Our main goal is to provide a resource and creative meeting facility for lovers all things hand-made. Focused in the Textile Arts, we offer courses, workshops, and special events.    Course topics include: Hand-Weaving on full sized multi-harness floor looms Screen-Printing in a state of the art facility  Dyeing (Natural + Synthetic) Fashion and Sewing Construction Embroidery, felting, and other needle arts Exploratory courses in Hat-Making, Shoe-Making, Silk Painting, Spinning, an …

Every other Monday evenings, a group of volunteers meet at fresh art to sew sock monkeys that are sold on the fresh art website, craft fairs and several NYC stores. The proceeds from the sales of the sock monkeys go towards funding fresh art's programming for artists with special needs (for further information about fresh art's programming and the organization’s history please visit www.freshartnyc.org). All materials and instructions are provided, and no advanced sewing skills are necessary. We …

This group is designed to strengthen the community of designers, makers and metalsmiths. If you are interested in the world of art jewelry and art metal and would like to learn more, or if you are currently making work and want a place to discuss your ideas, this is the group for you.

Do you love Martha, Etsy, and all things hand- and homemade? If you'd like to get together to craft, cook, build, get inspired, and learn from others with a DIY aesthetic, then this group is for you! Ideally, you'll be interested in crafts & projects that are both fun to make *and* have a design-oriented focus. We meet to make... Handmade crafts, décor, lighting, paper goods, jewelry and other craft projects Homemade jams, pickles, bread, yogurt, chocolate, and other homesteading fun We find …

I love to spin, knit, and crochet, but  it can be a rather solitary occupation.  I think we all sometimes long for the company of other enthusiastic fiber lovers with whom we can share our passion. I would like this meetup group to be a place where we can get together to work on our projects, share what's going on in our lives, offer help and tips to other less experienced members, teach or learn a new skill, and develop friendships. So if you are interested in spinning, weaving, knitting, croch …

Stitch 'n' Bitch JC is a group of needle craft-loving denizens (knit, crochet, needlepoint, any needle craft is welcome) who are based in the Jersey City area and who enjoy practicing their craft together. All skill sets and ages welcome! Please note that this group is for people who want to socially stitch and is not a teaching group. While we don't mind answering questions and showing people advanced techniques, the group is not meant for those who want knitting or crochet lessons. Currently, …

A group for people who love making, fixing, finding, and creating stuff. Home, Car, Crafts, Art, Models, Inventions, and more... This group is for the amateur rather than the professional, for people who are self-learners, and also who have a penchant for being more self-sufficient. To learn how things are made, where things come from, and maybe why they are the way they are. To become Renaissance men and women. Hopefully we can learn from and inspire each other!

We are a group of like-minded creative types who enjoy jewelry making, sewing, paper crafts, embroidery and lots of combinations of all of these.

Card Making, Scrapbooking, 3-D Paper Projects, Unique Jewelry are just a few of the exciting classes that will be offered to this group! All located in the Heart of Bay Ridge Brooklyn. I've been crafting in all types of mediums for many years and in 2008 joined the Stampin Up! Team. I want to share my love for crafting and offer classes close to home, in Bay Ridge Brooklyn. The classes will offer opportunities to stamp, scrapbook, learn new techniques, and meet other stampers. The classes offere …

The Etsy Labs host a free weekly craft night, a monthly Church of Craft meeting, as well as special creative community events. Want to learn learn a new skill? Like sewing your own clothing and totebags, making jewelry, binding books, embroidering, knitting and crocheting? Then, you've come to the right place. Craft Night occurs every Monday from 4-8 p.mm at the Etsy Labs Brooklyn, NY. Each week we organize a skill-sharing project, and provide supplies, tools, and crafty know-how. This is a ti …

Meet with other people who create and sell handcrafted products, arts, and/or crafts. If you are an artist, artisan or crafter this will be a great opportunity for you to meet similar talented creatives! Each meeting we will focus on something we need to know, like websites and ecommerce, accounting, pricing, shows, exhibiting our work... etc. We will also plan the Artisan Gift Market 2012, a holiday gift fair for December 1st, 2012. Our 9th year!!!

I thought that organizing a group of crafters and would be crafters with a mission to learn a new craft or hobby can be fruitful in so many ways.....I am envisioning to have meetups regularly and invite some craft experts in sewing, scrapbooking, rubber stamping, jewelry making, crochet, knitting, etc.

Amigurumi is the Japanese crochet craft of making cute animals with oversized heads. Imported to the US, design ideas, patterns, and techniques have exploded, and the creative options are endless! Join us to learn basic crocheting skills, yarn selection, how to follow a pattern (both US-style and Japanese chart style), techniques specific to Amigurumi (invisible decrease, invisible join, joining pieces, finishing techniques, how to design your own amigurumi from scratch, and so on), and to share …

Are you yearning to get your craft on? Maybe you've thought about starting to knit again, but you need the kind of encouragement that a group with a purpose can provide. Join our growing community of knitters who meetup once a month at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn Heights on Saturday afternoons to knit caps, scarves, socks and even vests for mariners on the seas and waterways of the world. Completed items are sent to the Seaman's Church Institute (SCI) a non-profit organizat …

I started this group to make my drawing and painting classes more accessible to the public and to adhere to a more definite schedule. Anyone is welcome to come, from complete beginners to more advanced students. If you have never drawn or painted before, but would like to try - welcome! If you have experience in painting or drawing and would like personalized engaging instruction and/or help with your current art projects - welcome! If you would like to spend an evening with a piece of charcoal …

This group is open to anyone who would like to learn more about scrapbooking and altered art and jewelry making. We will meet to help one another in our scrapbooking and beading adventures by sharing techniques, swapping ideas and supplies and just friendly camaraderie. I am personally new at this and I hope to make some new friends who share my interest. Please join with me.