We warmly invite you to author, journalist and Turkish cultural expert, Andrew Finkel's debut book launch "The Adventure of The Second Wife; The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and the Ottoman Sultan", at The Nomads Tent, Saturday 23rd November 6pm.
This clever, compelling mystery about a Sherlock Holmes enthusiast who with the help of a brilliant Turkish professor, tries to solve the enigma of Arthur Conan Doyle’s dying words only to upend his life in the process. To find out more - https://nomadstent.co.uk/blogs/news/book-launch-the-second-wife-a-book-by-andrew-finkel-23rd-november-2024
Unit Four: The Cornucopia Room
Free Event
Free residential parking
Half price Bolga baskets! Only 5 left! Available to buy at our World Textile Bazaar.
This is your chance to snap up an amazing bargain before our World Textile Bazaar ends tomorrow, Sunday 10th Nov.
Sunday opening hours 12 - 4pm
Free residential parking
Good morning from The Nomads Tent welcome to our 3rd Annual World Textile Bazaar. We are thrilled to welcome back Susan Briscoe -Japanese textiles Magie Relph & Bob Irwin - African Vintage textiles, Jim & Diane Gaffney - Indonesian textiles and Gavin Strachan with his impressive collection of textiles from Eastern Europe, Turkey and Scandinavia.
#World #Textiles
Here's a quick peek of some of the latest rugs that just arrived from Afghanistan, India, Iran and Turkey. To see what else is new at The Nomads Tent come along tomorrow night, Thursday 24th October between 5.30-7pm to the launch of our Autumn rug collection and enjoy 10% off all full priced rugs and a glass of wine. We have lots more rugs, runners, carpets and kilims to show you.
Andrew has a really super offer for this Friday's rug deal of the week! This exquisite high quality Persian Belouch rug, hand woven with fine hand spun wool is now £150 was £320. The beautifully drawn tulips and rose motifs will give a stylish upgrade to any room. The tulip is often associated with Ottoman culture, like the rose, it is a universal symbol of love and the beloved. Just another fabulous reason to love this rug even more!
Snap it up quick from our online clearance page: https://nomadstent.co.uk/collections/rugs-carpets-kilims/products/belouch-110-x-76-cm or come in and see us at the shop.
Hooray for Fridays and Andrews rug deal of the week! This is a great bargain to cheer up a very dreich Edinburgh day. Today Andrew is offering this lovely handwoven Afghan Kazak rug for £260 was £360
Size: 148 x 95 cms
You can buy this rug in-store or online which you'll find in our clearance page https://nomadstent.co.uk/collections/sale
Our latest shipment of Maimaneh kilims from Afghanistan have just arrived! This is just a small selection of many more available to buy, do pop in and check out this new collection.
Prices start from £45
Kilims will go online soon.
Here is a quick 1 min tour around our fascinating 'Back to The Nomads Tent' Fringe Festival Exhibition. Most of us, one way or another, are descended from nomadic people who moved around to graze their animals, and adapt to seasonal changes for the best crops. Thousands of years ago this was the most common behaviour of human society. How else to do so but travel light! Tents of the types shown in our exhibition are easily the most eco-friendly homes on the planet. They can be carried on a few pack animals and erected in half a day.
Exhibition ends Sunday 25th August
Paul Millard of @redkiteyurts gives a brief introduction to his yurts in this video. If you would like to find out more about yurts do come along to The Nomads Tent Friday 16th August at 3pm. Paul is giving a talk and a hands on demonstration on how to assemble a yurt. Tickets are £15 to book your space 0131 662 1612 / [email protected]
Life for many tribes around the world who depend on animals to subsist has often been a well of textile creativity, spurred on by a kind of joyful competitive spirit, not unlike the urge to buy the latest model of car. Being portable and fit for any of the many needs of their life, weavers produced an amazing variety of bags and trappings, reflecting family, tribal and regional characteristics.
Mafrash, 'A nomadic suitcase' this would be used when it was time for nomadic tribes to pack up all their belongings and travel to new pastures. Our Fringe Selling exhibition 'Back to the Nomads Tent' will also include a lovely selection of Mafrash bags.
