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Sketch and Wander: Monks Walk
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, DunbarSaturday 23rd May, 10am-12.30pm Sunday 24th May 2-4pm Explore nature connections and pathways around Dunbar High Street with artist Lynn Fraser (Fantoosh). Enjoy a gentle ‘sketchnoting’ walk on Saturday then use the materials and ideas you have gathered to make a communal fanzine on Sunday. Free but booking required @museumseast@eastlothian.gov.uk.
Eco-printing talk with Karin Chipulina
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, DunbarFree drop in eco-printing talk as part of the ‘DUIR’ exhibition. "My work includes eco printed cloth, dyed with local leaves from the woods using oak gall mordants, natural fibres, prints using local woodland foraged materials and cloth sewn, dyed and worked on with plant fibre. Within a woodland we can access free materials to... Read More
The Oak Tree’s Community: Stitching, felting, weaving
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, DunbarA Stitch in Time at John Muir’s Birthplace Thursday 17th October 10am – 12.30pm Stitch felted 'secret pockets' for the museum display, use handspun yarn to embellish and make cords for hanging. Learn Viking knitting on a lucet to make caterpillars and snails or let your imagination run wild! Use oak twigs to make tiny... Read More
