EYE ON THE CITY
What gives Edinburgh its edge?
Its hidden shops and backstreets.
Is there anything that would place Edinburgh more
firmly on the map?
A better music scene.
The city’s downfall
Road works.
Your preferred area in Edinburgh
Stockbridge for its pubs and charity shops.
Which area of Edinburgh best reflects your personality?
Leith always feels like a creative and friendly place to be.
The street you’d most like to live on
Any street in Stockbridge.
The city’s best kept secret?
The colourful cafés and independent galleries.
Your earliest memory of Edinburgh
Going shopping with my mum to C&A.
Where would you take visitors to show them the real
Edinburgh?
The Royal Mile during the festival.
A quick escape
South Queensferry
If you could change one thing about the city
The socialites.
MY I-ON EDINBURGH
Describe a great night out in Edinburgh
Rachel Henderson
Swedish food at Joesph Pearce’s followed by a gig at Cabaret
Voltaire.
T
rained in Textile Design at Gray’s School of Art in
AROUND THE CITY
Aberdeen, Dalry girl Rachel Henderson is living proof
WHERE YOU’LL FIND ME:
that crafts aren’t just for earning your Brownie badges.
Dining out: Joesph Pearce’s
She has authored four craft and textiles titles which have been
an international success story and her book I Love Knitting has
Enjoying a coffee: Glass & Thompson
helped put the cool into wool. Rachel’s crafty ideas have been Lunch with friends: Eteaket
welcomed by schools, art centres and colleges UK wide who
Doing business: My studio
have signed up to her creative courses. She tells i-on what
makes Edinburgh home…
Living it up: Cabaret Voltaire
What does a typical day involve?
Having my haircut: Gemma at Freddy Antabi
Every day is different but usually it involves some designing, For a pamper session: Hot stone massage at Neal’s Yard
making, a little bit of teaching, ordering materials, emailing
The shop you’ll always find me in: Zara
shops and tidying my messy studio.
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