The Sorting Room

Debbie's Pics

I can now post so I can think of no better way than to post my favourite sorting room pics that are lurking around on my computer.

I got to spin on a "joy". check out the roaring fire in the background.

My 10 year old daughter "Hannah" was taught to spin by a more patient teacher than I.

Emma putting together felt fibres for the kits with such lovely colours. John helping out in his own way.

 

Pat teaching one of her Needlefelt workshops.

I think Pat might be enjoying herself. This is her trying to look serious for the photo.

On a more serious note. Andrew doing even more work on the roof.

Some of the teenagers involved in the tea parties.

A nice photo from our great storytelling evening with Marita.

Sorting Room n the newspaper yesterday

The Sorting Room opening last week made the Orcadian, the local weekly newspaper.

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Comfort Mugs

The best selling product from Debbie Jones's Gone 2 Pot is currently her "Comfort Mugs", designed without a handle and extra thick so it warms your hand and body on a blustery Orkney night.

All going well

Nice to see a constant stream of visitors today at the Sorting Room.

The Sorting Room Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony for The Sorting Room went really well. Councillor James Stockan cut the ribbon and Rev. Fiona Lille gave a blessing and prayed for God's favour. We had hundreds of helium balloons and hot chai on the Rayburn solid fuel stove that we just installed yesterday (pheeeeew!)

Thanks everyone for coming and making it a success. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make it happen. Some of us have put in very long hours painting and sealing up the roof and nailing floor boards. This room, formerly the Sorting Room of the Post Office, has been derelict for a decade and is no longer a horrible moist damp storage room.

The Sorting Room is the Community Interest Company side of our social enterprise. This opening marks the launch of a dozen micro-businesses, some of them from the small islands around Orkney. We are artists and artisans who want our creativity to inspire and we want our business to help transform society around us. The Sorting Room offers Orkney's first free WiFi zone, a small performance space, a reading area with a small arts library, printing equipment, free coffee and tea, and classes in things ranging from pottery to blogging. And you can also buy products directly from the artists who make them.

Here's a 2 minute video of the opening ceremony.

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Opening Tomorrow

Big day is tomorrow. We have been working really hard. Lots of painting and scrubbing. We got the big sign today and put up the small sign yesterday. At 5pm tomorrow the Councillor James Stockan will officially open our Cooperative-studio-retail space. Very exciting.

Getting Sorted

First post. We are clearing out the old sorting room in Stromness today to get repairs on the roof underway.
I also bought the domain name - thesortingroom.org