Learn the basics of throwing or increase your skill--this 8 week course is the bedrock of our pottery community. Instructors will demostrate different forms and help students through the process of creating work, firing and glazing. Additionally, we work with students to learn and improve handbuilding skills. We are a rare student-centered studio that focuses on cone 9-10 firings.

This course takes place in our bright, sunny pottery studio, which has been loved for decades by our community. This class comes with ample open studio time where you can work on improving your skills at your own pace. These hours will be announced via email prior to the start of your class.

One bag of clay is provided in the cost of the course.

Create a one of a kind cutting board in this day long workshop and learn about wood selection, milling and building in the process.

This course is being offered in honor and memory of Marshall Webb. Marshall, along with his siblings founded the non-profit, Shelburne Farms and also served as the woodlands manager for many years. Marshall spent his lifetime on the land and embodied the vision of the farm as a true working landscape for learning.

Learn the basics of creating beautiful ceramics without the use of the wheel. This course will explore the extruder, slab roller and the processes of our studio.

This course takes place in our bright, sunny pottery studio, which has been loved for decades by our community. This class comes with ample open studio time where you can work on improving your skills at your own pace. These hours will be announced via email prior to the start of your class.

One bag of clay is provided in the cost of the course.

In order to be elligible for this course a student must have taken a Beginner/Mixed Level Course at least once (or something comparable at another studio).

This course will allow you to build on your skills as a potter in form, size and glaze. 

This course takes place in our bright, sunny pottery studio, which has been loved for decades by our community. This class comes with ample open studio time where you can work on improving your skills at your own pace. These hours will be announced via email prior to the start of your class.

One bag of clay is provided in the cost of the course.

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.

Hand tools are at the heart of woodworking, emphasizing precision, control, and a hands-on connection to the material. This course will provide students with an introduction to sharpening, maintaining, and using woodworking hand tools. Focusing on hand saws, planes, and chisels. Students will learn how to effectively use traditional hand tools and apply those skills to an introductory joint of their choosing. Hand tool woodworking can also provide a good alternative for those without a lot of space or access to ample machinery.

Come and join us at the 38th annual Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival! The Shelburne Craft School will be leading a full-day group trip to Tunbridge, VT to visit the festival, where you can see fiber art and fiber related demonstrations, meet fiber-producing animals, marvel at completed fiber art, listen to live music, eat delicious local foods, and stock up on supplies from dozens of regional vendors! You will also get to learn one of the building blocks of many types of fiber art- half the day will be dedicated to a beginner spinning class, where participants will get to learn the basics of using a spinning wheel. Group transportation, class tuition, access to vendors, demonstrations, and activities, and entry to the festival are all included. Participants will have the option to pack a lunch or buy one from any of the incredible food and beverage vendors! Come and connect with all the parts of our local fiber community, from farm to finished product!

This cost includes transportation to and from the craft school and automatic enrollment in the spinning course.

Learn the basics of throwing or increase your skill--this 8 week course is the bedrock of our pottery community. Instructors will demostrate different forms and help students through the process of creating work, firing and glazing. Additionally, we work with students to learn and improve handbuilding skills. We are a rare student-centered studio that focuses on cone 9-10 firings.

This course takes place in our bright, sunny pottery studio, which has been loved for decades by our community. This class comes with ample open studio time where you can work on improving your skills at your own pace. These hours will be announced via email prior to the start of your class.

One bag of clay is provided in the cost of the course.