Mar
28
Join us Saturday, April 10 from 1 to 4pm for an afternoon of crafty fun with author Kayte Terry!
Pick up a copy of Kayte’s new book, Appliqué Your Way, and have it signed by the author herself. Appliqué Your Way goes beyond traditional quiltwork with 35 sweet stitching projects from crafter extraordinaire Kayte Terry. Master decorative stitches, create original templates, and much more. The book is designed for easy use with a lay-flat Wire-O binding and a handy back pocket that holds pattern and template pieces. No more wrestling with a copy machine to enlarge or shrink! Stitchers will find everything they need to create a Gone Dotty A-line Skirt, a Reverse Appliqu Market Tote, a Felted Faux Bois Scarf, and 30+ more projects ranging from the sublimely simple to the ultra-chic.
Besides signing copies of Appliqué Your Way, Kayte will be leading a Scrappliqué Workshop: Bring in any item of clothing or cloth housewares (dishtowels, pillow covers, etc) and Kayte will help you spruce it up for spring! She’ll have plenty of pretty scrap materials from her private stash, and will teach you fun appliqué techniques and give you plenty of ideas to give a new look to your wardrobe or your home.
Kayte Terry is a crafter, writer and stylist living in Philadelphia with her husband and rabbit/muse Potato. By day, she works in the Visual Department at Anthropologie’s home office. By night, she dreams up crazy craft projects, pens a blog called This is Love Forever and writes books! Appliqué Your Way is her second book; she is currently hard at work on a third. To learn more about what Kayte is up to, check out her blog at thisisloveforever.com.
Posted in Events
Mar
27
Drop in and make a friendly (or not-so-friendly…) plush monster! We’ll be set up for monster making Saturday, April 3 from 10am until noon. All ages welcome, $10 a child.
Posted in Events kids workshop
Mar
08
March
- 20th – Jewelry Making with Kids. $30 + $10 materials fee. Jewelry designer MaryAnne LoVerme of Wabisabi Brooklyn will guide kids age ten and older through the process of designing and creating an original bracelet, necklace or ring. They will learn to work with jewelry tools to create their own unique designs using a variety of new and vintage materials.
- 27th – Knitting 101 Part 1. $60 for both classes + optional materials fee. Never picked up knitting needles before? We’ll get you started in this 2 part class. You’ll learn to cast on, bind off, the knit stitch, the purl stitch, and get going on a simple project—and get the pattern to take home! Part 2 is April 10th.
April
- 3rd – Monster Making Workshop for Kids, $10 per participant. Drop in and make a friendly (or not-so-friendly…) plush monster! 10 am -12 pm.
- 10th – Knitting 101 Part 2.
- 10th – Appliqué Your Way Book Signing & Demo with Kayte Terry. 1-3 pm.
- 17th – First Annual Cookie Bake Off! 2-4 pm. We’re hosting our inaugural cookie baking contest. There will be prizes for Best Overall and Best Appearance as decided by our esteemed panel of judges, plus an Audience Favorite Award. Contestants should bring a dozen of their best cookies (2 or 3 dozen if you want to be considered for the Audience Favorite Award.) Come to compete, or come to taste, just come on by!
About Our Classes
All classes are held from 10:30am-12:30pm unless otherwise noted.
A 50% deposit is required to hold your place in a class. Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours prior to the class in order to receive store credit for your deposit.
Knitting & Crochet: Students may bring their own supplies, email info@claywoodandcotton.com for details.
For more details on any of our classes call (845) 481-0149
There are two ways to reserve a spot: 1) Drop by the shop! We’re at 149 Main Street, and are open every day 11:30 – 6pm, except Tuesdays. 2) Give us a call at 845-481-0149 during store hours.
Posted in Classes, Events
Mar
06
Tara & Jeff, makers of the wonderful Meow Meow Tweet soaps, are performing a new art project called “In the Belly of the Bear.” It’s a musical shadow puppet show and the performace at ARTJAIL is for kids. So if you’re in the NYC area be sure to check them out!
More info here.
March 7, 1pm in the afternoon
Site Fest (Bushwick)
3rd Ward
195 Morgan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11237
March 13, 1pm in the afternoon
ARTJAIL
50 Eldridge Street
6th Floor
NYC, 10002
Posted in Artists, Events
Mar
04
Come spend an evening at Clay Wood & Cotton! Nic Taylor, of Thunderwing Press and the School of Visual Arts, will teach you the fine art of bookbinding. This special four-hour class will include time for instruction, making your own book, and a critique. Plus beer and snacks!
Cost: $40 + a $10 material fee
A 50% deposit is required to hold your place in a class.
Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours prior to the class in order to receive store credit for your deposit. Give us a call during store hours at 845-481-0149 or stop by the shop to reserve your spot!
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