Eilidh Weir

Eilidh Weir is a multidisciplinary artist and mending enthusiast. She has a strong DIY ethic, always collecting materials and learning techniques of making. Everything that passes through their home is fair game for repairing, you’ll struggle to find a sock that hasn't been patched or darned.

Eilidh runs a variety of workshops and is committed to sharing practical skills that resist consumerist culture and strives to reduce waste across all aspects of life and work. 

Visible Mending Workshop  

Dive into the world of darning with Eilidh Weir. Covering traditional woven darning, swiss, honeycomb darning for your knits and other textiles. We will discuss the advantages to each technique and you will be armed with skills to mend more than you thought possible, keeping our clothes and fabrics working for us for longer while still looking beautiful.

Please Note: You must have a Marketplace ticket valid for the date of the class.  If you haven't already purchased one, you can buy either a Standard or Deluxe entry ticket from our Box Office.