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Sewing Videos 2: Patching
Welcome to Week 2 of our video sewing series with Sheena Carss from Seams Sew. This week Sheena will be teaching us how to patch a pair...
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Nov 9, 20201 min read
The Eco-Worrier on Keeping Warm
(Photo: Air Source Heat Pump) The complex challenge of keeping ourselves warm while minimising both our consumption of resources and our...
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Nov 5, 20206 min read
Sewing Videos 1: Hemming
Welcome to Week 1 of our video sewing series with Sheena Carss from Seams Sew. This week Sheena will be guiding us through two types of...
eastlintontoollibrary
Nov 2, 20201 min read
Toy-Making Challenge Results!
The results are in for Repair Cafe East Linton's Toy-Making Competition! Over the recent half-term break we asked children in classes...
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Oct 31, 20205 min read
Sewing Video Series Coming Up!
Watch this space! Repair Cafe East Linton is recording a series of videos with Sheena Carss from 'Seams Sew.' Each Monday in November...
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Oct 30, 20201 min read
The Eco-Worrier Reviews "Riders on the Storm: The Climate Crisis and the Survival of Being”
“Riders on the Storm: The Climate Crisis and the Survival of Being.” Alastair McIntosh. Birlinn, Edinburgh 2020. Paperback £9.99. There...
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Oct 25, 20205 min read
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Oct 7, 20200 min read
The Eco-Worrier on Electric Cars and Covid-19
It is excellent news that the UK’s first electric inter-city bus service has just been inaugurated between Edinburgh and Dundee. This is...
eastlintontoollibrary
Sep 30, 20203 min read
Bike Repair Cafe
Another super day for Bike Repair Cafe at The Mart. Many thanks to Mark and Andy and everyone who braved the chill to learn some bicycle...
eastlintontoollibrary
Sep 26, 20201 min read
Bike Repair Cafe @ The Mart
We were able to host our first in-person event on Saturday - a Bike Repair Cafe @ The Mart, East Linton, with bike mechanics Andy and...
eastlintontoollibrary
Sep 5, 20201 min read
The Eco-Worrier Reviews "Less is More. How Degrowth will Save the World"
LESS IS MORE. How Degrowth Will Save the World. Jason Hickel. Pub; William Heinemann, August 2020. 318pp. £14.99 hardback. With a preface...
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Sep 2, 20205 min read
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Sep 1, 20200 min read
Toy-Making Videos Part 1: Make a Fishing Rod to Catch a Pretend Fish!
During lockdown a local mum sent me a list of toys that her young son aged 3 wanted her to make for and with him at home. The list...
eastlintontoollibrary
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Carbon Conversations Training
A group of eight people from East Linton and Dunbar took part in Carbon Conversation Facilitator Training via Zoom over 4 Saturdays in...
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Aug 20, 20203 min read
Brian's Repair and Reuse Diary: August 2020
Problem: A quite nice old wooden chair had been left out in the wet and the whole seat panel had split down the middle. Rather hazardous....
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Aug 1, 20204 min read
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Jun 17, 20200 min read
Make a Yoga Bag from a Pair of Trousers
Up-cycled yoga bag 1. You will need an old pair of adult jeans. 2. Unpick a back pocket. 3. Cut off a leg just below crotch. 4. Normally...
eastlintontoollibrary
Jun 10, 20201 min read
Make a Face Mask
1. Cut out 2 pieces of fabric (the longest side is the top). 2. Cut 2 pieces of elastic as per template. 3. On the right side of the...
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Jun 3, 20202 min read
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Jun 1, 20200 min read
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