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Clothes Mending Workshop

$100

with Dan Toomre

Calendar May 18, 2025 at 4:30 pm, runs for 1 week
With clothes designed to fall apart and be replaced, learning how to mend your favorite garments keeps them out of the landfills longer while saving you money. You’ll learn the basics of mending, both on woven and knit fabric, by hand stitching or by machine. Hand sewing experience is helpful, but not required. You are encouraged to bring your own item of clothing in need of repair, but fabric for mending samples is provided.

Best Clothing & Makeup Colors For Your Coloring

$35

with Candace Sanborn

Calendar May 20, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week
Is your closet full of black-colored clothing? Would you like to learn what other colors look good on you? In this fun interactive class, you'll be draped in a variety of colors to learn about warmer and cooler tones to determine what types of colors look best on you. You'll also receive recommendations for eye shadows, blush and lipsticks, along with sunglasses colors and jewelry metals to flatter your coloring!

Intro to Welding

$160

with Beau Cormier

Calendar May 21, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 1 week
Learn the basics of MIG welding in a safe, encouraging environment. Open to all levels, including complete beginners.

Intro to Wood Router Class

$75

with Eric Dunder

Calendar May 22, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week
This 2-hour familiarization class will teach you how to assemble & disassemble the router, types of bits, insertion into the router table, and use both in the router table and as a handheld tool. The class is discussion-based, not project-based. If you have your own router and want to explore how to assemble & disassemble, feel free to bring it.

Intro to Sewing

$110

with Katie Champlin, Dan Toomre, Stacy Owen

Calendar May 27, 2025 at 4 pm, runs for 1 week
Learn the basics of cutting fabric, using a sewing machine, and the stitches available on most machines.

Navigating and Understanding Commercial Health Insurance Coverage

$29

with Sam Albert

Calendar May 28, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week
Understanding health insurance is a challenge for many people. In this course, you will gain an understanding of how to effectively navigate the health insurance world and resolve many of the common challenges faced including checking coverage, prior authorizations, and claim denials/appeals. The goal is to help you avoid surprise bills, and know who to contact when an issue arises.

Intro to Hand Stitching

$120

with Lily Herb

Calendar Jun 1, 2025 at 2 pm, runs for 1 week
Would you like to become more self-reliant, able to hem some jeans or sew a button back on your favorite shirt? In this class, you’ll learn essential stitches and materials that you can take anywhere.You will learn: How to thread a needle, needle and thread sizes and when to use them, the backstitch, running stitch, whipstitch, attaching a button. You will leave with a hand-stitched needle case with all the tools needed to start sewing and reparing your own garments. All materials and tools provided.

Lathe Turning Workshop: Turn a Bowl

$400

with Paloma Diaz-Dickson

Calendar Jun 3, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 3 weeks
Learn how to turn small (8-10 inch) bowls. You'll start with material preparation and sharpening, and then do some activities to challenge your cutting touch. The core of the workshop is learning to turn bowls using bowl gouges and negative rake scrapers. You'll end with sanding and finishing techniques.




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