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Chasing and Repoussé classes held in the Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop with Katie Watson. Learn the ancient art of hammering decoration into metal with various punches to create your own design. Beginners and all skill levels are welcome!

Join textile artist Eleanor Mills for an informal demonstration and hands-on workshop exploring her contemporary appliqué practice. Drawing inspiration from everyday life, personal memories and the landscapes that surround us, Eleanor transforms reclaimed fabrics into richly layered textile artworks that celebrate place, heritage and lived experience.

Join Springboard Studio resident Scarlett Farrer in these textile workshops, with the option to join for a morning of spinning, afternoon of weaving, or both!
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A day in our Glasshouses and Walled Garden exploring and creating zine making and the end of summer with publisher Boom Saloon.

This summer, as part of Scotland's Garden Scheme, we will be welcoming visitors every Friday from June 19 to August 21 into our Walled Garden and Glasshouses.

Summer daytime tours of the Glasshouses and Walled Garden with Deputy Head Gardener Marty Ammann

Come and learn to weave a beautiful and durable rush seat at The Marchmont Workshop. This two day course will cover weaving a rush seat from start to finish, what tools and materials are necessary, as well as information on how and where to source your own rush for future endeavours.
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An afternoon of poetry and reflection on the changing seasons led by boom saloon, an independent publisher dedicated to democratising creativity for good

Our FREE Open Studios are back for 2026! Join us as we celebrate the coming of summer and the return of wonderful makers, creators, and community.

Join our resident weaver, Scarlett, for our new weaving club. Bring your own table top loom, frame loom or tapestry loom and spend a day weaving at the Hugo Burge Foundation in the Common Room, if you don’t have access to a loom there will be a few small aluminium frame looms to hire.

Discover the exciting possibilities of drawing with charcoal with artist Tansy Lee Moir.

Join artist and printmaker Georgie Fay and printing press 'Larkin' for a relaxed day of printmaking at Hugo Burge Foundation's Common Room. These hands-on sessions are for slightly more experienced printmakers wanting to use the studio and press as a space to play, experiment and learn with others.