is right for shopping in the street. As David Bowie might have sung, were he a product of a more capitalist age. However, if you must shop, you could do worse than paying a visit to the newly refurbished Grassmarket…

Popular events

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee
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Celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with a family trail based on Her Majesty's time at Holyroodhouse, try on some right royal clothing and design a set of crown jewels to wear.
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2 Jun–5 Jun Mon, Tue, Sat & Sun 11am–3pm Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh
Aberdour Festival
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The picturesque seaside town plays host to an action-packed family-friendly festival. There's something for all ages and all tastes, from a beach day with a sandcastle competition for children and raft race for adults, to food and wine tastings with twinned towns in Italy and France, as well as sports, magic shows, children's activities and live music over the course of ten days.
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20 Jul–29 Jul Times vary Various Venues, Aberdour
Knitting Microbes: Woolly Artwork
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Knitters across Scotland are invited to knit their own microbe to bring to the display at the Yarn Cake. Will you purl a prokaryote or crochet some Crenarchaeota? Part of Glasgow Science Festival.
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5 Jun–17 Jun Times vary
No booking required; please do not call the venue. 		The Yarn Cake, Glasgow
Craft Fair
Date Location
Arts and crafts. Part of 3 Harbours Arts Festival.
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2 Jun–10 Jun Mon–Sun 11am–5pm Cockenzie House, Cockenzie
Free Jubilee Fun
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Face painting and crafts to celebrate the Queen.
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2 Jun–3 Jun Sat & Sun 11am–3pm Cameron Toll Shopping Centre, Edinburgh
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Popular places

Edinburgh Contemporary Craft Workshops
59 Home Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9JP