• Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It - Book Signing

Meet author Mary Morton, co-author of Stitch It, Don't Ditch It and a founder of the Edinburgh Street Stitchers at this special Dovecot book signing. The book highlights how 90% of repairs need seven core sewing skills and provides step-by-step instructions and helpful tips, including how to thread a needle, replace a button, back stitch a torn seam, rescue ladders and mend snags in knitwear.

Mary Morton is a climate concerned grandma who has been a sewing volunteer with SHRUB Coop, a zero-waste charity in Edinburgh. Mary set up Edinburgh Street Stitchers, a group who take their camping chairs and ‘Stitch it Don’t Ditch It’ banners out to streets and parks around the city to share their sewing skills and enable people to repair what they wear.

Purhase your copy for collection on the day.

 

Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It - Talk & Workshop

Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It - Talk & Workshop

2 November 2025
£15 (includes entry to IKEA: Magical Patterns)

Learn the story of the Edinburgh Street Stitchers followed by a workshop teaching stitching and clothing repair skills.

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