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Learn the delicious art of buttercream flowers for spring! Wendy Gee, of Sweet Gee Treats, will teach you a variety of piping techniques, using buttercream, to create these beautiful, edible, confections. Wendy will demonstrate how to make the perfect buttercream and discuss tips and tricks for successful sugar cookies. Each participant will have a dozen sugar cookies to work with and will also go home with a little goodie bag. No previous experience is required. Ages 14+ with an adult participant.

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Heather Marano is a Bay Area fiber artist and founder of the Merry Spinster, an online yarn and fiber arts store. Heather is excited to be teaching a series of Textile Dyeing Workshops at Craft+Work. Each workshop will explore a different aspect of textile dyeing with hands-on instruction and a finished product to take home. Click on the workshop name to learn more and to register. Ages 14+ with adult participant.

Class costs are per person: $80 for one, $150 for two, $210 for three, $290 for all four in the series using promo codes at checkout!
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Natural Dyes: February 22nd, 10am-1pm

Acid Dyes: February 29th, 11am-1pm

Shibori with Indigo: March 14th, 11am-1pm

Eco Printing (Bundle Dyeing): March 21st, 11am-1pm

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Those who have always wanted to learn how to knit will love Knitting 101! In this class Heather Marano, of The Merry Spinster, will teach you the basics required to get started. Including: how to cast on, how to perform the knit stitch, how to perform the purl stitch, how to bind off, and how to read a pattern. This is a two-hour hands-on class which includes yarn, instruction booklet, and knitting needles to continue your practice at home. All ages welcome, under 16 requires and adult participant.

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Ready to get that sewing machine out of the box? Quilter Dana Miller will teach you how to sew! In this two and a half hour class, students may bring their machine, or use one of ours, and begin learning all about their sewing machine and how to use it. We will practice on some templates and scraps and then sew your very own envelope pillow cover! Beginners Class; no experience required.

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Do you know how to sew but have yet to make your first garment? If you’ve never sewn from a pattern before it can be intimidating! Let us show you what you need to know to get started sewing garments from a pattern. In this four hour, intermediate sewing class you will learn how to read, layout, mark, and cut your fabric and construct this finished top made for you, by you!
You must know how to sew and use a sewing machine to take this class. Not quite there yet? Beginner Sewing is a great place to start! Bring your own machine, or use one of ours. Adults only please.
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Join Dana Miller of Dana Miller Fiber Arts for an intro to quilting workshop! Students will learn how to piece, layer, baste, quilt and bind a mini quilt all in one class! Beginner Class: Students must know basic sewing and how to use a sewing machine. Bring your own sewing machine or use one of ours. Class space is extremely limited. Sign up today!

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Rachel Sterling is an experienced energy healer, tarot card reader, psychic medium, and teacher. We are pleased to welcome her to our studio for this special class.
Come celebrate the Spring Equinox with a night of Tarot! Who are you in the Tarot?

In this class we will focus on the souls life path in this incarnation. This gives great insight into what our soul came here to do and the triggers that can throw us out of alignment. No prior experience with the Tarot necessary.

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Join visiting instructor Cara Corey for a beginning crochet class, where you will learn how to construct a sturdy basket (perfect for storing craft supplies, toys or other household items) with soft cotton rope and your fingers rather than a crochet hook. Start by learning how to make increases to create a flat-bottomed round. Then you will use a different stitch to build the sides of the basket. Finally, you can attach leather handles to your basket with rivets. Students will also learn how to source materials and adjust the pattern to make baskets in different sizes and shapes. Bring a friend and save $10 ea!

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Craft+Work is excited to welcome craftswoman, author, and local resident Taryn McCabe to our studio. Taryn brings over 30 years of jewelry making experience, as well as a background in shoemaking, glass, and woodworking! Taryn will be teaching you how to make her Chain Stitch Pendant which was featured in New Stamped Metal Jewelry, the book she co-authored. In her class you will learn the art of stamping on metal, one tool at a time. With a metal bench block, a brass hammer, and a collection of metal stamps you will use your muscle to create mandalas, words and other beautiful designs. We will then show you how to transform your stamping into jewelry.

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Michelle Holdt is a new transformational leader in the world of self love. She is the Founding Executive Director of Arts Ed Matters. She is a passionate Goddess committed to living a joyful authentic life and supporting others to do the same. Her new workshop,

The Art of Self-Care, is an interactive creative workshop designed to nurture and restore your creative spirit. Through art-making, mindfulness, and gratitude activities, we'll spend the evening exploring your biggest goals and dreams. You'll leave with your own handmade art journal to continue your practice at work and at home.

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We are pleased to welcome Latifat Apatira of Titilayola to Craft+Work. Latifat brings us Botanical Nature Printing. Botanical Nature Printing is a centuries-old printmaking technique that combines plant-pressing and hand coloring to create charming, hand-pressed compositions using fresh flowers, foliage, ink and paper. The process is unassuming and approachable, and no previous art experience is necessary to achieve rewarding results. Latifat’s work is currently on display at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, through March 2020.

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Get ready to jump-start your creativity and learn something new! In this workshop, you’ll learn to make your own personalized stamped and textured sterling silver cuff bracelet! Using traditional metalworking tools, letter stamps, hammers and more, you’ll learn to form, shape, hammer, and texture your personalized bracelet. Instructor Sharon Zimmerman designs and makes jewelry with expressive force and badass execution. With more than 16 years of experience in jewelry and metalsmithing, she is the designer and maker behind Sharon Z Jewelry, based in San Francisco. Ages 16+ with adult participant

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Craft+Work is proud to host Jessica Hannah of J. Hannah co. for a Two Day Natural Perfumery Blending and Distillation Workshop led by natural perfumers Jessica Hannah and Jeffrey Paul. During the course students will formulate multiple natural perfumes and participate in a distillation demonstration of local botanicals.

Students will spend the weekend smelling material, blending formulas, and discussing classical and contemporary perfume structures, plant origins, and the historical context of materials. Our materials will include essential oils, absolutes, resins, and concrete waxes. We will create multiple iterations of an idea and share our work in a friendly feedback session. Our time will allow for for questions, problem solving, and sharing creative prompts for future blending.

The distillation demonstration will educate students in safely operate a still and share information on working with hydrosols and essential oils. We will review the various plants that are ideal for distillation, and how to utilize hydrosols in perfume, body-care products, food and drink, and herbalism.

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Punch Needle Embroidery--it's having a moment, and for good reason. This fiber art is creative, vibrant, textural and FAST! Plus, the yarn-obsessed find it an excellent stash-buster--beautifully using those inevitable leftovers. This class is the perfect entree into punch needle embroidery, and also a fun gathering for those who have punched before and want to learn new techniques. Ages 16+ with adult participant

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Craft+Work is excited to welcome Basketry Artist Peeta Tinay to our studio! Peeta brings over 27 years of experience ranging from woven restoration work, custom woven garment accents for a NYC fashion designer, work with interior designers, and her own basket work. Peeta will be teaching her full-day Mini Basketry workshop at Craft+Work on May 16th. Click below to learn more and to register.

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