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Make your own zippered bag to hold makeup, marbles, or matchbox cars. Or candy... Learn how to easily customize the length of your zipper, install your own zipper stop tabs in a contrasting fabric, add interfacing, and construct a lined bag that will stand up on its own. Kits will be provided, your choice from […]

Wear your flair! That's right, in this two-hour, hands-on class you'll learn how to stitch your own hand embroidered pin. Attendees will receive a surprise pin shape and materials to create their own piece of wearable art. Fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ will share how to create the satin stitch, back stitch, reverse chain […]

You’ll be a flutter over these whimsical and fluffy moths. Do you want to learn to create fluffy stitches? Join fiber artist Melissa Galbraith for an embroidery workshop. In a two hour, hands-on workshop we’ll cover a variety of embroidery stitches such as the satin stitch, split back stitch, fly stitch stitch, French knot, and […]

In this class, you will draw, carve, and print a festive Valentine’s Day design to give your sweetie. There’s nothing more special than a handmade gift. Linocut prints look great on their own in a frame, or printed on greeting cards for loved ones. Ballard Illustrator Phil Scroggs has loved making block print designs for […]

Calling all pacific northwest lovers! Want to learn how to hand embroider a mountain range landscape pendant? Join Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ for a 2-hour workshop. This hands-on experience includes all the materials you’ll need to create a beautiful hand embroidered pendant. The workshop covers beginner friendly embroidery stitches such as the satin stitch, back […]

In this workshop you will be taught the basic knotting techniques used in macrame. This class is great for beginners and intermediate levels. This project is designed to be altered to cater students at any skill level. We provide craft supplies, video tutorials and one on one guidance to help you create your macrame project. […]

Craft bookbinding introduces some of the numerous binding styles. You will bind your own books with a set of stab stitches, which is not only fun to make but also make wonderful gifts. We are going to create unique and personal handmade books. We will bind books similar to the sample images. If you have […]

BOOK BINDING: Coptic stitch, French Link Stitch and/or Buttonhole Stitch Bookbinding In this age of technology, it has become extraordinary to make something so ordinary with one’s own hands. Craft bookbinding introduces some of the numerous binding styles. You will explore more possibilities of book art with versatile stitches such as Coptic stitch and/or French […]

You’ve heard about it already but you haven’t tried it so come on over and join us to learn all the basics of tufting! We’ll have frames, fabric, yarn and tufting guns for you – all you need to bring is the willingness to learn and to have fun. And maybe an idea for the […]

Bring the woodlands to your table with these embroidered napkins. From flowers to trees and fruits to mushrooms, these forest forage designs are perfect to celebrate spring and summer dining. Join Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ for a 2 hour, hands-on workshop stitching your own unique napkins. We’ll cover the seed stitch, stem stitch, detached chain […]

A monoprint is a print that is one of a kind. In this class we will experiment with Gelli printing. Sounds weird. Yeah. It is. Using a print block made of a gelatinous material, we'll ink them up and make some gorgeous prints using color and texture and stencils. You will leave with a stack […]

Flower power time! Learn to embroider wildflowers in this embroidery basics workshop with fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ. This two-hour, hands-on workshop covers a variety of beginner-friendly embroidery stitches such as the satin stitch, back stitch, stem stitch, reverse chain stitch, leaf stitch, and French knot. Each attendee will receive a full kit that […]