Workshop Calendar
Our Design Center workshops are structured around encouraging creativity, fun, unplugging, relaxation, brain-turn-offing, skill-sharing, and artistic expression of all kinds for our grown-up Scrappers. Please find our current offerings to the right below.
Refund Policy:
Please keep in mind that if you cannot attend a workshop that you have signed up and paid for, refunds will not be offered within a 48 hour window of the start time unless it is an extreme case.
Please keep in mind that we can only accomodate attendees 16 years of age and up for our workshops unless it’s explicitly listed as a children specific workshop. Our instructors are not equipped to teach both young and old for each workshop. Thank you for understanding.
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Recurring Scrap Events!
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Recurring Scrap Events! 〰️
Join us at our bi-weekly Drink n' Draw. Got some art you wanna finish? Drop by The Scrap Exchange every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 6-8pm for a chill drawing session hosted by our very own Tim Weaver! This event is 21 and up (if you're drinking), and BYOB. Beer and wine only, that's a rule. Don't get rowdy!
Whether you're dealing with tension issues, broken needles, jammed gears, or something else this hands-on clinic will guide you through repairs. Bring your machine, foot pedal, power cord. All needed tools, oil, and lubrication will be provided.
Hosted on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, come start a new project with Nicole of Ghost Kitty Designs or bring one you're already working on. This is not a sewing class so we recommend coming with some experience! Machines and sergers available for use.
2nd Thursdays from 4-6pm come craft with your community! Participate in the provided craft which will rotate monthly or bring a project of your own.
Workshop: Intro to Crochet
Learn to chain stitch, make single crochet and double crochet on a flat piece. You can complete a mug rug, potholder, or small doll blanket.
Fee: $25
Workshop: Paint Your Own Miffy On Light Switch Plates!
Attendees will learn how to paint their beloved childhood character Miffy onto light switch plates that can be customized to their liking to match their home.
Beginner friendly for drawing and painting. Paint materials and plates provided in class
Fee: $16
Workshop: Intro to Sewing on the Machine
Join Seed Sewer’s as we explore the wonderful world of sewing! In this class you will learn how to thread and operate a sewing machine, get more familiar with various sewing tools, learn pinning, and more! Our goal is to raise your confidence and to get you more comfortable using a sewing machine. Please bring your own machines and supplies if you are able- the instructor will have some machines, supplies, and fabric available for use if needed.
Fee: $40
Workshop: Amigurumi Sleepy Mouse
Learn how to crochet a cute Sleepy Mouse soft sculpture. Skills needed for entry to class: mastery of single crochet. Yarn kit provided in class fee.
Fee: $25
Workshop: Contain my Craft: Upcycled Bowls
Want to learn how to turn scrap material into bowls. We'll use corks, shells, wooden blocks, egg cartons, and other misc materials to piece together mosaic bowls. Don't have the patience for mosaics? Students also have an alternative of decorating a cookie tin to use as a shallow bowl. Bowls can be used as flower/succulent pots or as a fun dish for your collections.
Due to this class being sliding scale ($10 +), any additional payment will be collected upon arrival.
Fee: Sliding Scale $10+
Workshop: Light Switch Cover Glow Up workshop
Bring new life to your light switch covers! We'll decorate them with scrap fabric, mesh, and any other texture you like. Find them easily by touch in the dark, and enjoy their beauty in the light!
Fee:$20
Workshop: Block Tote Sew-Along
Let’s take some upholstery fabric samples (supplied) and transform them into your next farmers market (or thrifting) tote! I am happy to guide/sew-along with seasoned sewers or interested novices. Bring your sewing machine (or use one of Scrap’s, limited available), scissors, and thread—leave with a one of a kind tote, the pattern, and maybe some new sewing friends! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions to jadewillowcreatives@gmail.com
Fee: $35
Workshops: Trash to Treasure: Soda Tab Bracelets
Learn to make a bracelet from the recycling bin!
You'll be making a tie-on bracelet from soda can tabs and ribbon.
Soda can tabs and a variety of colorful ribbon will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own.
You'll leave with one finished bracelet and instructions for making more, and are welcome to make more in class as long as time and materials last.
Fee: $15
Workshop: Pickle Therapy: Stitch, Squeeze, Repeat : Crochet an Emotional Support Pickle
This isn’t just a crochet project it’s a vibe. A squishy, green reminder that even when life feels like a glitch in the simulation, you’ve got this. Create your own handmade, squishy BFF ready to help you survive yet another dumpster fire of a year. You’ll be able to customize your pickle with a message that screams YOU — whether it’s motivational ( “you’re doing dill-ightful.”), relatable (“It’s fine, I’m fine, everything’s fine”), or just existential (“Pickles don’t have it figured out either.”)
What You’ll Learn:
Basic Crochet Techniques: Perfect for intermediate beginners. You’ll be guided through the magic circle, increasing and decreasing.
Shaping and Stuffing: Learn how to create the iconic pickle shape and bring it to life with RECYCLED stuffing and yarn.
Personality: Customize your pickle with optional embellishments like embroidered "pickle bumps," googly eyes, or even a tiny smile!
What’s Included:
- A step-by-step tutorial led by an experienced crochet instructor.
- All materials provided: yarn, crochet hook, stuffing, yarn, eyes, potential messages, etc.
Who Can Join:
This workshop is open to intermediate beginners who know how to single crochet.
Fee: $25
Workshop: Love Letters to Gender Expansiveness Workshop
Join The Gender Gallery for a night of centering love and care for each other by writing love letters to gender expansiveness, the transgender community, to a specific person or yourself. This workshop serves as a powerful site of resistance against the backdrop of a presidency that has centered transphobia and the 500+ proposed transphobic legislation that continues to spread across the country. Crafting space that centers trans and gender expansive community’s joy and love is a way of using our imagination and creativity as survival. Drop in to write a letter, participate in a collective reading, learn more about The Gender Gallery and be in community.
The Gender Gallery is an interdisciplinary documentary theatre project that explores the expansiveness of gender through creativity, community, and performance. We facilitate creative community workshops, devised documentary theatrical performances, and pop-up gallery experiences which celebrate gender expansive creativity while cultivating a creative archive about trans and gender-nonconforming lived experiences in the South.
Fee: $0
Workshop: Intro to Hand Sewing: Make a Journal Pen Pouch
You'll learn how to install a zipper and use elastic to make a handy pen pouch that stays with your planner or journal or sketchbook.
Fee: $25
Workshop: Cut and Paste: An Exploration into Collage Art
Come collage with us! In this workshop, we'll cover some basic collaging techniques and, well, get collaging. Whether you're a complete beginner or a professional artist, collaging is a great way to be creative and express yourself. All materials will be provided by the instructor- just bring your imagination and a willingness to get experimental. We're looking forward to seeing your cut-paper masterpieces! Due to this class being sliding scale ($10-$30), any additional payment will be collected upon arrival.
Fee: Sliding Scale $10+
Workshop: Intro To Crochet
Learn to chain stitch, make single crochet and double crochet on a flat piece. You can complete a mug rug, potholder, or small doll blanket.
Fee: $25
Hexagon Quilt Piecing
Participants will learn the fun and easy technique of English paper piecing to make patchwork quilt tops. All sewing will be by hand. Everyone's hexagons will be sewn together, and the resulting quilt top will be used later to make a finished quilt for Welcome Blanket, a charitable organization that gives blankets to new immigrants to welcome them to the United States. No experience or equipment is necessary. Beginners and experts are all invited to join this community project of love, and all proceeds will go to El Futuro.
Fee: $5
Workshop: Intro to Watercolor
Participants will learn basic watercolor techniques to paint their own winter nature scene paintings.
Fee: $35
Workshop: Sewing & Crochet Christmas Party
Get ready to sew, crochet and socialize at our Christmas sewing party! Let's stitch up some holiday cheer together! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced seamstress or crocheter, this event is perfect for all artists looking to get into the festive spirit. Bring your own sewing machine, crochet kit and your own projects! During our time we will work on our own individual projects together. Don't forget to wear your favorite holiday sweater and get ready to enjoy some delicious treats and hot cocoa! This is potluck style so please feel free to bring small plates and/or holiday desserts of your liking! Let's make this holiday season extra special together!
Fee: $10+
Workshop: Altered Jewelry Box Workshop
Create three dimensional scenes in repurposed jewelry boxes. All materials provided, supplies will allow for creation of fall or winter scenes One jewelry box per participant.
Fee:$15
Workshop: Learn to Draw - Still Life
A still life is a depiction of an arrangement of man-made or natural objects, such as fruit, flowers, bottles, cloth, etc. In this workshop, we will be exploring this quintessential art form. Whether you're just starting out with drawing or you're a professional artist, this space is for you! All materials will be provided, and all skill levels are welcome!
Fee: $15+
Workshop: Trash to Treasure: Making Earrings from the Recycling Bin
Learn to make earrings from recyclables! You'll be making hoop earrings using common household items. A variety of colorful plastics will be provided, but feel free to raid your own recycling bin. You'll leave with one pair of finished earrings, but are welcome to make more as long as time and materials last.
Fee: $15
Workshop: Mend Mother’s Introduction to Mending: Repairs on the Machine
For this workshop, students will be taught decorative and practical clothing repairs skills using a sewing machine. The students will be asked to bring an item from their own closet (preferably a woven garment like jeans/trousers, a button down shirt, or a jacket) that has a hole or stain that they would like to cover. Fabric for patching will be provided. If students do not have something to bring, materials will be provided to practice on. Each student will leave the class with a Mend Mother sewing kit.
Fee: $35
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Workshop: Intro to Linocut: Holiday Card Making
It's almost time to send out those holiday cards to your friends and family! Send a personalized greeting to your loved ones by attending Celsey Fannin's holiday-themed lino-cutting workshop and creating your own holiday-themed stamp to use in stationery. Participants will leave the three-hour workshop with at least one carved stamp, printed cards/envelopes, and the skills to create more cards in the comfort of their own home. The $30 fee will cover the cost of supplies and three hours of Design Center rental.
Fee: $30
Workshop FULL
Workshop: Beginner Needle Felting Workshop
Come join us to felt your own round 2D portrait of your cat's face. Will practice basic dry felting technique and receive a recommended tool/supplies list to take home if you wish to continue with the craft. Tools and materials provided to complete, but a frame and round mat or embroidery hoop may be desired for display.
Fee: $30
Workshop: Lantern Making for the Lantern Parade
Join Oddly Perfect as they teach participants to make and decorate their own paper lantern for the Paper Lantern Festival! Sizes and Shapes may vary. Lights will be provided.
Fee: $30
Workshop: Learn to Knit
Students will learn the basics of knitting and how to turn those basics into a knitted square (dishcloth, washcloth, coaster, etc.). Students will learn basic stitches (knit and purl), how to start and finish a piece (casting on and casting off), and how to read a knitting pattern. Knitting needles and yarn will be provided, and students can take these home at the end of the class. No experience required, this class is aimed at folks who have never knit before.
Fee: $20
Workshop: Intro to Machine Sewing
Join Seed Sewer’s as we explore the wonderful world of sewing! In this class you will learn how to thread and operate a sewing machine, get more familiar with various sewing tools, learn pinning, and more! Our goal is to raise your confidence and to get you more comfortable using a sewing machine. Please bring your own machines and supplies if you are able- the instructor will have some machines, supplies, and fabric available for use if needed.
Fee: $40
Workshop: Barn to Yarn
Join instructor Jamye Carr on a journey through the entire process of turning wool from sheep or yarn scraps into beautiful, functional yarn. In this course, we'll explore the fascinating world of fiber science, from the farm to the spinning wheel, and everything in between. Participants will have the opportunity to see different fibers up close, learn how to identify different materials, and spin their own yarn. They will leave this class with their very own spindle!
Fee: $30