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Rug Tufting Experience Day

Aimed at beginners, this intimate workshop at Dovecot Studios is an introduction to the art of electric gun tufting.

Rug Tufting Experience Day

About Rug Tufting Experience Day

15th February 2025
15th March 2025
10:30am - 4.:30pm
Dovecot Studios Ltd
10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1LT
£165
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In this workshop, you will get to grips with the basics of gun tufting and make your own rug.

Learning the basic tufting techniques, this is a chance to experiment with a tufting gun and create your own contemporary rug sample.

This workshop will be hosted by Edinburgh based Artist and Tutor Molly Kent, a textile artist concerned with representing mental and physical health notions through mediums such as rug tufting and weaving.

Additional Dates: 15 March 2025

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