This workshop, specifically for women and nonbinary folx offers participants the opportunity to start exploring our historic woodshop while learning how to make a beautiful handmade marquetry piece. Shelby will teach individuals how to create a mitered box.

This course is appropriate for brand new beginners as well as those with some skill who might like to try out our space.

We think this would make a fabulous friends night out...and you’d both leave with a one of a kind project!

Learn to repair a beloved knit clothing item using darning, a simple type of woven mending. Used to cover a hole or a stain, darning can be done in contrasting colors or patterns to create a beautiful visible mend. This class teaches the basics of darning that can be used to mend your own knitted items like socks, gloves, hats, sweaters, and more. Learn how to inspect and assess a knit item that needs repair

Materials:

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

All other materials included

Learn the art of needle felting and create three-dimensional wool hearts using a special barbed needle. Then string them together to create a decorative heart garland just in time for Valentine's Day!

This is the perfect class to take with a friend, parent, child, or sweetheart. You can work together to create a long garland, or each person can make their own shorter strand of hearts. Instruction will be hands-on and will include demonstrations.

Children 12 and up are welcome to join along with an adult participant. 

Rigid Heddle Looms are known for their simplicity and portability. In this introductory workshop, students will learn the basics of weaving as well as several weaving techniques to achieve a variety of textures, looks and designs. Other skills learned will be:

* dressing a rigid heddle loom* preparing yarn for weaving* finishing techniques

The completed project will be a sampler showcasing the various techniques demonstrated which will give each weaver plenty of ideas and inspiration for their next project!