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Bowl Turning: Session A

Bowl Turning: Session A

Starts Thu, Sep 17, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This single evening workshop covers the basics of bowl turning. You work at a wood lathe and shape a raw piece of wood into a finished bowl. The instructor, Mike Kuterbach, goes over safe and…

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One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session A

One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session A

Starts Fri, Sep 18, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks puts you at the pottery wheel. You start with a ball of clay, learn the basics of throwing, and shape your own piece. When you finish, you pick a glaze from…

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Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding: Session A

Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding: Session A

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00

In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you fold, assemble and stitch your own handmade books using traditional Japanese stab binding patterns. The technique is centuries old, and the class…

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Fused Glass Nightlights

Fused Glass Nightlights

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a working fused glass nightlight. You cut glass, learn safety practices, and see how the fusing process works while the instructor walks you…

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Mini-Makers: Make Your Own Sock Monkey Sewing Workshop

Mini-Makers: Make Your Own Sock Monkey Sewing Workshop

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

In this one day family sewing workshop at GoggleWorks, you and your child make a classic sock monkey using simple sewing techniques and your own ideas. You learn basic construction and finishing…

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Tabla de Embutidos

Tabla de Embutidos

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This one session woodworking workshop at GoggleWorks is taught in Spanish and English. The instructor is bilingual, so you can follow along in either language. You will learn basic woodworking…

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Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay: Session A

Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay: Session A

Starts Sun, Sep 27, 12:00 AM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00

This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces jewelry design with silver precious metal clay. You work with molding tools and basic forming techniques to shape your own piece. When the design…

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Junk Journal Bookmaking Workshop at GoggleWorks

Junk Journal Bookmaking Workshop at GoggleWorks

Starts Sun, Sep 27, 10:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00

Make a handmade book for your ideas, memories and creativity. In this one day workshop, you turn "junk" into an eclectic journal and try different ways of applying materials to the page. You take…

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Fused Glass Draped Pendant Lights

Fused Glass Draped Pendant Lights

Starts Sun, Sep 27, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you learn the basics of fusing glass and make a draped pendant light for your own home. You practice cutting, shaping and designing glass, then set up…

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Exploration of Wool Felting

Exploration of Wool Felting

Mon, Sep 28 to Mon, Oct 5 · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00

This class at GoggleWorks introduces two ways of working with wool. You try wet felting and needle felting, and you use both to finish two small projects: a decorative felted acorn and a pumpkin. It…

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Basket Weaving: Blanket Basket

Basket Weaving: Blanket Basket

Fri, Oct 2 to Fri, Oct 9 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00

In this two-session class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you weave a blanket basket: a large storage basket sized for blankets, afghans and throws. You learn basket weaving methods and build a…

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Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding: Session B

Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding: Session B

Starts Sat, Oct 3, 12:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00

This one day workshop at GoggleWorks introduces Japanese stab binding, a centuries old way of stitching books by hand. You assemble, fold, and sew your own handmade books using traditional decorative…

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Embroidery in the Garden

Embroidery in the Garden

Sat, Oct 3 to Sat, Oct 31 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00

This class covers the basics of freestyle embroidery, with designs drawn from the plants growing in GoggleWorks' Gardens at Lauer's Park. You learn the basic stitches and work toward loose, flowing…

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Flameworked Pumpkins: Session B

Flameworked Pumpkins: Session B

Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00

This one afternoon workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of flameworking. Working with borosilicate glass at the torch, you shape a small decorative pumpkin, learning to sculpt, mash and add…

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Halloween Fused Glass Candy Dish

Halloween Fused Glass Candy Dish

Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you make a fused glass candy dish with a Halloween theme. You learn the basics of cutting glass and fusing it, then design your own…

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Sewing a Pumpkin Pillow

Sewing a Pumpkin Pillow

Sat, Oct 3 to Sat, Oct 17 · Member: $173.40 / Non-Member: $204.00

This sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through making a pumpkin-shaped pillow. You work on basic machine sewing and hand sewing as you go, starting with cutting fabric, then…

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Crocheting Basics Class at GoggleWorks

Crocheting Basics Class at GoggleWorks

Wed, Oct 7 to Wed, Nov 4 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00

Learn the fundamentals of crochet in a class built for complete newcomers. Instructor Alex Crawford covers how to hold the hook and yarn, how to make basic stitches, and how to work granny squares.…

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Fused Draped Ghost

Fused Draped Ghost

Starts Fri, Oct 9, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This is a single evening workshop in the warm glass studio at GoggleWorks in Reading, led by instructor Janice Peters. Students learn the basics of glass fusing, including scoring and cutting glass…

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One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session B

One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session B

Starts Fri, Oct 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This single evening workshop puts you at the pottery wheel. You start with a ball of clay, learn the basics of throwing, and shape your own piece. When the work is done, you pick a glaze from the…

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Stained Glass Diamond-Bevel Suncatcher

Stained Glass Diamond-Bevel Suncatcher

Starts Sat, Oct 10, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a classic diamond-bevel suncatcher while picking up the basics of stained glass. The instructor, Katrina High, introduces the traditional copper…

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Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Fall Wreath

Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Fall Wreath

Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $20.00

Make a fall wreath at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza. You work with wreath forms, fabrics and other seasonal materials set out by GoggleWorks artists, and you can bring pieces from home if you…

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Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Flameworked Pumpkin

Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Flameworked Pumpkin

Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $45.00

Make your own glass pumpkin in the Flameworking Studio at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza. Working with a torch alongside GoggleWorks flameworking artists, you heat glass, shape it, add color, and…

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Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Hot Glass Pumpkin

Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Hot Glass Pumpkin

Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $55.00

Make your own glass pumpkin in the Hot Glass Studio at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza, the center's fall event in Reading. You work at the furnace with help from the hot glass artists, shaping…

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Fused Glass Lollipop Vase

Fused Glass Lollipop Vase

Starts Mon, Oct 12, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

Make a fused glass lollipop vase to use at home in this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. You work through the glass fusing process from start to finish, including how to…

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Basket Weaving: Blooming Nice Bowl

Basket Weaving: Blooming Nice Bowl

Tue, Oct 13 to Tue, Oct 20 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00

In this basket weaving class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you build a round bowl shaped basket on a double slotted base, then add woven flowers around the outside. The finished piece works as…

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Intro to Watercolors and Gouache: Session B

Intro to Watercolors and Gouache: Session B

Wed, Oct 14 to Wed, Nov 11 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00

This beginner class at GoggleWorks covers the basics of painting with transparent watercolor and opaque gouache. Students practice core application techniques and work on mixing and using color, with…

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Bowl Turning: Session B

Bowl Turning: Session B

Starts Thu, Oct 15, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of turning bowls on a wood lathe. You start with raw wood and work toward a finished bowl, learning how to hold and use turning tools…

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Weekend Sand Casting: Session A

Weekend Sand Casting: Session A

Fri, Oct 16 to Sat, Oct 17 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00

This weekend workshop at GoggleWorks introduces sand casting, a long standing way of shaping metal. Participants pack molds using casting sand, then pour molten metal to make jewelry or small…

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Printmaking Drop-In Workshop

Printmaking Drop-In Workshop

Sat, Oct 17 to Sat, Nov 21 · $20.00

This drop-in printmaking workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts meets on Friday mornings, with each date standing on its own as a single session. Artist Suzanne Fellows leads the group through a…

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Intro to Wheel Throwing: Session B

Intro to Wheel Throwing: Session B

Sat, Oct 17 to Sat, Nov 21 · Member: $283.05 / Non-Member: $333.00

This beginner ceramics class at GoggleWorks covers the basics of working on a potter's wheel. Students learn to throw cylinders, cups, bowls and other forms, then shape and trim their pieces. Basic…

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Flameworked Acorns Glass Workshop at GoggleWorks

Flameworked Acorns Glass Workshop at GoggleWorks

Starts Sat, Oct 17, 1:00 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00

This single session workshop is an introduction to borosilicate glass and the torch. Working at the flame, you melt and sculpt a glass acorn by hand and take it home. Nikki Vitchner teaches, and the…

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Next Steps: Garment Construction

Next Steps: Garment Construction

Tue, Oct 20 to Tue, Nov 17 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00

This intermediate class at GoggleWorks builds on sewing skills you already have. You work on making simple patterns, designing your own garments, and taking an idea through to a finished piece. Along…

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Spooky Scroll Saw

Spooky Scroll Saw

Starts Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

Spend one evening in the Woodworking Studio at GoggleWorks making cutouts for Halloween or Dia de los Muertos. You draw a design on wood, then use the scroll saw to follow your lines and cut out…

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Sierra de calar espeluznante

Sierra de calar espeluznante

Starts Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks puts you at a benchtop scroll saw to cut your own spooky home decor for Halloween or Dia de los Muertos. The two holidays are different, but their imagery…

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Flameworked Beads 101

Flameworked Beads 101

Thu, Oct 22 to Thu, Nov 19 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00

This beginner class introduces flameworking, the craft of shaping glass at a torch. Working with glass rods and a torch, students learn to heat, melt and form their own glass beads, with attention to…

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Fused Glass Coasters

Fused Glass Coasters

Starts Fri, Oct 23, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks covers the basics of warm glass. You cut glass, position the pieces, and go through the firing steps that turn them into a set of four fused coasters. The…

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Welding Basics: Session C

Welding Basics: Session C

Starts Sat, Oct 24, 11:30 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces MIG welding. An electric arc forms between a wire electrode and the metal, melting them so they join. Students learn the…

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Welding Basics: Session D

Welding Basics: Session D

Starts Sat, Oct 24, 2:30 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces MIG welding. You learn how an electric arc forms between a wire electrode and metal and melts them together, then put that process to work. By the…

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Mosaic Pumpkin Class at GoggleWorks

Mosaic Pumpkin Class at GoggleWorks

Sat, Oct 24 to Sun, Oct 25 · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

Learn the basics of mosaic work and make a pumpkin you can hang at home. Over two evening sessions you cut glass, arrange colored tiles into your design, and grout the finished piece. The class is…

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Pen Turning: Session A

Pen Turning: Session A

Starts Wed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of woodturning, and you leave having made a pen you can use. Mike Keiser covers the tools, the core techniques and the safety practices…

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Intermediate Sewing: Japanese Cross Back Apron

Intermediate Sewing: Japanese Cross Back Apron

Thu, Oct 29 to Thu, Nov 12 · Member: $130.05 / Non-Member: $153.00

In this sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, students make a Japanese cross-back apron, a slip-on style that works well for cooking, crafting or giving as a gift. The project is set up to…

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Color Theory Painting and Drawing Class

Color Theory Painting and Drawing Class

Fri, Oct 30 to Fri, Nov 13 · Member: $122.40 / Non-Member: $144.00

Learn the language of color through a series of exercises, paintings and drawings using acrylic paint and colored pencils. You will look at why some color combinations feel restful while others feel…

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Screen Print & Sew Throw Pillow Cover: Session B

Screen Print & Sew Throw Pillow Cover: Session B

Wed, Nov 4 to Wed, Nov 11 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00

This workshop at GoggleWorks walks you through making a throw pillow cover from start to finish. On the first evening you work in the Printmaking Studio, where you pick from a set of designs and…

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Sewing a Crossbody Bag

Sewing a Crossbody Bag

Sat, Nov 7 to Sat, Nov 21 · Member: $173.40 / Non-Member: $204.00

In this sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, students build a crossbody bag from start to finish. You work through the steps of putting in a zipper, sewing a lining, and attaching an…

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Jewelry Making: Sterling Silver Braided Ring

Jewelry Making: Sterling Silver Braided Ring

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 3:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a sterling silver ring from start to finish. You twist and braid silver wire, then shape, solder, and finish the piece. Along the way you…

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Fused Glass Cookie Tray

Fused Glass Cookie Tray

Sat, Nov 7 to Sun, Nov 8 · Member: $123.25 / Non-Member: $145.00

In this two session class at GoggleWorks, you make a fused glass cookie tray while learning the basics of working with warm glass. You cut and arrange glass, then the pieces are fused and shaped into…

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Warm Glass Ornament 1-Day Workshops

Warm Glass Ornament 1-Day Workshops

Nov 9 to Dec 11 · Member: $72.25 / $80.75 / Non-Member: $85.00 / $95.00

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts runs single session ornament workshops in its warm glass studios. In each session you work in either the fusing studio or the flameworking studio to make a glass…

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Fused Pet Ornament or Tray

Fused Pet Ornament or Tray

Starts Mon, Nov 9, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a glass ornament or small tray in honor of a pet. An instructor walks the group through glass cutting, shop safety, and how the fusing process…

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One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session C

One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session C

Starts Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

Spend an evening at the potter's wheel at GoggleWorks in Reading. You start with a ball of clay and learn the basics of throwing, shaping it into a finished piece of pottery with guidance from…

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Blind Embossing Workshop: Session B

Blind Embossing Workshop: Session B

Starts Tue, Nov 10, 6:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

In this one evening workshop you carve your own relief block, then print with it. Blind embossing uses pressure alone to press a raised, ink free image into paper. You can also add ink if you want…

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