A strange and fortuitous happening….attended the Crofting Course on Benbecula run by Donna Smith, Chief Exec from the Scottish Crofting Federation, who was seeking Hebridean gifts to be presented to HRH at a reception at Buckingham Palace, in March 2025, to celebrate UK wide charities that support farming and rural communities facilitated by the Royal Countryside Fund. She kindly selected MacSprout!
Making vessels workshop. I will be running a felting workshop on Monday 1st July 10 am – 4pm at Grimsay Community Association. £40 including delicious lunch by Dana.
All levels welcome. Learn the principals of the ancient craft of felting and make your own contemporary vessel. For further information and a Booking Form, email info@grimsay.org or telephone 07789306223
New ‘moorland molagan’ with reclaimed wooden soap tray available as trial run collaboration with social enterprise http://cothrom restore. Handmade Molagan made with cold-processed bespoke lime, rosemary and seaweed soap. Really glad to be working with a local recycling-upcycling business who also deliver transferable skills through practical workplace learning. £26.00 plus P & P. A truly sustainable Hebridean gift. Please contact me soon if you would like one!
I am happy to be working with Social Enterprise Restore Cothrom in South Uist, on the development of my own own recycled soap tray. Chris has just finished a driftwood prototype full of natural holes made by wood-boring gribble and teredo worms. We are on the hunt for more dry, local ‘Swiss cheese’ driftwood so please let us know if you can help.
I’m working with a new soap supplier, Linda at The Hebridean Soap Company on the Isle of Lewis to create my own bespoke seaweed soap. Hopefully this will be ready for Easter. Thank you to https://www.facebook.com/UistAsco/
for kindly supplying us with traditionally harvested Egg Wrack and to all my testers!
