Harris Tweed and Wool Felt Tool Holder

This workshop spans a full day, giving you time to choose from an assortment of Harris Tweeds & wools to create your very own tool holder with unique embroidered design. Once made, they can hold all manner of tools – from leather making tools to felting implements, knitting needles to crochet hooks. Feedback from customers is excellent, with many saying they would never be without their tool holder!

All materials and tools provided.

• Price: £60/person for eight participants

• Who it’s for: Ages 16+

• Length: 6.5 hours

Mairi Flood

Hello, I’m Mairi the stitching creative behind @Meandering Yarns which is a documentation of my explorations into textile art and sewing. From a very early age, my mum instilled in me a love of making with yarns, textiles and much more. My parents took us on holidays to the Cairngorms and west coast of Scotland where we walked, camped or hostelled so not surprisingly that fascination with the natural world resulted in me studying Forestry at Aberdeen University. Later, when I had my children, I retrained as Primary teacher specialising in early years. All through my career, I continued to craft, sew and be creative.  After early retirement, I bought a new sewing machine and decided to see if I could sell what I made as Bosie Hug Tweed Baby Booties and, latterly, as Meandering Yarns. I developed a love of Tweed and wool. In 2024, after ten happy years of this, I decided to change track to give me more time for my personal exploration of sewing and textile art. I was keen to find opportunities to sew with others and share skills. So, I started volunteering at Birkhill. I now run workshops and, when needed, help plan and deliver longer projects at Birkhill, such as the Multiply 10 Cats Numeracy Bags, Saturday Slow Stitchers and making tote bags with the Wednesday Makers Group.