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Month: August 2025

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Skills

How to pick heather for roof thatching

Wednesday 27 August 2025

In this blog Troy Holt, our former Thatching and Drystone Dyking Craft Fellow, shares a film about the little-known skill and explains how learning to pick heather might help Scottish thatching crafts thrive.
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Behind the Scenes Digital Skills

How I became a digital innovator for heritage

Friday 15 August 2025

Digital Innovation Trainee Catherine shares insights from her early career and how she learned skills to digitally capture our heritage.
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Conservation Skills

Conserving windows: the rare art of stained glass conservation

Friday 8 August 2025

Few people in Scotland have the skills to maintain and repair stained glass windows. Learn more from an artist who is honing this rare skill.

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The Engine Shed is accredited by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and National Open College Network (NOCN). The Engine Shed was supported by a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to share knowledge of traditional building materials, develop skills and raise standards in conservation for traditional buildings.

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