In addition to our freestyle weaving open studio times, summer Creative Camps for kids, and year-round classes and workshops for all ages, we also offer:
Parties & Events
- "Nights Out" - Occasionally we will plan special event nights where you can come and unleash your creativity with your friends. Keep your eye out for Weave & Sip nights (come relax with some wine, cheese, a prewarped loom, and all the yarn you want to weave!), Girl Meets Book (we do all the hard part of bookbinding--the prep work--and you come and bind your own book), and more!
- Birthday parties (for children and adults!)
- Other parties -- Your imagination is the only limit! Turn your special occasion into a chance to unleash your creativity together with your friends. Some ideas include retirement parties, baby showers, wedding showers, going away parties, celebrating that new job or promotion, and more.
For example, let's say you wanted to have a book-making party for your son's tenth birthday. We would meet with you to decide on the technique--say, for example Japanese stab binding--and the materials you wish to have prepared. Before the party, we at The Makery would prepare all of the pages and covers for the books--cutting, folding, punching holes, preparing a variety of covers and binding materials (ribbon, string, thread, cord, etc.)--the time-consuming and more difficult part of making books. Then, as the kids arrive for the party (or on whatever schedule you determine), we would show them how to take the prepared materials and actually bind a book, one per child. We would also provide space and tables in our studio to have whatever refreshments you choose to bring. You would be charged for a certain time period (say, two hours) and by the number of children. The kids would have the satisfaction of making and taking home their very own book when the party is over.
As another example, maybe you would like to get together with your parent friends for a back-to-school monoprint party (yay, the kids are in school!). We would prepare in advance the Gelli plates, paints, all of our stencils, stamps, and texture tools, and various printing medium (paper, cardstock, fabric, or anything else you would prefer). At party time, after some basic instruction, you and your friends can just sit and unleash your creativity, making as many prints as you'd like. You can even turn them into cards or bookmarks and such. There would be space available in the studio for any refreshments you bring, and you would be given a certain period of time to sit and create as you please (perhaps two hours).
Currently we can accommodate about six to eight people involved in an activity at any one time (more for spinning, fewer for weaving). You provide the food and decorations; we provide the space and everything needed for the art/craft activity.
Contact us for more information on any of the above!
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