Create unique wood art from laser cut and engraved wood pieces and laser cut veneers.
Participants will get a demonstration of the laser cutting and engraving process then will work on assembly. This includes gluing, assembling and clamping the wood parts, sanding the inlays and then polishing them to a shine. If desired, the final piece can become a keyring, earring or pendant.
All materials provided
Ages 14 and up
Bilingual class
Make a Trick or Treat Bag
Sew your own bag for Halloween night in this three hour workshop with Ian Capstick (https://www.instagram.com/quiltqueerly/). A fundraiser for FabZone.
You'll make a sturdy tote with a flat bottom and proper handles, sized for a serious treat haul, with something spooky on the front.
3 hours making your bag:
Choosing your fabric
Cutting and pinning your pieces
Boxing the corners so the bag stands up
Making and attaching sturdy handles
Everyone goes home with a finished bag.
Basic sewing experience needed. Machines and all supplies provided – including spooky and fun Halloween fabrics
Proceeds support FabZone.
English class, Bilingual by request
Ages 12 and up
Intro to Quilting: Perfectly Imperfect
2 four-hour sessions
Learn the basics of making a patchwork and assembling a quilt in this two part workshop with Ian Capstick (https://www.instagram.com/quiltqueerly/)
Quilting has a reputation for fussiness: perfect points, matched seams, corners that meet exactly. Ian teaches it the other way round. In improvisational quilting you work without a strict pattern and your seams and points might not be perfect and that’s what makes it uniquely yours.
Class 1 – Patchwork
Class 2 – Quilting
Participants may not finish completely in the workshop. We’ll provide examples and instructions on how to turn your blocks into: a tote bag or back patch for a jean jacket, a pillow or even the start of a much larger quilt!
English class, Bilingual by request
Ages 16 and up
All materials provided.
Basic sewing skills needed – You should be able to thread a machine, wind a bobbin and sew a straight seam.
Learn to use Cricut Design Space and the Cricut cutter to make decals using adhesive vinyl. Students will also learn how to apply their decals to a glass, water bottle or other item using transfer tape.
Participants should bring an item (glass, water bottle, etc.) to decorate with decals
Ages 12 and up
English class
Get hands-on with the electronics gear at Fabzone!
This introductory tour lets you twist knobs, push buttons, and test out multimeters, power supplies, signal generators, and oscilloscopes through interactive exercises. A basic grasp of electricity concepts will help you get the most out of this practical session.
Ages 15 and up
English class
In these 2 classes you will learn how to use double pointed and cable needles, how to join in the round, how to knit in the round, adding stripes in the round
prerequisite knit, purl, cast on, cast off
Project – Make a tuque
Yarn included
Ages 12 and up
Ready to learn some fancy stitches? In this 2 class session you will learn how to work pattern repeats, how to read a chart, basic lace knitting, simple cables
Prerequisite Knit, purl, increase, decrease, cast-on and cast-off
Ages 12 and up
Sign up for one or more single-session classes and get those unfinished projects completed! You can also use the time to work on repairs or alterations. Our sewing instructors will guide you every step of the way!
We have all the equipment you will need – sewing machines, scissors, thread, and more!
Beginner Knitting – session 2
Prerequisite – cast-on, knit and purl
This class will give you more useful skills to expand your knitting horizons. The first 2 classes cover some common increase and decrease stitches, which are then practiced on small projects: a washcloth and a kitty bag fob. The third class will cover simple methods for changing yarns, and how changing yarn colours looks in different stitch patterns. Then all the skills from the session are combined to make some striped coasters.
Classs 1. Back to the start: pairing increases and decreases
Increase: yarn over increase (yo); how to work it, what it looks like
Decrease: knit-two-together (k2tog); how to work it, what it looks like
Why you usually pair increase and decrease stitches within a row
Class project: garter-stitch dishcloth
Class 2. The more you know: other useful increases and decreases
Increase: knit in front and back (kfb); how to work it, what it looks like
Decrease: slip-slip-knit (ssk); how to work it, what it looks like
Why you need to know both ssk and k2tog
Class project: kitty bag fob
Class 3. Changing lanes: how to change yarns
Simple techniques for changing yarns, to add a new ball, or change colours
Practice changing colours in different stitch patterns
Practice changing to a different yarn weight or texture
Class project: striped coasters
Ages 12 and up
Learn how to work with EVA foam by making a bracer.
Bracers are part of so many costumes from medieval archers to futuristic superheroes.
Sophie will show you how to make a pattern based on your arm, then how to cut, shape with heat, glue and paint EVA foam. Once you master these skills, you can take your cosplay and prop making skills to the next level!