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Fri 26 Apr 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm

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Deans Office
1 Summerhall
Edinburgh,EH9 1PLUnited Kingdom
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0131 560 1580

Join Tania of TJFrog to learn how to make a beautiful Dorset Button bouquet brooch using traditional Dorset Button techniques and French knots. The finished brooch, which uses a hollow brass ring and TJFrog Shorelines & Strata double knit Dorset wool, is approximately 4.5cm in diameter.

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Fri 26 Apr 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm

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Histology Lab

The Modern Crafter is sisters Rachel & Siobhan who hand design punch needle and embroidery kits. Punch Needle is like drawing with wool, it’s also mindful and joyful! With the punch needle tool and a stash of yarn you can achieve lots of fun projects from wall art to interior items such as cushions.

Fri 26 Apr 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

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Dissection Room
1 Summerhall
Edinburgh,EH9 1PLUnited Kingdom
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0131 560 1580

Join us for the craft night of your dreams! Enjoy laid-back live music, including a performance from theatre maker, musician and yarn dyer, Charmaine Wombwell of Yarn Tings, and get ready for an unforgettable bingo game! With plenty of food choices and a fully stocked bar, secure your spot now as tickets are very limited.

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Sat 27 Apr 2024 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

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Anatomy Lecture Theatre
Summerhall
Edinburgh,EH91PLUnited Kingdom
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01315601580

Elizabeth will talk about Shetland lace knitting and the Shetland Hap. In Shetland dialect a hap is a shawl, these have been knitted for centuries in the islands. They are used for everyday wear, weddings and also christenings. She will be showing examples of her own and her mother’s lace knitting and haps.

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Sat 27 Apr 2024 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm

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Deans Office
1 Summerhall
Edinburgh,EH9 1PLUnited Kingdom
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0131 560 1580

From join-as-you-go, to more decorative crochet borders, discover beautiful and effective ways to join your crochet motifs. During the workshop, we’re aiming to try 3 different techniques and students will be given worksheets with 2 additional joins to try at home.

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Sat 27 Apr 2024 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

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Anatomy Lecture Theatre
Summerhall
Edinburgh,EH91PLUnited Kingdom
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01315601580

Balmerino Farm in Fife are developing Scottish merino sheep especially for their fine, luxurious wool, so soft it can be worn next to the skin. Hear farmer Rachel Crawford share the story of how this family farm is being transformed from intense arable to organic livestock farming with a deep rooted ambition to boost insect and bird populations.

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Sat 27 Apr 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Histology Lab

Explore natural dyes while creating a speckled sock blank that you can use to make identical socks (or more)! Using local and seasonal flowers, leaves, roots and plant extracts, we’ll begin exploring the key aspects of working with natural dyes: fibre preparation, sourcing dyestuffs, setting dyes, safe dyeing practice and other tips and tricks and explore some of the many dyeplants found in our local landscapes

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Sat 27 Apr 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

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Deans Office
1 Summerhall
Edinburgh,EH9 1PLUnited Kingdom
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0131 560 1580

Learn to knit beautiful socks from the toe up with Samira Hill! In this workshop, participants will learn all the techniques required to knit a beautiful pair of socks, using either double pointed needles or the Magic Loop technique, as well as the advantages of using the toe-up method.

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Sat 27 Apr 2024 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

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Anatomy Lecture Theatre
Summerhall
Edinburgh,EH91PLUnited Kingdom
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01315601580

Sarah will present a 60-minute talk with a Q&A session, covering all that you need to know to start plant dyeing small amounts of yarn in your kitchen on a limited budget. A workbook will be available to purchase as part of the talk for you to take away and use as your own dyeing diary.

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Sat 27 Apr 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

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Old Lab
1 Summerhall
Edinburgh,EH9 1PLUnited Kingdom
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0131 560 1580

Originally from the Highlands, Niamhy Mac is now based in Scotland’s capital. Despite being a relative newcomer to the live scene, the young artist has already performed at Belladrum Tartan

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Sun 28 Apr 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Regular Music presents

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Old Lab
1 Summerhall
Edinburgh,EH9 1PLUnited Kingdom
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0131 560 1580

Scottish smallpipes player Brìghde Chaimbeul (pronounched Breetch-er Hime-bowl) is a leading purveyor of experimental Celtic music. A native Gaelic speaker from the Isle of Skye, Brìghde’s style is rooted in

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Sun 28 Apr 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Renegade Communications presents...

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Dissection Room
1 Summerhall
Edinburgh,EH9 1PLUnited Kingdom
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0131 560 1580

A Certain Ratio have announced details of a new album produced by Dan Carey, and an extensive UK tour for spring 2024. It All Comes Down to This, their 13th

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Mon 29 Apr 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm

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Mare Music
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Old Lab
1 Summerhall
Edinburgh,EH9 1PLUnited Kingdom
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0131 560 1580

Lonnie Holley’s art and music, born out of struggle, hardship (but perhaps more importantly), out of furious curiosity and biological necessity, has manifested itself in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, performance, music and filmmaking.

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Tue 30 Apr 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

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Main Hall

The world renowned Edinburgh Ceilidh Club brings you the very best in Scottish ceilidh dancing, featuring Scotland’s top ceilidh bands. Brilliant live music and dancing for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced ceilidh dancers.

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Fri 03 May 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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Old Lab
1 Summerhall
Edinburgh,EH9 1PLUnited Kingdom
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0131 560 1580

For two years Insider Trading have haunted the Edinburgh underground circuit, becoming a staple of the post-punk scene. A blend of textural post-rock with furious walls of sound reminiscent of 80s no-wave with gentler melodic aspects of slowcore, they have carved a unique sonic identity in the Edinburgh gig landscape.

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Sat 04 May 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Regular Music presents...

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Dissection Room
1 Summerhall
Edinburgh,EH9 1PLUnited Kingdom
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0131 560 1580

Dan Willson is Scotland’s acclaimed singer songwriter Withered Hand. He has released three albums and a number of EPs over the last 15 years and has toured internationally, amassing a