Gain hands-on experience with woodshop machines, turning a rough-sawn piece of hardwood into a cutting board. Beginners welcome.

Learn to solder electrical components to circuit boards and join electric wires. This 3-hour course introduces the tools, materials, safety considerations, and skills for making sound soldered joints. You’ll learn important safety practices for handling high temperature tools, use of appropriate PPE, all done in a ventilated environment. You’ll hone your new soldering skills through a series of practice exercises using electrical circuit components.

Whether you’re new to garment construction or have dabbled in it before, you will gain the essential knowledge and skills to embark on your sewing journey with confidence. You will: Master essential techniques: measuring and cutting fabric, sewing straight and curved seams, creating hems, and attaching buttons and zippers.Master essential techniques: measuring and cutting fabric, sewing straight and curved seams, creating hems, and attaching buttons and zippers. Learn how to read and follow patterns. Learn troubleshooting to solve common sewing challenges. Learn finishing techniques to give your garments a polished, professional look. Basic sewing machine experience is required. Take Intro to Sewing at Factory 3 if you need an intro! SUPPLIES: All fabric will be provided. All tools will be provided, but you are also welcome to bring your own sewing gauge, ruler, thread cutters, fabric scissors, or chalk.

This four-hour class will cover safe and proper setup of the Bridgeport milling machine through lecture and hands-on demonstrations. The course is designed for new users who have a strong interest in metalworking tools. We will first teach how to install and remove tooling, set up and use vises, and select and change spindle speeds. We will then teach the basics of operating the tool, including end mills and slot milling, conventional and climb milling operations, use of an edge finder, and hole spotting and boring.

In this daytime workshop, where we need the sun to develop the print, you will learn to use fabric squares that are pre-treated with cyanotype chemistry to make your own cyanotype patch. After developing your cyanotype in the sun, rinsing and drying it, we will have needles and thread available for you to use to sew your 5” x 5” patch onto a clothing piece or bag of your choice if you wish.

Learn the basics of cutting fabric, using a sewing machine, and the stitches available on most machines.

Learn basic woodworking techniques, with both hand and machine tools, to make a small wall shelf designed to be hung on a French cleat. We’ll cover the design’s joinery and how, with modifications, a standing shelf or cabinet could be made, for decorative or utility use. All materials will be provided.

You will learn the fundamentals of working with acrylic paint by exploring the classical technique of still life painting. We will cover color theory, perspective, and composition while working from in-studio still life sets. Still life painting is the perfect subject matter for those who are just starting their journey in the acrylic medium, and for those who are looking to further develop their own style of painting.