Wrapped Wool Brooch – Option 1

Inspired by Sheila Hicks’s Off Grid exhibition in 2022, Mairi fashioned these gorgeous brooches from an array of 100% wool materials.

Constructed from 3mm thick pure wool felt with a wrapped wool embellishment made from wool offcuts from the Outer Hebridean weavers, these chunky delights require basic hand sewing using over sewing and stab stitch.

We will be stitching through 6mm of felt at points and the wrapping requires nimble fingers. 

All materials and tools provided.

• Price: £30/person for eight participants

• Who it’s for: Ages 16+

• Length: 3.5 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.