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Tag Archives: Scotland
Spring scything in Scotland
My Learn to Scythe courses in 2024 got off to an early start with a trip to teach a a group of women how to scythe in Scotland. They are part of a volunteer group managing a community owned woodland … Continue reading
Scything and Spoon carving workshops at Burmieston, Perth & Kinross
Grab a last minute course at the wonderful Burmieston Steading in Perth and Kinross. Learn to scythe or join us for a day of green wood spoon carving. Continue reading
Learn to scythe at Perth, Scotland
Photos from this weekend’s Learn to Scythe courses in Scotland. Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged 2017, Austrian scythe, course, Scotland, scythe
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Scything rushes in Scotland
Rushes, scythes, mountains and beautiful weather all add up to an amazing to the far north. Continue reading
Posted in scythe courses, Scytherspace
Tagged 2017, course, Highlands, learn, Scotland, scythe, scything, Ullapool, workshop
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Scything grass & oats in Scotland
A group of novice scythers gatecrash a field of oats in Scotland and cut a crop of ‘impossible’ oats in front of an audience. Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian scythe, bumblebee, Caithness, croft, Scotland, wildflower meadow
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Learn to scythe in Scotland
Details of two Learn to Scythe courses you can book on in Scotland this summer. Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian, course, learn, Scotland, scythe, workshop
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The Russian peasant's workout
“Working slowly and deliberately, with little noise, allows me to be part of nature, rather than striving against it. It’s a dance of sorts. The dance of the mower and the grass.”
A lovely article that captures the pleasures of scything in the New York Times Continue reading
Bowl carving workshop in Edinburgh
Teaching, learning, sharing and swinging axes in Edinburgh Continue reading
Posted in carved bowls, greenwood courses, SteveTomlinCrafts
Tagged bowl carving, course, green wood, Scotland, workshop
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Scythe courses in Caithness, Scotland
A trip to the end of mainland Britain, scything for rare bees. Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian scythe, bumblebee, Caithness, conservation, learn to scythe, meadow, Scotland
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Blue scythe
I’ve been wanting to do this ever since I went to the Highland Folk Museum in Scotland and saw the scythes in their collection. Continue reading