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EOW Makers Market 2023

NEWS Saturday, 2 December | 10:00 – 16:00 £1 DONTATION Edinburgh Open Workshop 39 – 41 Assembly Street, Leith EH6 7BQ shop local | shop small | support artists & makers EOW will once again open its workshop doors to showcase local artists and makers in our annual Festive Makers Market.

Call for Makers // Festive Makers Market 2023 // Saturday 2nd December

NEWS shop local | shop small | support artists & makers The EOW Makers Market is back!

Meet Your Maker // Selvedge Edge - Rebecca Subio

NEWS Meet Your Maker // Selvedge Edge Upholstery and Interiors    We caught up with resident upholsterer (and all round bad-ass maker) Becka.

Doors Open Day - Come And See What We're All About

NEWS Doors Open Day – What is it all about ? We’re taking part in the Doors Open Day again this year on Saturday 23rd September.

Meet Your Maker // Alex McLure - Custom and Refurbished Guitars

NEWS Meet Your Maker // Alex McLure – Custom and Refurbished Guitars     It is a real joy to introduce you to one of our wonderful Pay-As-You-Go members Alex McLure.

In Aid of Choose Love Makers Market

NEWS raffle fundraiser | craft demos | makers market Saturday, 1 July | 10:00 – 16:00 £1 Entry £3 Raffle Tickets Edinburgh Open Workshop 39 – 41 Assembly Street, Leith EH6 7BQ EOW is excited to open our doors for our first ever charity fundraiser  in support of ‘Choose Love’.

Studio Three // Availability

NEWS Looking for a space to get creative? Whether admin based or a self-contained creative practice – this could be the studio for you!

Call for Makers // Choose Love Fundraiser

NEWS Choose Love Fundraiser | Get Involved  CALL FOR ARTISTS & MAKERS Get involved in our charity fundraiser including market, taster sessions and an on-site raffle (with over £1000 worth of EOW memberships, vouchers, and courses spaces donated, along with amazing donations from local makers – soon to be revealed !) to help raise funds for ‘Choose Love’.

Printmakers looking for a studio pal/s!

NEWS Looking for a space to get your printmaking on? We’ve got an opening in one of our Studios!

Meet Your Maker // Ellen Catherine Jewellery

NEWS Meet Your Maker // Ellen Catherine Jewellery Tucked away in one of our studios, lives the lovely Catherine Nuttall: The most talented jewellery maker, creating beautiful and delicate pieces.

Meet Your Maker // Anna Nicoles - ALN Furniture

NEWS Meet Your Maker // Anna Nicoles – ALN Furniture Nestled away in the walls of our workshop lives Anna Nicoles; One of our resident makers.

Wrapping Up 2022

NEWS A Moment to Reflect and Rest – Happy Holidays THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD TIMES Another year and a whole bunch of fun has been had because of you lot.

EOW Makers Market 2022

NEWS shop local | shop small | support artists & makers Saturday, 3 December | 10:00 – 17:00 FREE ENTRY Edinburgh Open Workshop 39 – 41 Assembly Street, Leith EH6 7BQ EOW will once again open its workshop doors to showcase local artists and makers in our fourth annual Makers Market.

Leith Creative Trail - 2022

    Welcome to Leith Creative Trail – A day when you can hit up the best of Leith’s Markets and Open Studios.

Call for Makers // Holiday Makers Market 2022

NEWS EOW MAKERS MARKET 2022 shop local | shop small | support artists & makers CALL FOR ARTISTS & MAKERS The EOW Makers Market is coming back!

Meet Your Maker // Greg Marr - Glittering Edge

NEWS Meet Your Maker // Greg Marr -Glittering Edge We sat down with Greg Marr, our resident bladesmith, mysterious and creative soul.

Doors Open Day - What is it all about?

NEWS Doors Open Day – What is it all about ? We’re taking part in the Doors Open Day again this year and thought we would give you a quick download on what will be going on, how you can get involved and also some places we would love to go and visit within the city. 

Meet Your Maker // MJ - XYZ Cargo UK

NEWS Meet Your Maker // MJ – XYZ Cargo UK We caught up with resident maker and forever inspiring soul MJ, who runs XYZ Cargo UK out of Edinburgh Open Workshop.

Membership Not Required // Advanced Inductions

NEWS Membership Not Required // Advanced Inductions Want private instruction or guidance? You can now walk-in and get yourself 1 to 1 tuition in welding, wood turning, day training on our CNC, spray painting, and on any of our sewing machines.These ‘Advance Inductions’ are aimed at those with little or no experience – As every day should be a school day. 

Meet Your Maker // Geo.Ply - Mike Addington

NEWS Meet Your Maker // Geo.Ply – Mike Addington   This month we a finding out about all things Geo.Ply and Mike Addington.

A(nother) New Face Joins The Crew

NEWS A (nother) New Face In The Crew Yes, you heard right ANOTHER new face has joined the team and she goes by the name of Rosie.

Laser Cutting, at Your Service!

NEWS EOW Laser Cutting Service – now ready for business! After some months of learning, testing, and generally playing around with our new laser cutter, we are now ready to get started with EOW’s Laser Cutting Service (we were so close to an ELF acronym but there is no appropriate word for ‘cutting’ that begins with the letter ‘f’ – what a shame).

Take up Residence in Studio One

NEWS Need more space to make? We’ve got an opening in one of our Studios! (Resident Boss Tash & Tiny Desk Dinosaur included for scale) Join our growing community of multi-discipline artists and makers in the heart of Leith.

Because we just can't stop growing our team

NEWS Because we just can’t stop growing our team. To avoid overusing the word ‘new’ in our blog posts we took the time to dust off our workshop thesaurus for some different options.

A new face joins the crew

NEWS Another new face in the workshop Introducing, Niamh, our shiny new Workshop Apprentice! The first to take part in our 6-month program, we are excited to have her join us in the workshop and see all that she brings to the table.

Wrapping up 2021 for the Holidays

NEWS Have a Historic-ally good Holiday Season! It’s December – and we aren’t quite sure how we got here, but glad to have made it considering the year 2021 has been.

EOW's 5.54 Minutes of Fame

NEWS A Yeti Came to EOW – and immediately became one of our hardest workers. It’s finally here!

EOW Makers Market 2021

NEWS EOW MAKERS MARKET 2021 shop local | shop small | support artists & makers Saturday, 27 November | 10:00 – 17:00 FREE ENTRY Edinburgh Open Workshop 39 – 41 Assembly Street, Leith EH6 7BQ EOW will once again open its workshop doors to showcase local artists and makers in our third annual Makers Market.

Call for Makers!

NEWS MAKERS MARKET 2021 shop local | shop small | support artists & makers Aln Furniture Katie Charleson Fine Piece Knot Unknot The EOW Makers Market is coming back!

Become an EOW Resident Maker!

NEWS Need a studio space? We’ve got an opening in one of our Resident Bays! Join our growing community of multi-discipline makers, including woodworkers, metal workers, prop makers and set builders, hobbyists, trade workers and enthusiasts.

It's time to Meet Your Maker...again!

NEWS It’s time to Meet Your Maker…again! With the return of semi-normal life, we figured it was was also time to bring make our features on some of the talented makers that call EOW home!

Learn to 'Make it Yourself' with EOW

NEWS The time has come to ‘Make It Yourself’ – Learn how with EOW! Creative Learning has returned to EOW!

The CNC revolution begins!

NEWS The CNC Revolution Begins! Our YETI CNC Smartbench is now bookable for member use! After some very necessary and not at all just for fun test runs, we can happily say the CNC can tackle anything; signs, desks, tables, dog portraits, life-size dinosaurs – and we’ve only just begun.

A new (strangely familiar) face on the team

NEWS A new (yet strangely familiar) face joins the EOW team! EOW has seen a lot of changes in the last year, but one of the more exciting changes has been the addition of an official Workshop Manager – the one and only, JJ.

A Yeti joins EOW

NEWS Meet EOW’s latest resident: the Yeti Smart Bench When EOW resident, James Birbeck, sent me the link to a CNC machine that can be set up in 3 minutes, I thought it was a joke.

Additions to the EOW Crew!

NEWS Additions to the EOW Team! Edinburgh Open Workshop (EOW) is an innovative, creative co-working space, offering membership based,  Pay-As-You-Go access to workshop facilities, machinery, power tools, hand tools, workbenches, fabrication  space, textile bays and long-term resident maker space, studios, and office space.

Meet Your Maker – EOW Highlights It's Not So Hidden Talents

NEWS Meet Your Maker – EOW Highlights It’s Not So Hidden Talents Birbeck’s Woodwork never fails to impress with his original designs and wood-working skill.

Have a Lovely Holiday Season!

NEWS Edinburgh Open Workshop Holiday Hours Closed Friday, 20th of December – Monday, 6th of January Special note to members, if you book by Thursday 19th of December, you may still have workshop access the 21st & 22nd.

Marvellous Makers Merchandise!

NEWS Marvellous Makers Merchandise! Gift time approaches… The Makers Market is coming this Saturday!! Let the holiday shopping commence!

Christmas Makers Market - Saturday 23rd November

NEWS Christmas Makers Market – Saturday 23rd November Our first EOW Makers Market is now just around the corner on November 23rd from 10 – 5.