Create Your Own Tweed Harris Handbag at Islander with Traditional Scottish Tasting Platter

Islander is running a Harris Tweed® handbag workshop at their Islander Workshop on East Market Street, and it's a proper hands-on one. The whole thing takes an hour, and you spend it designing and making your own bag from scratch. You start by picking the bag's colour, then the Harris Tweed® cloth lid, the strap, and the accessories, and from there you build it using the tools they provide. Once it's finished, you get to show it off outside the Islander shop under the floral entrance before taking it home as a 'Made in Scotland' souvenir.

It's not just about the making, either. The instructors share the history of the Harris Tweed brand as you work, so you leave knowing a bit more about the cloth itself. There's a social side to it too: Islander uses the craft to preserve and celebrate the Harris Tweed heritage of the Outer Hebrides, and they support family-focused causes through partnerships like their Barnardo's workshop experience.

The session is open to anyone aged 12 and over, so it works as a solo thing or as a day out with a teenager. It runs seven days a week, with slots at 11:00, 12:30, 14:00, 15:30 and 17:00, which makes it easy to fit around whatever else you've got on. The price is £99, and the voucher is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase, so you can grab it and decide on a date later.