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Starts Thu, Sep 17, 4:00 PM · Free
Fiber Studio is a drop-in style craft series for teens in the Teen Loft at the Main Library in Reading. Participants try a variety of handicrafts, including knitting, card making and cross stitch…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Starts Tue, Sep 22, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of the Reading Public Library marks Hispanic Heritage Month with an Art Pod craft session. In this one, kids and teens make sacred hearts, a craft drawn from Hispanic cultural…
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Tue, Sep 22 to Tue, Oct 27 · Free
Teens make their own wooden book in this introductory woodworking series. Each page of the book uses a different technique, so participants design, cut, and shape as they go. Safety comes first, and…
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Starts Tue, Sep 22, 5:00 PM · Free
Crochetology is a crochet program at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch. Participants learn new stitches, practice reading a pattern, and create fiber art. Materials are provided, so there…
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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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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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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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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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Starts Tue, Sep 29, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of Reading Public Library marks Hispanic Heritage Month with an Art Pod craft session. Children and teens make their own maracas, a shaker instrument with deep roots in Latin…
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Starts Wed, Sep 30, 4:00 PM · Free
Make a craft inspired by the techniques of artists and crafters of Hispanic and Latino heritage. Projects are self-directed, so you work at your own pace rather than following a staff-led lesson.…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Oct 19 · Member: $283.05 / Non-Member: $333.00
This introduction to the potter's wheel covers the basics of throwing cylinders, cups, bowls and other forms. Instructor Heidi Sensenig guides students through throwing, shaping and trimming, along…
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In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Oct 12 · Member: $235.88 / Non-Member: $277.50
This ceramics class covers the basics of building pots and other objects by hand, without a wheel. Students work with pinching, coil building, and soft slab construction. Each session opens with…
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In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Oct 19 · Member: $306.00 / Non-Member: $360.00
Learn to Turn is a woodturning class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading. You work on the lathe and pick up the core techniques behind turned wood projects, such as bowls, pens and…
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In progress since Sep 15, next Tue, Sep 22, through Oct 13 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00
This introductory sewing class at GoggleWorks covers the groundwork: machine maintenance, seam ripping, stabilizing fabric, telling fabric types apart, and other basic skills. By the end you should…
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In progress since Sep 16, next Wed, Sep 23, through Sep 30 · Member: $130.05 / Non-Member: $153.00
This class covers the basics of screen printing at GoggleWorks in Reading. You begin by drawing your idea, then learn how to prepare a screen and pull ink across it to print your design. It runs over…
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In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 28, through Sep 28 · Free
Junk Journal Club is a drop-in craft club at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch. People come together to journal, scrapbook, collage and decorate pages, all in one sitting. It is a relaxed…
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In progress since Sep 16, next Wed, Oct 14, through Oct 14 · Free
Musical Art Loft is a teen program from Reading Public Library that pairs musicals with hands-on crafting. Teens watch or listen to a musical while they make their own craft projects, so the time…
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