classes in beacon, ny

	shop • about • notebook • visit us • contact us Hello and Happy February! Hope you're all staying warm and cozy in this chilly winter weather. We've been busy working on our new shop blog, Notebook, and putting together a full schedule of classes for next two months, including Embroidery with Cal Patch, two classes for kids, a 4-hour Bookbinding workshop with the very talented Nic Taylor of Thunderwing Press, and a reprisal of our popular Knitting 101 class. Read all about it below...
	Join us Saturday, February 13th, from 10:30-12:30, to learn the basics of embroidery with our special guest instructor Cal Patch. Practice your new skills on an original Valentine's Day pattern created by Cal (sneak peek above). Cost: $40 + $5 materials fee A 50% deposit is required to hold your place in a class. Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours prior to the class in order to receive store credit for your deposit. Give us a call or stop by the shop to reserve your spot! About the Instructor: Cal Patch has been a maker since she was a Girl Scout in the seventies. She sews, crochets, spins, embroiders, knits, prints, makes patterns, dyes… hence the name of her label: hodge podge. Cal has taught all of these subjects for the past ten years, and loves showing people new skills. After seventeen years of being a New York City dweller, Cal recently relocated to the Catskills where she plans to be a crafty farmer. Her first book, Design-It-Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simplified, is out now from Potter Craft. You can see what she’s up to at hodgepodgefarm.net.		2/6 Needle Felting with Nguyen Le 2/13 Embroidery Basics with Cal Patch 2/20 Knit a Superstar Hat with Jill Draper 2/27 Soap Making for Kids with Meow Meow Tweet 3/6 Knit a Giant Cable Scarf with Jill Draper 3/13 Bookbinding with Thunderwing Press 3/20 Jewelry Making for Kids with MaryAnne LoVerme 3/27 Knitting 101 Classes are held at Clay Wood & Cotton in Beacon, NY. More information can be found here. We just launched a new feature on ClayWoodandCotton.com. We've revamped and spruced up our News + Events section into a full-on blog, which we're calling our Notebook. It currently has all the info on our classes and events, and will also come to include tutorials, recipes, tidbits about our artists, and other goodies. Please check it out and leave us a comment telling us what you think, what you'd like to see, or anything else you'd like to say!
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