Tiny house, she-shed, playhouse? In this course you will learn basic carpentry skills through design of your very own backyard structure. You will walk away from this course with knowledge in hand drawn plans, framing. Students will observe demos in the basic functions of SketchUp.

Many of us have a beloved clothing item with a hole or a stain that we can’t bear to throw away and don’t know how to mend. Many of us also don’t want to create more waste and add to overflowing landfills. In the past, wearing mended clothing was not acceptable but with the right skills mended clothes can be beautiful. This class is for anyone who wants to learn the basics so they can mend their own knitted items like socks, gloves, hats, sweaters, and more. Learn to repair a hole or snag in a knit item by darning, a simple woven type of mending. Learn how to inspect and assess a knit (or woven) item that needs repair.Learn how to select a needle, select yarn/thread, and tie a knot.

Learn running stitch, the backbone of mending! (If time and interest, backstitch (sesame seed) or blanket stitch).

Learn how to start, weave and finish a basic darn square with one or two colors using a mushroom or embroidery hoop.Practice or start darning an item that is ready for some attention!

Students can bring an item they would like to learn how to mend by darning.

All other materials included.

This course will explore the basic principles of Life Drawing with a nude model. Some sessions will will offer Still-Life arrangements in order to allow students a variety of subject matter. This is open to novice, intermediate and advanced artists. Students will be asked to agree to specific behavior codes of conduct on the first day of class in order to assure a safe and comfortable environment for all individuals present.

Whether you are new to weaving or longing to build on your foundational skills, there is a place for you here. In this hybrid class you will have ample opportunity to develop your skills as a weaver, regardless of experience. For the new weaver, you’ll have an opportunity to weave in rotation on several fully warped looms to develop your familiarity with the motions and touch involved in creating beautiful cloth.

In addition to weaving time, new weavers will learn to plan a project, make a warp, and dress a loom, hopefully having time to weave on that loom before the end of the course. Those with prior experience—“Next Step” weavers—will plan, make a warp, dress their loom and see their project through to completion, all with Lausanne’s support as needed. Since we most often learn by observing, in this hybrid class everyone benefits.

Class time will include occasional assignments, discussion of weekly handouts, and instructor presentations on topics that will further your understanding of the vast world of weaving. Next Step students are encouraged to keep a weaving journal and to provide a project plan prior to beginning their warp. For those who are ready, time will be spent reading and creating weaving drafts, both with pen and graph paper, and by an introduction to using a weaving draft program if desired.

Class time is supplemented by several Open Studio opportunities per week. Students accomplish more weaving and enjoy the benefits of practice if they are able to attend one or more of these.

Whether you are new to weaving, have former experience, or are fresh from one of Lausanne’s weaving classes here at the Craft School, you will find inspiration and room to grow and connect with other weavers.

Limited to 8

This Learn to Crochet six-week class covers it all while you make a cozy, warm scarf to protect against the winter winds!

Students will enjoy learning a bit about the history of crochet as well as all of the fundamental skills needed to get started on projects. Areas covered will include, but are not limited to:~ types of crochet~ crochet stitches and building fabric~ granny squares~ switching colors~ yarn types~ pattern reading~ sewing and finishing

Each class will have time for teacher demonstration and active crocheting. By the conclusion of the course, students will have a completed scarf that highlights all of the acquired skills to admire!

~ Students should plan on crocheting in-between classes.

Are you interested in learning how to paint with oil but not sure where to start? In this course, students learn the fundamental techniques of oil painting. Step forward into Spring with flowers. Learn oil painting techniques and color theory while capturing the fresh beauty of a floral still life. With a new arrangement each week, we will practice breaking down the complicated into simple forms, celebrating the beauty of flowers.”We strive to create a supportive culture and offer individualized feedback as well as time for group demonstrations. At the end of the course, students can expect to have a sample of test paintings exhibiting a range of methods and techniques.

Tapestry weaving dates back thousands of years and is a woven art form that conjures many images in peoples’ minds. It is a medium that allows the weaver to create shape, design, texture and symbol using yarn. In this course, students will learn fundamental skills required for taking their tapestry weaving ideas to the next level.

We will use a simple frame loom that students will learn to warp themselves. Also covered are: weaving vocabulary, some tapestry yarns and tapestry weaving tools. Students will create samplers that will include most if not all of the following elements: horizontal and vertical lines, spots, and shapes like squares, rectangles and triangles, outlining, color gradations, and some finishing techniques.

This will be a hands-on class with a specific set of skills taught in each class that participants can experiment with and develop for the remainder of class.

Note: no class on April 22

Materials included, loom and tools available for use during course of class. 

Flip a switch and the entire world becomes the world of your imagination. Bring painting materials along for the journey and you are on your way to developing and refining a truly unique body of work.

This dynamic painting class invites students to “flip the switch” and explore authentic expression by responding intuitively to visual stimuli with a variety of media. Students will learn to see with curiosity, whether seeking purely abstract or more representational outcomes.

Rather than focusing on traditional rendering techniques, this course emphasizes process, experimentation, and the merging of the imagination with the visual world around us. Students will build a personalized “mark-making toolbox” through exercises in line, rhythm, pressure, scumbling, material exploration and more. Over time, they will learn how to trust their instincts, develop visual sensitivity, and cultivate a uniquely personal, embodied creative practice with endless, increasingly meaningful, possibilities.

Open to all levels. Skills for success include curiosity and a willingness to explore.

This is a mixed media class: oil, acrylic, wax pencils, oil sticks, pastels, charcoal are some of the possibilities. Painting on paper is encouraged as an affordable way to experiment. Canvas and panel is perfectly acceptable also.