When is this event?
We love making things which replace single use products & these knitted scrubbies are a great replacement for face wipes. Made from just one piece they are easy to make – so you may be able to create a whole set!
What you’ll Learn
Knit Stitches
Increasing & Decreasing
Sewing Seams
All Materials Provided!
Please Bring
Knitting Needles (Size to be Confirmed)
Small Sewing Scissors
Darning Needle
Embroidery is the perfect way to personalise clothing, bags or handmade items. This workshop will introduce some of the basic stitches & you’ll leave with a needle case so you can work on future projects!
What you’ll Learn
Basic Hand Sewing
Using Embroidery Floss
Basic Embroidery Stitches
Using Embroidery Stabiliser
All Materials Provided!
Please Bring
Small Sewing Scissors
Pencil
Simple images for embroidery inspiration (line drawings or clipart work best)
Embroidery Threads (Optional)
We all know that single use plastic isn’t eco-friendly – this workshop is all about making something new with used plastic! We’ll be turning a skittles packet into a zip pouch, learning some sewing machine skills & saving the planet!
Our summer workshops are all introductions to our upcoming Young Creatives craft courses so come along to find out more!
What you need to bring
Sewing Machine plus threads
Zipper Foot (if you have one)
Scissors
Snacks & Water Bottle
We will provide materials & instruction – this course is all about learning to use the features of your sewing machine. If you do not have a machine we do have some you can borrow, but not enough for everyone.
Create some awesome wall art using yarn! Learn how to use a knitting dolly – a great beginners knitting tool & then use your creation to create a shape, name or letter!
Our summer workshops are all introductions to our upcoming Young Creatives craft courses so come along to find out more!
What you need to bring
Knitting Dolly (if you have one)
Small Scissors
Snacks & Water Bottle
We will provide materials & instruction – this is a just for fun course to introduce the basics of working with yarn. Some will pick up the skills quickly, some may need more practice – but we aim for everyone to go away with something made just by them!
This workshop is a great starter project for new sewers. Learn how to use your machine to create your own drawstring backpack & decorate it!
Our summer workshops are all introductions to our upcoming Young Creatives craft courses so come along to find out more!
What you need to bring
Sewing Machine plus threads
Two Fat Quarters (Cotton or Polycotton)
Scissors
Snacks & Water Bottle
What’s a Fat Quarter?
A fat quarter is a small cut of material (roughly ¼ yard). They are often sold in packs or on their own – you can find them in Hobbycraft, Aldi (on occasion) & websites such as woolwarehouse.co.uk
We will provide extra materials & instruction – this course is all about learning to use the features of your sewing machine. If you do not have a machine we do have some you can borrow, but not enough for everyone.
Our partnership project intends to restore Scotland’s wildcat population by releasing captive bred individuals into the wild. To be successful, this approach requires long term commitments from both the Saving Wildcats team and from you, our local community.
This is a free, one hour event and members of the team will be doing a few short presentations to introduce those in the area to the different aspects of the project. Afterwards, there will be plenty of time for questions. We want to hear from you!
If you have any questions in the meantime – please get in touch.
From make shift tents in the garden to climbing the 8000m Peaks. Adele Pennington tells her story of how she made her decision to have a full time career in the mountains after a serious fall in the Alps which left her wheel chair bound for 8 months. The journey that has taken her all around the world experiencing life and culture. Not to mention her very close shave with death on Makalu in 2010.
After a brief career as an Academic and Chemistry school teacher Adele now lives in the Highlands and works as a Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor. Throughout her Mountaineering career Adele has climbed extensively around the world and has had an affinity for climbing at high Altitude. To date she has climbed six 8000m peaks and made some first ascents of mountains in Bolivia and India. Above all though Adele is passionate about her Scottish Mountains and never gives the chance up to have a good day out on the hill.
You will be able to post questions during the Talk so we can have a Q & A at the end. The Talk will remain available to view on our channel – so if you can’t make the live event you can view it later.
One not to miss!
Once again this online Boat Talk will be free to watch, but we welcome donations to the Hall which we use to support the Talks and our speakers 😊 Click here to donate: https://bit.ly/3nBxrI8
After spending more than thirty years apart, Steve Mason meets up with two friends, living in different countries, to ride their motorcycles from Argentina to Alaska. He asked for an adventure and the universe delivered!
Steve is a retired IT manager living with his wife Amber in Lenzie, Scotland. He has four adult children and is a grandfather of one. Steve has been passionate about motorcycles and travel since his teens and has completed several big trips. Steve has written three books about his adventures namely “Ride to the Midnight Sun”, “Llamas, Bananas and Bears” and “Once around the Block”.
You will be able to post questions during the Talk so we can have a Q & A at the end. The Talk will remain available to view on our channel – so if you can’t make the live event you can view it later.
One not to miss!
Once again this online Boat Talk will be free to watch, but we welcome donations to the Hall which we use to support the Talks and our speakers 😊 Click here to donate: https://bit.ly/3nBxrI8
Huw Oliver and Annie Le share stories and pictures of winter bike travels in Scotland and further afield. Biking from the sub-arctic plateau of the Cairngorms to the tundra of Lapland and the interior of Iceland. They look at the realities of camping at minus 30c and the gear needed, but most of all the motivation and memories that make travelling in the cold so compelling.
You will be able to post questions during the Talk so we can have a Q & A at the end. The Talk will remain available to view on our channel – so if you can’t make the live event you can view it later.
Hugh and Annie are outdoor educators, based in Strathspey, when not living out of their vans. They caught the bug for human powered transport in their separate ways and since then have made a habit of making bike and packraft trips to the places that inspire them. Both are happiest in a tent somewhere peaceful, sharing the last tea bag and making plans for the next place on the map that caught their eye!
One not to miss!
Once again this online Boat Talk will be free to watch, but we welcome donations to the Hall which we use to support the Talks and our speakers 😊 Click here to donate: https://bit.ly/3nBxrI8
Day 1
Meet at 10am at the Auchallater carpark or Glenshee Ski Centre – final location to be determined in the lead up to the course, depending on weather and conditions.
On the journey out to the training area we will talk about the ground, clues to snow movement, identifying risk areas, snow laden slopes, terrain traps etc.
You will also discuss navigation techniques, how the conditions underfoot can affect speed, tips on low visibility and avoiding risk.
Depending on the ground conditions you will start the training on the way to the training area, using boots as a tool, self-arrest without an axe etc. It might also be suitable to fit crampons and walk with an axe to the training area.
At the training area we will cover:
Walking using crampons up and down hill
Walking with an axe and stowing an axe when not in use
Step cutting and the suitability of each type
Ice axe arrests
Shelters, building the various types and the benefits of shovels
Benefit of transceivers and companion rescue
Day 2
Some of the topics above will be covered or recapped on day 2 which will be more of a mountain journey. Day 2 will consolidate the learning, you will plan a safe route into the hills, each taking turns practicing your winter navigation..
You should have good summer hill walking experience before attending this course. You will also need boots capable of taking a crampon. We can loan you an ice axe.
Snow conditions and weather on the day will dictate how the training is managed.
Contact us for more information.
Participation form and kit guide will be sent on booking.
Terms and conditions apply.
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