Dates to look out for

8th-12th July Museum of Rural Life, East Kilbride, including:

Hairst knot at the Museum of Rural Life

Hairst knot at the Museum of Rural Life

8th July Tattie sculls and ropes

9th July Horse ‘woodies’ and hairst knots

10th July Fruit baskets and punnets

11th July SWRI reminiscence event

12th July Rural heritage reminiscence afternoon

 

 

 

2nd-6th August Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore, including:

Traveller basket at the Highland Folk Museum

Traveller basket at the Highland Folk Museum

Wednesday 3rd August Traveller Reminiscence afternoon

Thursday 4th August Crofting Reminiscence afternoon Am Fasgadh,

Friday 5th August – Learn to make a Traveller frame basket with Dawn Susan

 

 

 

12th-14th August Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther, including

Fender, Scottish Fisheries Museum

Fender, Scottish Fisheries Museum

Thursday 12th August demonstration of fender making and netting by the Reaper on the quayside

Saturday 13th August Reminiscence afternoon

Sunday 14th August – learn to make a fender with Liz Balfour

Plus autumn Netting Bee and Advanced Workshop to be announced

 

 

 

26th September-7th October Shetland Museum

2 weeks of events in Shetland with Lois Walpole, Ewen Balfour and Shetland Museum Services

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