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Club Etsy
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Next Club Date: Wednesday July 14th, 6-8pm FREE
Be a part of the handmade revolution! Whether you’re a newbie or an experienced Etsy seller, this club is an opportunity to meet other crafters who have or want to start their own handmade shop on Etsy. Explore tools in our studio to improve your store’s presentation. Bring your experiences, questions and handmade goodies to share, it’s the best part of the club! I’ve invited a very special speaker this month – April Winchell, author of Regretsy! This is going to be a really fun night and April will also be signing copies of her book for anyone interested in getting one! Stay tuned for more details and RSVP if you can, the studio will fill up fast!
Join our online Club Etsy and support other handmade sellers in Los Angeles
Zine Club
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Third Wednesday of every month. First meet-up: Wednesday July 21st, 6-8pm. FREE
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.
upcoming events
Next Movie Night – Friday August 13th
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Join us for our FREE monthly Movie Night! Bring your knit or crochet projects, or just come for the screening. BYO food and drink (beer and wine is ok) and we will have a complementary craft project in honor of the month’s movie selection.
Open Studio Night
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Once a month
Bring in your projects, friends and food – explore our studio, equipment, and library books all for free! We will be here to answer any questions you may have, share ideas, show you around, or just let you run free on your own.
American Sewing Guild
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The American Sewing Guild is a national non-profit organization. Meetings are open to anyone at all levels of sewing experience, from absolute beginners to advanced experts. The Santa Monica chapter meets once a month in our studio and is hosted by Lori Pettiti.
Next meeting: We will be making handbags! Pre cutting your fabrics will save a HUGE amount of time, so please email Lori at lori@hiplinemedia.com for instructions.
Stitch N Bitch
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Next Club Date: Wednesday, July 7th, 6-8pm, FREE
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.
past events
Member Appreciation Night
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Current and past teachers and members are invited to bring a guest and join us in our studio on Friday June 11th from 7-9pm.
Get to know your fellow crafters and enjoy complementry….
-Pizza and drinks
-A special goody bag of crafting supplies from the store
-Watch a demonstration of the Yudu silkscreening machine, then screenprint something for yourself! Choose from a number of images here in the studio.
-FABRIC SALE PREVIEW: On this night, get first dibs on our Fabric Sale (which officially starts June 13th-20th for the general public.) Fabric is up to 60% off!
Please RSVP by calling or sending us an email! :-)
Silverlake Jubilee
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Come visit us at the Silverlake Jubilee this weekend! We are participating in some great zine workshops. Plus, there are lots of local bands, artists and food to enjoy. $5 admission for it all!
Charity Event this Weekend
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Come out and support! We will have a booth here, see you there!
Santa Monica Festival This Weekend
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We hope to see you at the Santa Monica Festival this Saturday, May 8th from 11am-6pm. We will be offering free craft workshops and demonstrations throughout
the day. There are a lot of great performances, artists, and a handmade marketplace to explore as well. For more information and a complete schedule of events click HERE.
2 For 1 Membership
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This May we are offering, for the first time, 2 for 1 memberships to our studio! This means you and a friend can split the cost of a $45 Worsted Weight Membership and craft all month long. This offer lasts for one week only – between April 24th and April 30th. Memberships are valid during the month of May and cannot be transfered to a later date.
Not only do you get unlimited access to our workspace and equipment with a membership, you also get studio friend passes, discounts on classes, free admission to Movie Night and this month, an invitation to Member Appreciation Night – a special potluck event for members and teachers with goody bags, raffle drawings and a special craft demo (to be announced).
For a complete list of studio and membership info click here.
Mothers Day At The U.C.C
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Join us Mother’s Day weekend and treat mom to one (or all!) or these specially priced classes. Spa Goodies, Scrapbook 101 or Needlefelting. We will have refreshments and snacks to help celebrate.
JUST ADDED – Due to popular demand, we’ve added a second session of Spa Goodies on Saturday May 8th from 4-7pm
Silverlake Art Craft And Vintage
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We will have a booth at the upcoming Silverlake Art Craft and Vintage on Sunday, April 25th from 10am-4pm. We will be doing free craft workshops throughout the day, so drop by and say hello! This is a monthly fundraiser on the last Saturday & Sunday of each month, created by the community to support the student program development. They have raised over $30,000 for the Micheltorena Street Elementary School and LAUSD, plus they support local makers, which is why we are so excited they asked us to take part! If you are interested in becoming a vendor, visit their website at http://www.silverlakeartcraftvintage.com/index.html
Come visit us and lots of other wonderful handmade vendors at:
MICHELTORENA STREET ELEMENTARY STREET SCHOOL
1511 MICHELTORENA STREET (CROSS ST. SUNSET BLVD.)
LA CA 90026
Hunt for a Golden Egg on Easter!
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This Sunday, April 4th come into the store for a special easter egg hunt. Hidden throughout the store will be a gaggle of golden eggs filled with coupons, candy and even vouchers for free fabric! The hunt lasts all day, so stop by any time during our normal business hours (10am-6pm) to join in the fun. (Limit one coupon per customer.)
Zine workshop @ Fairview Library
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A great workshop for teens! Learn about the history of self-published magazines (aka zines), then work on a collaborative zine that each person will get to take home at the end of the evening. This workshop is taught by Rhea, zine maker and creator of the zine distribution website www.onlyfortheopenminded.com.
Location: Fairview Library 2101 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Drop-In Group Sewing
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Come work on our collaborative quilt project! Bring your stash of fabric to swap, then work from one of our quilt block patterns and help us make a series of baby quilts. These quilts will be raffled off on February 27th during our Knit & a Movie Night so please don’t forget to purchase some raffle tickets. ($5 each or 5 for $20) All proceeds from the raffle will go to Partners In Health: Stand With Haiti.
Knit and a Movie Night – Chocolat
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Join us for our first ever Knit and a Movie night on Saturday, January 30th from 7-9pm! We’ll be screening the deliciously decadent Chocolat, so bring your knitting (or any lap project) and enjoy two hours with Johnny Depp and some crafting. Need we say more? Just $6 at the door, no RSVP required. We are also extending our Yarn Sale during the event to all attendees!!
Mid Winter Yarn Sale!
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Shake off those dreary weather blues by checking out our giant Mid Winter Yarn Sale this Saturday, January 23rd through Friday, January 29th. That’s right, it’s a WHOLE WEEK long! That’s plenty of time to find some great deals on snuggly yarns that are just waiting to be made into toasty hats, scarves and mittens. ALL yarn will be at least 15% off, and a good portion of it will be 30% and 40% off. It’s just the remedy for these cold, wet days. Don’t miss it!
Sewing Club
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Next club date: Wednesday, April 21st, 6-8pm, FREE
Get those unfinished projects out of your crowded craft room and work on them in our studio. We have large cutting mats, sewing machines and lots of project ideas in the library. Sewers unite – craft together!
West Hollywood Craft Riot
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Head out to West Hollywood on Saturday, December 5th, from 11:00-5:00pm for a holiday craft fair featuring local designers and handmade vendors showcasing their newest creations. We will be there all day offering free workshops in needlefelting and embroidery. Admission is only $3 and all proceeds benefit the West Hollywood Toy Drive. See you there!
Camp Pluckyfluff and Booksigning
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This amazing two day workshop at our studio kicks off with a free book signing on December 4th from 6-9pm. The workshop will take place Saturday December 4th and Sunday December 5th from 10am-5pm.
Lexi’s book, Intertwined, The Art of Handspun Yarn, Modern Patterns, and Creative Spinning (Quarry Books, 2008) is filled with patterns, techniques and stories that reveal spinning as an art is as deeply connected to the human spirit as it is to the spirit of D.I.Y. Crack open her book and you’ll see an amazing assortment of styles and stories – all told through handspun yarns. Flipping through the pages you’ll see skeins filled with doll parts, candy wrappers, fabric scraps and more. You’ve just got to see it!
We are already counting down the days until Lexi Boeger waves her plucky, fluffy wand over The U.C.C and transforms the studio into a world of truly one of a kind yarns filled with; sparkles, nubbles, crescents and coils. Lexi’s Camp Plucky Fluff workshops are world renowned – she is scheduled to teach her Camp in Japan and Norway in the next year!
The price for the two day camp is $230 (PLEASE NOTE: There are no refunds for Camp Pluckyfluff). You must have basic spinning experience and will learn new techniques to create personalized art yarn like the ones shown here!
To sign up for the class now, please call us at 310-392-0139, visit us in person, or download the class schedule here to print out the sign up form to send it via mail.
Find out more about Lexi Boeger and Pluckyfluff here, and the class materials list here
Feel free to call us with any questions or concerns!
Below are some links to previous Pluckyfluff events, if you’re curious what exactly spinning art yarn is all about.
http://jazzturtlecreations.blogspot.com/2009/11/its-art-yarn-let-it-go-camp-pluckyfluff.html
http://monstercrochet.blogspot.com/2008/11/camp-pluckyfluff.html
http://blog.urbanfaunastudio.com/camp-pluckyfluff-march-09
Hella Hipster Hoedown
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Elaine Layabout is bringing her popular Hella Hipster Hoedown to the westside (hay bales and all), to The U.C.C! Not only will you get to hear great live music from; Old Californio, Foot Foot, Justin Gordon and Freaky Mountain, you’ll also get to craft for Free!!
Admission is just $5….bring a t-shirt and screen print and image…..pick up some cozy yarn from our store and get a knitting crash course….make a souvenir button to take with you….all included! We will have complimentary cornbread and drinks to wet your whistles along with some handmade crafty vendors with goods to take home in time for the holidays. Feel free to dress appropriately!
This event is the first of its kind for us, you’ll definitely want to be a part of it. Save the date:
Sunday, November 22nd, 3-8pm
See y’all there!
Intertwined Book Signing
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Spinning extraordinaire, Lexi Boeger, of Pluckyfluff fame is kicking off her camp with a free lecture, book signing and gallery show in our studio. We will be raffling two signed copies of Lexi’s book, intertwined: The Art of Handspun Yarn, Modern Patterns and Creative Spinning. Welcome to everyone!
PluckyFluff Gallery Show & Book Signing
@ The Urban Craft Center
Friday December 4, 2009 6-9pm
2433 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Chic & Simple Book Signing & Fashion Show
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Clothing designer Christine Haynes will presenting her pieces from her book Chic & Simple Sewing in a summer runway show followed with booksigning. Don’t forget to sign up for her classes schedule throughout the spring and summer.
Chic & Simple Book Signing & Fashion Show
Friday July 10, 2009
@ the Urban Craft Center
2433 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Farmer’s Market Demonstration
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We will be at the Main Street Farmer’s Market, May 31st, doing needle felting demos all morning, from 9am-1pm It is our first time being invited to participate in the farmer’s market and we can not wait!!! Follow your noses to the pancake booth because we will be set up right net to it. Needle felt with us, then get your fingers deliciously sticky with maple syrup after :-)
Farmer’s Market Demo
Sunday May 31, 2009 9-1pm
2640 Main St.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Mother’s Day Crafternoon
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Make this Mother’s Day a celebration of handmade creations.
Each craft is $20 per person, or $35 per mother/daughter (or son!) pair, welcome to ages 11 and up. Our resident crafters will be here to help, whether you’re making the perfect gift or spending the day with mom! Reservations are recommended.
Scrapbooking 11am-1pm
Melt ‘N Pour Soap 1pm-3pm
Needle Felting 3pm-5pm
Daily 11am-7pm
310.392.0139
hello@theurbancraftcenter.com
2433 Main Street,
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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hello@theurbancraftcenter.com
2433 Main Street,
Santa Monica, CA 90405
street map | building map
