Crafts Classes in San Francisco, CA

Never picked up a needle or haven’t since you were young? Join us for Bite-Size Embroidery for Beginners. Easy and fun, you will leave with a completed embroidery! Learn chain stitch, satin stitch, whipped back stitch, and French knots as well as basic skills such as how to trace a design onto fabric and thread the needle. Personalize your piece...

Learn to combine water-based 2D media such as watercolor, acrylic, soft pastels and collage elements to create original work, incorporating individual skills and style. Required supplies for this program: This class involves creating artworks from a variety of materials. Artists acquire a great many supplies in their experiments with form and color....

This weekend intensive offers an in-depth look at flameworking with molten borosilicate glass. Over the course of two 4 hour sessions, students in this class will be introduced to the foundations of flameworking and will create marbles, pendants and small sculptures.

In this two day intensive workshop, students will learn the basics of hammering and forging, transforming sheet and wire into any shape using a wide array of jewelry hammers.  From stamping to forming and shaping, this class will teach students all the basics to create a finished piece from brass or copper. Teens 16 and over welcome.  Required...

This 3-hour workshop will introduce students to the process of cutting, shaping and assembling sheet glass for the creation of a unique and colorful picture frame. Projects will be designed to fit within a 10”x10” space. This workshop is a great way to learn the basics of fusing in a fun and family-friendly atmosphere.  Ages 10+ (under 14...

Get started with linocut printmaking and learn techniques of carving and printing. We will begin designing our linocuts with a strong and tight drawing to get the best possible print. We will look at historical block printing such as posters and tarot cards for inspiration. Materials fee: $35.

Explore the unique mark-making qualities of Monotype and Solar Etching working with non-toxic water based Akua inks, Arches 88 paper and other printmaking papers. We will work with the basic techniques of Monotype that include the subtractive and additive methods in addition to the Transfer technique used by Matisse and work with the “ghost print”....

Get the tools to tackle the complexities of understanding color and color mixing. We will be attempting to understand how we see color by using two approaches, as both a logical system as developed by Albert Munsell and as the dynamic viewing experience as shown by Josef Albers. We will be exploring color through discussion, demonstrations, and exercises...

Sumi-e, traditional Japanese brush painting with origins in Zen Buddhism, captures the spirit of the subject in ink. Course covers fundamental brush strokes and discipline essential to the practice of Sumi-e. Lectures, demonstrations, and individual help in each class. Required supplies for this program: Bring for first class: • some bamboo brushes...

Learn the basics of leather craft and making a valet tray in this hands-on workshop. You will start by laying out your game plan, where you'll determine the general size and shape of your end product. Then, you'll jump right into making a pattern and designing your piece.  At the end of the workshop, you'll leave with a completely handmade and...