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Did you know that the beautiful sandstone building where the Woolly Good Gathering is going to be held used to be a veterinary college? William Dick founded the first veterinary school in Scotland in 1823, now considered to be one of the oldest in the world. It was originally located in Clyde Street in Edinburgh’s Georgian New Town but soon outgrew its premises. Therefore, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies moved to Summerhall in 1916. Construction of the buildings began in 1913 but WW1 delayed its completion until 1923. The Vet School, which became part of the University of...

I've been asking myself a question over the last few years, namely what to do with my used dye baths when they've reached the stage where they don't contain enough pigment to dye any more yarn but still have some remaining colour. And over the last few years, I've been researching what might work. I've looked at creating crayons with natural vegetable waxes. I've investigated ink making. And, I've sloshed through the potential of watercolour paints. However, the same issue kept arising: it took so much heat energy to reduce my dye bath to a suitable concentrate that the process was no longer environmentally...

I am delighted to have teamed up with Sabzi in Edinburgh to create a monthly knitting and crochet club at breakfast time. This amazing Indian street food restaurant on Ferry Road serves the most delicious spiced meals in the morning! From November onwards, we will be meeting at 10am on the SECOND Saturday of the month and everyone is very welcome to join us for crafting, conversation and breakfast!

Ooooh the Seventies! Fleetwood Mac's Rumours; Queen's A Day at the Races; glam rock; punk rock; and funk! Chic; Village People; the Bee Gees; and the Bay City Rollers! And then there were the films: The Godfather; The Deer Hunter; Star Wars; and Grease! What was on the telly in the UK? Pennies from Heaven; Dixon of Dock Green; and The Good Life. What were we wearing? Ripped black jeans; safety pins; band t-shirts! Bell-bottoms; tabards; Night Fever suits; culottes; platform boots; and granny shoes! Plus I had a fetching pair of knee high Jaws socks! Don't ask! It was...