Create-a-Date: Needle Felting – Section 1

Transform loose, colourful wool into solid, sculptural forms with the art of needle felting! Learn how to use special barbed needles to agitate wool fibres, causing them to interlock and mat together, creating a small soft sculpture. Materials provided. Beginners...

Create-a-Date: Felt Ornaments – Section 1

Seasonal or personalized, come enjoy an evening of felt ornament making. Learn to hand sew and embroider stuffed felt ornaments from start to finish, adorning your creation with beads and unique stitches. Materials provided. Beginners welcome, no experience...

Create-a-Date: Felt Ornaments – Section 2

Seasonal or personalized, come enjoy an evening of felt ornament making. Learn to hand sew and embroider stuffed felt ornaments from start to finish, adorning your creation with beads and unique stitches. Materials provided. Beginners welcome, no experience...

Beginner Sewing: Basic Alterations

Learn to run a sewing machine to repair and alter your clothes under the supervision of an experienced sewist in the Textile Studio. Sewing machines are available onsite. Students interested in learning their own machine are encouraged to bring it in. Machines can be...

AP – Patch Perfect

Make your own iron-on or sew-on decorative patch! Use an existing image, design your own, or upcycle an image or motif from an old garment to make personalized patches. This workshop is beginner friendly – no experience required. Students will learn 3 techniques...

Beginner Sewing: Lounge Pants

Read a commercial pattern and learn to use a sewing machine while making lounge pants (soft flannel, elastic waisted pants, with side seam pockets), all in a weekend workshop with the helpful guidance of an experienced sewist. Sewing machines are available onsite....