EIGHT more TCL shopping days until Christmas! As is our tradition, we’ll be highlighting awesome handmade gift selections each day to help give you ideas for everyone on your list.
It’s snowing earrings here at TCL! These beauties from Cathy (with some extras below by Ellen) just came in and make a perfect secret Santa gift. ($20/pair)
NINE more TCL shopping days until Christmas! As is our tradition, we’ll be highlighting awesome handmade gift selections each day to help give you ideas for everyone on your list.
These adorable raindeer ornaments by Cathy are made out of upcycled wine corks. They’re disappearing quickly, though! ($8)
Do you have a One Direction fan on your list? We’ve got you covered – Harriet’s 1D snowflake ornaments are just the ticket! ($15)
These sweet beaded birds by Cathy come in several different colors and will brighten up any tree. ($12)
Amazingly, there are only TEN more TCL shopping days until Christmas! As is our tradition, we’ll be highlighting awesome handmade gift selections each day to help give you ideas for everyone on your list.
Cynthia’s adorable Hand-stitching Kits make fabulous gifts for kids and adults alike. These kits include all supplies and instructions to create one of many cute creatures, including kangaroos, penguins, bunnies, doves (perfect for Christmas!), and more. ($20)
Or try a Luli Bracelet Kit by Shaina — this is a perfect project for any knitter, beginner to expert. Kits include materials and pattern to make 1 long wrap bracelet or two shorter bracelets. ($25)
Thursdays, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
January 16, 23 & 30, February 6, 13 & 20
$160 for 6 sessions ~ Ages 7 & up
Do you have a passion for fashion? Join us at The Craft Lounge for an exciting hands-on fashion and design sketching program. Using a fashion croquis template, our “fashionistas” will learn how to develop design sketches to communicate their fashion creativity. This course also includes fabric rendering, creative inspiration, designing a coordinated grouping, and presentation layout.
Week 1: Introduction to the Fashion Croquis — Students create a design sketch.
Week 2: Developing the Fashion Croquis: Creating Varied Poses — Students create a fashion layout of 3-4 poses.
Week 3: Design Inspiration — Using Mondrian as inspiration, students design a mini collection of swim suits.
Week 4: Design Development — Students create a coordinated mix & match grouping with denim as the featured fabric.
Week 5: Fabric Rendering — Denim, polka dots, stripes, lace, sheer, checks & plaids.
Week 6: Creating the “Professional” Fashion Presentation of their Denim Collection — Mood board, fabric, board, design board.
We are thrilled to welcome teacher Camille Aponte, who brings 25 years of experience in the fashion industry to TCL. In addition to her work as a fashion executive, Camille was Assistant Chair of Fashion Art in the Fashion Design Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Dean of the Fashion Design and Merchandising Program she created at Katharine Gibbs School in New York City.
Register online or stop by the shop!
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, TCL is proud to sponsor our sixth annual Chemo Cap charitable crafting event. Bring your knitting needles and/or crochet hooks and use your yarn or ours to make hats for neighbors in need. We’ll have patterns on hand, but feel free to bring your own.
Please join us for refreshments, music, and fun to celebrate the past and future of The Craft Lounge:
We can’t say enough good things about this summer’s crop of Craft Campers. What a fantastic group of girls — we had SO. MUCH. FUN. Countdown to next year’s session begins in 3…2…1…
Stop by today (July 20) anytime between noon and 4:00 today to make duct tape blossom pencils. Who doesn’t love duct tape? ($20)
Please note that there will be NO Drop-in Craft this afternoon, 7/12, and Saturday, 7/13. Please join us on 7/20 for some duct tape fun!