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April 27th, 2011
FREE! Join us as we welcome Cathy “of California” Callahan and the relase of her new book Vintage Craft Workshop! We’ll be celebrating vintage crafts and
the people who made them and inspire us to keep them alive. Cathy collects craft books from the 60s-70s and in them she has discovered not only
inspiration but some fascinating stories about the women who made crafts during that time. Join us for Cathy’s presentation about the projects in her
book, and how she turned her passion for crafts into a business – we’ll be raffling off 2 copies and providing snacks and drink inspired by the times
(fondue anyone?).
March 2nd, 2011
Bring your knitting and crochet projects and sit in the comfy orange couches at The U.C.C studio. Meet local crafters, enjoy a hot cup of tea or coffee after work while you work on your projects. It’s a great opportunity to look through project ideas in our library and share ideas.
March 2nd, 2011
This month – try out our button maker for free! Buttons are a great way to get your ziney messages across with a single inch or two. Try out our one inch and two and a quarter inch button maker out and make one of each size for free – don’t forget to bring your zines!
Zines are small, low budget, self-published and self-distributed publications, written by authors outside the mainstream who are motivated to share thoughts or skills with a community rather than to make money or get famous. In a word, zines are awesome. We’ll be working on our own zines are well as collaborative projects, have zine swaps and lots of examples to peruse through.
December 8th, 2010
“Gigantic Girl’s Winter Surprise” Created by Cheryl Cambras
You can make a mini Yeti Head Ornament this season with Cheryl’s FREE PATTERN!!!
November 17th, 2010
For the month of November we’ve been placing knit graffiti and yarn bombings along Main St. Santa Monica. Follow our Facebook page for more opportunities to participate!
October 20th, 2010
During the month of November we’re going to be guerilla crafting the West Side, and in honor of Angharad’s birthday today, we gave her car a yarn bombing to celebrate. :-)
August 18th, 2010
In a timeless tale of skill against skill, there is a competition a-brewing here at the Urban Craft Center.
It’s happened to all of us. We see our friends breaking out their most impressive projects and we feel the need to show off our own skills. Occasionally bragging will ensure, and sometimes a dare or two will slip into an otherwise civil conversation. Last night when Amy brought out her new quilt project, she discovered Rhea also had a quilt project in the works. Two crafters, two projects, both at the same stage of completion. What began with a few harmless jokes ended in a challenge; a race to see who would finish their quilt first.
The odds are difficult to judge. While Rhea’s quilt is certainly bigger, Amy is trying a new sort of binding on this quilt and may run into a few problems while mastering the new technique. With the outcome so uncertain, excitement is definitely in the air at the UCC.
August 18th, 2010
Special guest instructor and local artist Nicole Stevenson of Random Nicole is moving north for the winter and leaving us to finish up her masters degree in San Francisco. Not one to fade quietly into the sunset of the Golden Gate, Nicole has gone out with a bang of three fantastic classes; Transform your Tees, Soy Candlemaking and Spa Goodies.
In Transform Your Tees students had the opportunity to explore different kinds of alterations on their favorite shirts, from adding fabric embellishments to screenprinting new designs. Our soy candlemakers left the class with a collection of all natural soy candles, individually scented with a variety of essential oils and personalized in decoupaged jars. Spa Goodies students learned how to make a full line of natural bath treats designed to pamper and indulge, from bath salt sachets to handmade soap to lip gloss!
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