Intro to Kohlrosing a Butter Knife
Saturday, December 7, 2024 | 10A - 1P | One-day workshop | $100
Kohlrosing is known to be a Scandinavian decorative technique dating back to at least the Middle Ages involving rubbing dark color into incisions cut in wood using oil and finely ground powders such as charcoal, cinnamon, or coffee. This technique was and is used to decorate wooden spoons, containers, and other wooden objects in material culture with lettering, patterns, designs, and line drawings. In this workshop, we will practice Kohlrosing techniques on wood first before working on a pre-prepared wooden butterknife, laying out a design, incising the wood, rubbing in the oil and powder, and burnishing the design leaving behind a lovely image.
Supplies: All materials are included with registration. This is a close-up technique so be prepared with glasses if you use them!
Guest Artist: Andre Souligny
The Crafter’s Kitchen: Holiday Pies (3 SPOTS LEFT)
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 9A - 12P; Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 6-9P; Sunday, December 15, 2024, 9A -4P | 3 sessions | $350
Create a memorable holiday with pottery, basket-weaving, and baking! Sculpt a ceramic pie dish, weave a pie basket, and master pie-baking in this unique collaboration with King Arthur Baking Company.
December 8: Ceramic pie plate (at CraftStudies)
December 11: Easy as pie (at King Arthur Baking Company)
December 15: Double pie basket (at CraftStudies)
Supplies: All materials are included with registration.
Teaching & Guest Artists: Deb Churchill, Ray Lagasse
The Crafter’s Kitchen: Holiday Pies (2 SPOTS LEFT)
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 9A - 12P; Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 6-9P; Sunday, December 15, 2024, 9A -4P | 3 sessions | $350
Create a memorable holiday with pottery, basket-weaving, and baking! Sculpt a ceramic pie dish, weave a pie basket, and master pie-baking in this unique collaboration with King Arthur Baking Company.
December 8: Ceramic pie plate (at CraftStudies)
December 11: Easy as pie (at King Arthur Baking Company)
December 15: Double pie basket (at CraftStudies)
Supplies: All materials are included with registration.
Teaching & Guest Artists: Deb Churchill, Ray Lagasse
The Crafter’s Kitchen: Holiday Pies (2 SPOTS LEFT)
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 9A - 12P; Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 6-9P; Sunday, December 15, 2024, 9A -4P | 3 sessions | $350
Create a memorable holiday with pottery, basket-weaving, and baking! Sculpt a ceramic pie dish, weave a pie basket, and master pie-baking in this unique collaboration with King Arthur Baking Company.
December 8: Ceramic pie plate (at CraftStudies)
December 11: Easy as pie (at King Arthur Baking Company)
December 15: Double pie basket (at CraftStudies)
Supplies: All materials are included with registration.
Teaching & Guest Artists: Deb Churchill, Ray Lagasse
Birch Bark Ornaments
Sunday, November 10, 2024 | 9A - 1P | One-day workshop | $100
Enjoy the simple pleasure of creating a decoration or gift from local materials that have been responsibly harvested. Utilizing techniques common to the Scandinavian and Russian style of basketry, you will craft birds and stars from strips of inner bark from the paper birch. Included is a discussion on how the material is harvested and prepared. For students, ages 14+.
Supplies: Materials are not included with registration. A $35 materials fee is payable to the Teaching Artist.
Guest Artist: Penny Hewitt
The Crafter’s Kitchen: Bread & Butter (SOLD OUT)
Mondays, September 9 - 30, 2024 | No class on September 16, 2024 | 6 -9P | 3 sessions | $275
Create beautiful, functional crafts for your kitchen and master the basics of bread-making in this unique collaboration with King Arthur Baking Company.
September 9: Hand-built ceramic butter dish (at CraftStudies)
September 23: Hand-carved butter knives (at CraftStudies)
September 30: Yeast bread basics (at King Arthur Baking Company)
Supplies: All materials are included with registration.
Teaching & Guest Artists: Anita Onofrio, Tony Luckino, and André Souligny
The Crafter’s Kitchen: Bread & Butter (SOLD OUT)
Mondays, September 9 - 30, 2024 | No class on September 16, 2024 | 6 -9P | 3 sessions | $275
Create beautiful, functional crafts for your kitchen and master the basics of bread-making in this unique collaboration with King Arthur Baking Company.
September 9: Hand-built ceramic butter dish (at CraftStudies)
September 23: Hand-carved butter knives (at CraftStudies)
September 30: Yeast Bread Basics (at King Arthur Baking Company)
Supplies: All materials are included with registration.
Teaching & Guest Artists: Anita Onofrio, Tony Luckino, and André Souligny
Spoon-Carving
Saturday, September 21, 2024 | 9A - 4P | One-day workshop | $160
Working with freshly harvested green wood, participants learn the foundational grips and techniques of spoon carving with a straight knife and a bent/hook knife. With an emphasis on safety and steady progress, participants learn how wood type and grain influence carving while crafting a personal kitchen spoon. Instruction on drying, decoration, and finishing is offered at the end of the session.
Supplies: All materials are included with registration.
Guest Artist: André Souligny
Barn Quilts
Friday, September 13, 2024, 6 - 8P, Saturday, September 14, 2024, 9 - 12P, Sunday, September 15, 2024, 1 - 3P | Weekend workshop | $175
Learn the history, techniques, and design principles behind the timeless craft of barn quilts. These "quilts" made from plywood and paint, feature striking colors and simple geometric designs. Create your own 2' x 2' barn quilt to adorn your home, barn, or wall.
Optional additional studio time or visit to Billings Farm & Museum Barn Quilt Exhibition, Saturday morning, September 14, 2024.
Supplies: All materials are included with registration.
Teaching Artist: Deb Churchill
Barn Quilts
Friday, September 13, 2024, 6 - 8P, Saturday, September 14, 2024, 9 - 12P, Sunday, September 15, 2024, 1 - 3P | Weekend workshop | $175
Learn the history, techniques, and design principles behind the timeless craft of barn quilts. These "quilts" made from plywood and paint, feature striking colors and simple geometric designs. Create your own 2' x 2' barn quilt to adorn your home, barn, or wall.
Optional additional studio time or visit to Billings Farm & Museum Barn Quilt Exhibition, Saturday morning, September 14, 2024.
Supplies: All materials are included with registration.
Teaching Artist: Deb Churchill
Barn Quilts
Friday, September 13, 2024, 6 - 8P, Saturday, September 14, 2024, 9A - 12P, Sunday, September 15, 2024, 1 - 3P | Weekend workshop | $175
Learn the history, techniques, and design principles behind the timeless craft of barn quilts. These "quilts" made from plywood and paint, feature striking colors and simple geometric designs. Create your own 2' x 2' barn quilt to adorn your home, barn, or wall.
Optional additional studio time or visit to Billings Farm & Museum Barn Quilt Exhibition, Saturday afternoon, September 14, 2024.
Supplies: All materials are included with registration.
Teaching Artist: Deb Churchill
The Crafter’s Kitchen: Bread & Butter
Mondays, September 9 - 30, 2024 | No class on September 16, 2024 | 6 -9P | 3 sessions | $275
Create beautiful, functional crafts for your kitchen and master the basics of bread-making in this unique collaboration with King Arthur Baking Company.
September 9: Hand-built ceramic butter dish (at CraftStudies)
September 23: Hand-carved butter knives (at CraftStudies)
September 30: Yeast bread basics (at King Arthur Baking Company)
Supplies: All materials are included with registration.
Teaching & Guest Artists: Anita Onofrio, Tony Luckino, and André Souligny
This section is sold out. Please email hello@craftstudies.org if you would like to be put on the waitlist for an additional session.
Barn Quilts (SOLD OUT)
Friday, August 16, 2024, 5:30pm-8:30pm; Saturday, August 17, 2024, 10am-12pm; Sunday, August 18, 10am-12pm | 3 sessions | $175
Optional visit to Billings Farm & Museum to tour their current Barn Quilt Exhibition on the afternoon of Saturday, August 17th
Learn the history, techniques, and design principles behind the timeless craft of barn quilts. These "quilts" made from plywood and paint, feature striking colors and simple geometric designs. Create your own 2' x 2' barn quilt to adorn your home, barn, or wall.
Teaching Artist: Deb Churchill
Make Your Own Sandals (SOLD OUT)
Saturday, July 20, 2024 | 10A - 4P | One-day workshop | $275
Learn to make your own pair of handmade leather sandals in this one-day workshop.
Leather sandals have been worn for centuries, and for good reason: they are durable, breathable, comfortable, repairable and grow more beautiful with wear and age. Stace works to revive this lost artisan craft by teaching one-day sandal making workshops, allowing complete beginners to make their very own pair of handmade leather sandals.
Choose from a handful of simple sandal designs. Modify the design to your unique feet, taking into consideration your bone structure and arch height. Learn how to shape the leather soles to your arch, attach a stacked leather heel, use leather-working tools to cut your insoles and straps, and strategically place your sandal straps to create the most comfortable sandal,
Choose from a selection of neutral leather colors (browns, black, tan, caramel) as well as more colorful pieces to accent your sandals. Mixing and matching is encouraged!
Once your sandals are assembled, Stace will finish them outside on a belt sander and…. Voilà! You’ve made your first pair of leather sandals. You will be able to walk out of the workshop wearing your new shoes!
No previous experience necessary, and this class is open to all over the age of 16.
Supplies: All materials included in registration.
Guest Artist: Stace Fulwiler Wood
Black Ash Day Packs
Saturday, July 13 - Sunday, July 14, 2024. |. 9A - 4P | Weekend workshop | $250
Learn one of the oldest crafts in human history by making your own pack-basket. Create a beautiful, durable, and useful basket crafted from local and responsibly harvested, hand-pounded black ash logs. Craft a daypack sized traditional Adirondack style pack-basket with cedar runners and base and adjustable webbing straps. Discussion and demonstration on how the material is harvested and processed. Additional $80 materials fee payable to instructor.
Guest Artist: Penny Hewitt
Black Ash Day Packs
Saturday, July 13 - Sunday, July 14, 2024 | 9A - 4P | Weekend workshop | $250
Learn one of the oldest crafts in human history by making your own pack-basket. Create a beautiful, durable, and useful basket crafted from local and responsibly harvested, hand-pounded black ash logs. Craft a daypack sized traditional Adirondack style pack-basket with cedar runners and base and adjustable webbing straps. Discussion and demonstration on how the material is harvested and processed. Additional $80 materials fee payable to instructor.
Guest Artist: Penny Hewitt
Basket-making (sold out)
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 9A - 4P | One-day workshop | $180
In this one-day workshop, create an artisan, heirloom-quality basket from start to finish! The baskets are woven using reed with a hardwood base, rails, and rim. You choose the basket style to weave in your one-day workshop. All materials are created and prepared by instructor. Registration closes one week prior to the workshop date.
Teaching Artist: Ray Lagasse
Basket-making (SOLD OUT)
Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 9A - 4P | One-day workshop | $180
In this one-day workshop, create an artisan, heirloom-quality basket from start to finish! The baskets are woven using reed with a hardwood base, rails, and rim. You choose the basket style to weave in your one-day workshop. All materials are created and prepared by instructor. Registration closes one week prior to the workshop date.
Guest Artist: Ray Lagasse
Basket-making is also available in June.
Three-Legged Chopping Block
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 9A - 4P | One-day workshop | $175
In this potentially vigorous outdoor workshop, participants craft their own three-legged chopping block, and wooden mallet, from raw materials. Participants practice hatchet skills in shaping legs and a handy wooden mallet. Participants can try a hand-powered auger to drill the holes for the legs (a power auger is also on hand). Both the block and mallet are essential tools for wooden spoon makers. All tools and materials are provided.
Guest Artist: André Souligny
Basket-Making
Saturday, April 20, 2024 | 9A - 4P | One-day workshop | $180
In this one-day workshop, create an artisan, heirloom-quality basket from start to finish! The baskets are woven using reed with a hardwood base, rails, and rim. You choose the basket style to weave in your one-day workshop. All materials are created and prepared by instructor. Registration closes one week prior to the workshop date.
Guest Artist: Ray Lagasse
Basket-making is also available in May and June.
Birch Bark Wallets
Saturday, March 30, 2024 | 9A - 5P | One-day workshop | $125
Explore the amazing qualities of the inner bark of the paper birch tree, while weaving a diagonal plaited wallet with a leather flap and antler button. Included a discussion of how birch bark is sustainably harvested and processed. Additional $35 material fee payable to instructor.
Guest Artist: Penny Hewitt
Black Ash Berry Baskets
Saturday, March 16, 2024 | 10A - 4P | One-day workshop | $125
For thousands of years baskets served as indispensable objects in every culture. Carry on the tradition and take home a beautiful, durable, and useful basket crafted from local and responsibly harvested, hand pounded black ash logs. Weave a square to round basket, approximately 6”x 6” with optional leather strap. Workshop includes a discussion on how the material is harvested and processed. Additional $35 materials fee payable to instructor.
Guest Artist: Penny Hewitt