This course will teach the basics of glass cutting and grinding, along with the use of copper foil and lead free soldering. Teens will get to choose from a variety of glass patterns and will make several sun catchers to take home. 14+

Enrolling teens should like a challenge. Course utilizes hot soldering irons, sharp glass and various tools.

Students must wear closed toed shoes--sneakers are recommended.

Learn how to wet felt over a resist to create a unique wool vessel. Participants will learn all of the steps required to make a sculptural piece of art using wool, water, soap, a plastic resist, and a bit of elbow grease.

Materials: Included

Please Bring: Students are asked to bring a large bath or beach towel that will be used in the wet felting process. 

Over the course of three weeks, students will learn how to turn a chunk of tree trunk into a wooden bowl or vessel. Students will learn about shop and machine safety while practicing wood turning with blank starts on a lathe. This class assumes no prior wood turning experience but may be repeated for more challenging projects and instructor guidance.

We source our wood for bowl turning predominately from Shelburne Farms.

This course takes place in our beautiful, light filled woodshop at the very back of our campus. 

All materials for the creation of your bowl(s) are provided.

In this 4 week introductory class we will create a chair pad or pillow using the Oxford Punch Needle and colorful yarn! No experience is necessary! You can choose to create your own pillow or follow a pattern from an Oxford Punch Needle kit. In class we will explore various punch needle techniques along with options for finishing your piece.

Pictured: personal design example

The materials fee will include yarn and monks cloth. Tools, such as Oxford punch Needles and Frame are provided to use during the sessions with an option to buy at the end of class.

NOTE: no class on November 5th

Making a hexicardigan is a super fun way to crochet a popular sweater that can be adapted in an almost infinite number of ways!

In this workshop, we will be beginning a hexicardi, and working through some of the common pitfalls that can trip people up, as well as exploring some of the ways that you can truly make the project your own.

This workshop is ideal for people who know how to make a granny square or know basic crochet stitches, or for more experienced crocheters who just feel stumped by this type of project!

Some materials will be available, though students who want to make a completed hexicardi in their preferred style should plan to bring their own tools and materials. This workshop will help you get your sweater started and give you some ideas for how you may want to finish it, and students should expect to take a partial project home to complete on their own. Get ready to get cozy, and have some fiber fun!

The price of this course covers one adult and one child (8+). 

Join your child in our beautiful light-filled woodshop and build a three-legged stool!

Use a pinhole camera to shoot and then develop photos in our brand new dark room!

Spinning yarn on drop spindles is one of our most ancient technologies and remained the primary way humans spun fibers for millenia until the invention of the spinning wheel in the 13th century. Spinning continues to be a wonderful way to dive into or more fully participate in the world of fiber art and craft as well as connect with a skill that connects us to our ancestors and to each other.

In the first week of this class, students will learn how to spin fibers on a drop spindle. The second week will introduce spinning on the wheel. Different fibers, like wool, alpaca and mohair will be available to spin. Controlling twist, plying, and other details of making yarn will be covered, especially the mechanics of a spinning wheel and how to keep it in perfect running order.

This class can be taken repeatedly, to practice and hone spinning skills.

Materials fee: $20 included in cost of class. Students are welcome to bring their own wheels and the school will have wheels available for use.