Explore hands-on creative classes and workshops in NYC led by local artists, makers, writers, and studios, for beginners and experienced learners.
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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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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East Village
Explore suminagashi, the Japanese art of floating ink on water, in this beginner-friendly marbling class in NYC. In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how ink moves across the surface of water and how small gestures can create flowing, one-of-a-kind patterns. Using breath, brushes, and gentle movement, you’ll guide...
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East Village
Learn hat making in NYC! Weave your own western red cedar bark flatcap in this hands-on two-day workshop with Paul Rowley at a working East Village millinery studio. In this class, you’ll prepare cedar bark for weaving, learn basic techniques, and create a wearable flatcap from start to...
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Sunset Park
This knife making class in NYC teaches you to grind, shape, and harden your own custom chef knife from a single steel bar, right in a professional workshop in Industry City, Brooklyn. No knife making experience is needed. Your instructor walks you through safety instruction before any hands-on...
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East Village
Paint your own red spider lily in this beginner-friendly Sumi-e ink painting class in NYC. Sumi-e, the traditional Japanese art of ink painting, uses just brush, water, and sumi ink to capture a subject in a few expressive strokes. No previous experience is needed, you'll be guided step...
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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
Build your own kumiko flower vase in this beginner-friendly Japanese wood joinery class in NYC. Kumiko is a traditional Japanese woodworking technique that joins delicate wooden pieces without nails or glue. Each piece fits into place through careful cutting, pattern, and pressure. It may look intricate at first,...
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