Explore hands-on craft classes in NYC led by local makers and artists. Develop skills rooted in craftsmanship, work with a range of materials, and create handmade objects to use, display, or give as gifts.
East Village
Learn to make a felt fascinator in NYC at this one-day workshop held in a working hat studio in the East Village. You'll turn felt offcuts and old hats into a percher, a small sculptural cocktail hat that sits on top of the head rather than covering it....
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Sunset Park
Weld your own steel planter box in this beginner-friendly welding class in Industry City, Brooklyn. No experience is needed. You’ll get hands-on time with an actual MIG welder and grinder, guided step by step by instructors who explain each stage clearly and offer plenty of encouragement along the...
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Sunset Park
This leather bag making class in NYC welcomes complete beginners, no leatherworking experience needed. You will spend the day at a workshop in Industry City, Brooklyn, cutting, riveting, and sewing your own custom tote bag from real leather. Your instructor guides you step by step, and you will...
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East Village
Create a traditional Japanese Kimekomi doll character in this hands-on craft class in NYC. Kimekomi is a Japanese craft that uses silk and fabric to decorate a prepared wooden form, one piece at a time. In this workshop, you’ll learn how fabric is placed and carefully tucked into...
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East Village
Discover the art of needle felting in NYC in this hands-on workshop with milliner Tierre Taylor. Using a special barbed needle and colorful wool fibers, you'll learn to add decorative details to felt hats, almost like painting with wool. Needle felting is a dry felting technique that uses...
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Sunset Park
Design and make your own stained glass art in this beginner-friendly stained glass workshop in Industry City, Brooklyn. Using the copper foil technique, also known as the Tiffany method, you’ll turn a simple design into a colorful decorative piece for your home. You might create a small window...
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Sunset Park
Make a leather wallet you’ll actually carry in this beginner-friendly leatherworking class in Industry City, Brooklyn. Choose from three wallet designs, then personalize your piece through details such as the leather color, stitching, and optional foil embossing. You’ll learn the core techniques of leatherworking by measuring and cutting...
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Cobble Hill
Join us for a fall-themed tote bag upcycling workshop where you’ll transform an ordinary tote into something uniquely yours. Bring a tote bag from home and explore creative designs using acrylic paint, with guidance from our instructors along *Bring Your Own Tote We recommend bringing a tote bag...
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Our workshops and practice sessions are designed to be ongoing moments where creative people return, connect, and grow together.
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