Workshops
Leatherwork 101
We will learn some basics about working with leather. How to cut it, sew it, use rivets...these are the things we've wanted to know! Renee Baum of Uncle Joe's Saddlery is coming to enlighten us! The project will be open-ended. A keychain or change purse, perhaps? Supply fee: $10.
Turkey Wing Brooms
Gather round, all ye pioneers! How are you planning to clean the mud floor in your sod house? Clearly, you need to learn broom making. Emily R will lead us in this highly satisfying craft, which will give you a decorative--and/or useful--item for your home! You can make a handheld or long handled broom, depending on your witchy plans. Supply fee: $15-20, depending how wild you go.
Basketry
Learn how to weave from materials harvested directly from nature! Our main material will be paper mulberry bark, which will be harvested from various vacant lots around South Philadelphia. The paper mulberry tree is invasive, but incredible cool! We may also use grape vines, cloth, and other supplemental materials. Participants will learn basic techniques such as plaiting, twining, and finishing.. Within the time-frame, and depending on which materials you choose to incorporate, you should be able to make a basket ranging in size from a large cup to a large bowl.
Beginning Sewing: Rope baskets
Embrace your sewing machine and make a basket out of clothesline! Rachel will lead us in making these cute coiled baskets. You will need a sewing machine that can do zigzag stitch, and some pretty thread! We will bring the clothesline. Supply fee: $10.
Intermediate Sewing: Divided basket
We shall all be organized forever once we master the divided basket from Noodlehead. Conquer your fear of interfacing and pattern reading! Materials fee $10. Supply details will be provided by Christina. You will need to bring your sewing machine with you to FLAIR.
Wood Burning
Pyros, look no further. This is the class for you! Kristin D will guide us in burning designs onto wood. Coasters, spoons...you name it. Doesn't everything in your life need a bit of wood burned embellishment?? Supplies TBD, depending on your project dreams. We have loaner burners, so it's the wood that remains to be procured.
Knitting with Lights
Knitters will knit anything... even light! This workshop will cover knitting two different knitted light objects, one a super simple knit fabric hung on needles using Leila Raven's free pattern on Ravelry. The other a more complex knit star worked from the center out with 6 sides. More advanced knitters will appreciate the skills incorporated into the star, beginning knitter's will be thrilled with their knits and purls!
Materials:
66ft LED Fairy lights (There are many options for these... not hard to find! Students will have the option of Laura purchasing for them and reimbursing her (approx $14.00))
Size 17 double pointed needles (for star)
Size 11 or 13 straight needles (for a simpler version like this: https://calloftheraven.com/blog/2020/12/2/knitted-lights)
Flexible wire for shaping the star (Laura will provide in class)
Enameled Jewelry
Copper tubing is not just for plumbers! Maryann Carroll is joining us for her first FLAIR! Using different sizes of copper tubes, powdered enamels, hammers and lots of torch heat, discover the colors formed when heat and enamels meet. Once getting the desired colors on your hammered tubes, you will use your flattened copper wire, patina and wax to shine them up! Attach the earrings to sterling silver ear wire and the pendant to some ball chain to walk out this workshop stylin’!
Material fee $10
Holey Gourd Buffet
Graham is back with an array of gorgeous gourds to choose from! You can make nightlights, a pendant lamp, or a globe light! This fun and noisy project involves a lot of drilling, and dust! Luckily we all own masks nowadays. Supply fee $10-25/gourd-ish. You will have time to do two night lights or one larger gourd project, most likely.
Dried Flower Wreaths
Plenty of Posies will demonstrate how to assemble a gorgeous arrangement of their locally grown dried flowers! This is the most satisfying craft you can imagine.
Supply fee: $55
Metalwork Jewelry: Fold form jewelry
Kelly Diemond is coming back with a new skill to share with us! Learn to cut, heat and fold copper sheet to create ridges and valleys in your metal. Add texture with a hammer or stamps, then fire on powdered enamel with a torch to add color and interest. Lots of areas to experiment with including shape, texture, folds and color! No two will be alike! $10 include all materials. Make earrings, pendants or both!
Improvisational Quilting
This is a class for advanced beginner sewers who'd like to step it up a notch! Robin will guide us in creating improvisational quilt blocks, which might become a potholder, trivet, or wall hanging? Or keep building on to your creation until it's a whole quilt! Please start gathering scrap fabric...this could get interesting! If you register for this class, you will need to bring your sewing machine with you to FLAIR. Please bring $5 to contribute to the stash.
Other supplies:
Fabric (we have a stash for the truly wild-n-crazy)
Seam ripper
Scissors
Pins
Extra sewing machine needles
cutting mat/straight edge if you've got one
Woodworking
Do you pine for your good ole days in middle school shop class? Well, here's your chance to get your hands on some power tools! Bryn will lead us in making live edge coat racks. You will choose from a selection of boards and hooks, sand by machine or hand as you see fit, drill holes and install hooks, finish, and drill hanging spots in the back. There will be two sessions of this in-demand workshop! Supply fee: $30.
We will learn some basics about working with leather. How to cut it, sew it, use rivets...these are the things we've wanted to know! Renee Baum of Uncle Joe's Saddlery is coming to enlighten us! The project will be open-ended. A keychain or change purse, perhaps? Supply fee: $10.
Turkey Wing Brooms
Gather round, all ye pioneers! How are you planning to clean the mud floor in your sod house? Clearly, you need to learn broom making. Emily R will lead us in this highly satisfying craft, which will give you a decorative--and/or useful--item for your home! You can make a handheld or long handled broom, depending on your witchy plans. Supply fee: $15-20, depending how wild you go.
Basketry
Learn how to weave from materials harvested directly from nature! Our main material will be paper mulberry bark, which will be harvested from various vacant lots around South Philadelphia. The paper mulberry tree is invasive, but incredible cool! We may also use grape vines, cloth, and other supplemental materials. Participants will learn basic techniques such as plaiting, twining, and finishing.. Within the time-frame, and depending on which materials you choose to incorporate, you should be able to make a basket ranging in size from a large cup to a large bowl.
Beginning Sewing: Rope baskets
Embrace your sewing machine and make a basket out of clothesline! Rachel will lead us in making these cute coiled baskets. You will need a sewing machine that can do zigzag stitch, and some pretty thread! We will bring the clothesline. Supply fee: $10.
Intermediate Sewing: Divided basket
We shall all be organized forever once we master the divided basket from Noodlehead. Conquer your fear of interfacing and pattern reading! Materials fee $10. Supply details will be provided by Christina. You will need to bring your sewing machine with you to FLAIR.
Wood Burning
Pyros, look no further. This is the class for you! Kristin D will guide us in burning designs onto wood. Coasters, spoons...you name it. Doesn't everything in your life need a bit of wood burned embellishment?? Supplies TBD, depending on your project dreams. We have loaner burners, so it's the wood that remains to be procured.
Knitting with Lights
Knitters will knit anything... even light! This workshop will cover knitting two different knitted light objects, one a super simple knit fabric hung on needles using Leila Raven's free pattern on Ravelry. The other a more complex knit star worked from the center out with 6 sides. More advanced knitters will appreciate the skills incorporated into the star, beginning knitter's will be thrilled with their knits and purls!
Materials:
66ft LED Fairy lights (There are many options for these... not hard to find! Students will have the option of Laura purchasing for them and reimbursing her (approx $14.00))
Size 17 double pointed needles (for star)
Size 11 or 13 straight needles (for a simpler version like this: https://calloftheraven.com/blog/2020/12/2/knitted-lights)
Flexible wire for shaping the star (Laura will provide in class)
Enameled Jewelry
Copper tubing is not just for plumbers! Maryann Carroll is joining us for her first FLAIR! Using different sizes of copper tubes, powdered enamels, hammers and lots of torch heat, discover the colors formed when heat and enamels meet. Once getting the desired colors on your hammered tubes, you will use your flattened copper wire, patina and wax to shine them up! Attach the earrings to sterling silver ear wire and the pendant to some ball chain to walk out this workshop stylin’!
Material fee $10
Holey Gourd Buffet
Graham is back with an array of gorgeous gourds to choose from! You can make nightlights, a pendant lamp, or a globe light! This fun and noisy project involves a lot of drilling, and dust! Luckily we all own masks nowadays. Supply fee $10-25/gourd-ish. You will have time to do two night lights or one larger gourd project, most likely.
Dried Flower Wreaths
Plenty of Posies will demonstrate how to assemble a gorgeous arrangement of their locally grown dried flowers! This is the most satisfying craft you can imagine.
Supply fee: $55
Metalwork Jewelry: Fold form jewelry
Kelly Diemond is coming back with a new skill to share with us! Learn to cut, heat and fold copper sheet to create ridges and valleys in your metal. Add texture with a hammer or stamps, then fire on powdered enamel with a torch to add color and interest. Lots of areas to experiment with including shape, texture, folds and color! No two will be alike! $10 include all materials. Make earrings, pendants or both!
Improvisational Quilting
This is a class for advanced beginner sewers who'd like to step it up a notch! Robin will guide us in creating improvisational quilt blocks, which might become a potholder, trivet, or wall hanging? Or keep building on to your creation until it's a whole quilt! Please start gathering scrap fabric...this could get interesting! If you register for this class, you will need to bring your sewing machine with you to FLAIR. Please bring $5 to contribute to the stash.
Other supplies:
Fabric (we have a stash for the truly wild-n-crazy)
Seam ripper
Scissors
Pins
Extra sewing machine needles
cutting mat/straight edge if you've got one
Woodworking
Do you pine for your good ole days in middle school shop class? Well, here's your chance to get your hands on some power tools! Bryn will lead us in making live edge coat racks. You will choose from a selection of boards and hooks, sand by machine or hand as you see fit, drill holes and install hooks, finish, and drill hanging spots in the back. There will be two sessions of this in-demand workshop! Supply fee: $30.