Gel Plate Printing and Collage
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Short Demo on how to pull gel plate prints followed by a demo of how to create a collage from papers that have been created on gel plate.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/Gel-Plate-Printing-and-Collage. Price: $0.00. Instructor: Teri Jones. Session Type: Single Day. Program Area: Painting. Age Range: Adults.
Monday, July 6, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Paint Along Alcohol Ink
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1.5 hour class where we will all paint along to create this lovely painting.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/Paint-Along-Alcohol-Ink. Price: $0.00. Instructor: Teri Jones. Session Type: Single Day. Program Area: Painting. Age Range: Adults. Class Materials: • 91% alcohol
• Non porous paper or ceramic tile
• small brushes
• alcohol inks, I will use Ranger pool, sailboat blue, sunshine yellow, cranberry, botanical and meadow
• Coffee stirrer, felt stamper, Q-Tip's, black extra fine tipped sharpie.
• step by step instructions on how to complete this painting.
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Introduction to Watercolor Painting
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Join Introduction to Watercolor Painting for a fun active painting experience with easy-to-follow demonstrations! In this class Joe will be demonstrating some basic principles of painting with watercolors, and you’ll get to make 3-4 small paintings with him within the hour!
Class Materials Needed
1. Any watercolor paints you have available
2. Any watercolor brushes you have available
3. Watercolor paper, if you can have some available…small sizes (5X7; 4X6)
4. Small container of water
5. Drinking straw, if you have one available; toothpick, if you have one available
6. Paper towels; masking tape.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/Introduction-Watercolor-Painting. Price: $0.00. Instructor: Joe Synan. Session Type: Single Day. Program Area: Unique Offerings. Skill Levels: Beginner. Intermediate.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Weaving Wonderful Wheat
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Weavings were made from wheat to celebrate a successful harvest. Learn a bit about this history while watching me make a traditional weaving from wheat straw.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/Weaving-Wonderful-Wheat. Price: $0.00. Instructor: Linda D Beiler. Session Type: Single Day. Program Area: Unique Offerings. Skill Levels: All Levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced.
Saturday, July 11, 2026, 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. No-Sew Strips from Upcycled Sheets
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Whether you weave rag rugs or are eyeing up Laura's "Crochet a Basket with Sheets" class, learn her slick method for making fabric strips that doesn't require you to sew the ends of the fabric together! You're even welcome to bring sheets to class (regular cotton or flannel) and try the technique! She'll be sharing tips for splicing as well, specific to both weaving and crochet applications. Repurposing fabrics is a great way to give these materials a second, useful life, so let's get ripping and tearing!
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/No-Sew-Strips-Upcycled-Sheets. Price: $0.00. Instructor: Laura Berlage. Session Type: Single Day. Program Area: Unique Offerings. Age Range: Adults.
Saturday, July 11, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. What's Scandinavian Wool Embroidery?
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Wool-on-wool embroidery is a beautiful part of the Scandinavian folk handcrafts tradition. Join instructor Laura Berlage to peruse some basic tips and tricks, how the embroidery yarn and bark-tanned shearling pelts are made from her family's flock of sheep, and the beautiful variety in this technique. She'll also be sharing upcoming kits, classes, and more to jump in and go beyond the basics!
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/Whats-Scandinavian-Wool-Embroidery. Price: $0.00. Instructor: Laura Berlage. Session Type: Single Day. Program Area: Unique Offerings. Age Range: Adults.
Saturday, July 11, 2026, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. What is Punch Needle Rug Hooking?
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Curious about punch needle rug hooking? Laura is a certified Oxford punch needle rug hooking instructor, and she uses yarn made from the wool of her farm's sheep for her projects! Learn more about this medium's interesting history, see a variety of live demonstrations and examples of projects, and bring your questions. This looped-pile technique worked on a stretched monk's cloth backing is easy to learn and super fun. Laura will also be sharing about upcoming classes, so you can jump into your punch needle adventures!
Online Location: https://www.lessonface.com/apply/What-Punch-Needle-Rug-Hooking. Price: $0.00. Instructor: Laura Berlage. Session Type: Single Day. Program Area: Unique Offerings. Age Range: Adults.
Sunday, July 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM.
For more info visit www.lessonface.com. Quilting Ornaments: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars!
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Make 3 twinkling, quilted Star Ornaments by machine to sparkle on your tree. Enjoy learning our easy, 4-step method trace, iron, snip, & stitch to machine reverse applique and applique for two ornaments made speedier with appli-quilting. Construct the 3rd ornament by paper-piecing with step-by-step instructions. Perfect your zig-zag/ satin-stitch work skills while making something beautiful. All skill levels welcome from confident beginners of all ages on up, who have comfort using a sewing machine.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/quiltingornaments. Price: $295.00. Instructor: Margaret Willingham. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Quilting. Skill Levels: All Levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $55 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: Twinkling Star Ornament Kits: Fabric + Pattern (Choose the kit colorway you want)
Fabric for Top, Binding & Backing: Colors refer to pics at right for a reference point
1 Fat Eighth - Red - Ornament 1: Machine Reverse Applique; Ornament 2: Machine Applique
1 Fat Quarter - Yellow/ Orange - Ornament 1: Machine Reverse Applique;…
Monday, July 20, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Angels We Have Heard on High!
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Create two hand stitched Angel Ornaments to fly on your tree this holiday season. Learn our easy, 4-step signature method, Trace, Baste, Snip & Stitch, as you hand reverse applique Angel Ornament 1. Employ this method to add applique elements in addition to reverse applique to Angel Ornament 2, giving it added dimension. Perfect your needle-turn skills to get sharp points, clean inside points and smooth curves. Discover how to quilt reverse applique to bring out its beauty.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/angels. Price: $280. Instructor: Margaret Willingham. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Quilting. Skill Levels: Beginner. Intermediate. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $40 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: Required Materials Kit:
Angel Ornament Kits: Fabric + Pattern (Select which colorway you want)
Fabric for Top, Binding & Backing: color way 1
1 Fat Quarter – Top & Backing – Ornament 1 & 2: Reverse Applique with and without Applique
1 Fat Quarter - background - Ornament 1 & 2
1 Fat Eighth – Wings & halo - Ornament 2:…
Friday, July 31, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Draw Me into Your World: Writing to Build the Movie in the Reader’s Mind
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We have all been told “show, don’t tell,” but how do we make that mantra work for us as writers? This course invites you to dive into the sensory world of sight, sound, smell, touch, and environment to build writing muscle for drawing the reader into the world of your story. Learn real, actionable ways to take flat sentences and bring them to life, with examples, exercises, and discussion. Start wherever you are on your writing journey, in any genre, and build the immersive experience of words on your page.
Readers are looking for an experience they can feel and see in their mind. You already have that world in your head as you write—let us look behind the curtain and experience it! Struggling with this aspect in your writing, not certain where to start, or just want to sharpen the saw of your craft? We’ll meet for five sessions to learn, explore, write, and share.
Course Overview: 5 weeks, 1 hour each
Week 1: Sight
Shape, color, lighting, movement, distance, height, recognition, familiarity, zoom…
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/Draw-Me-Your-World-Writing-Build-Movie-Readers-Mind. Price: $125.00. Instructor: Laura Berlage. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Writing.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Crochet Basket From Sheets
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Love upcycling? This is the perfect class for you! Using simple materials like old sheets and a crochet hook, learn to create your own useful, beautiful, and washable baskets. A variety of shapes and sizes will be covered, and either flannel or regular cotton sheets work great. Clean out your linen closet or hit the thrift stores and give these unused items a new life. Laura will cover all the steps from start to finish, as well as ways you can adapt her pattern for future projects. Some hand strength is required for working the fabric stitches. Make or start as many baskets as you please during the course.
Overview of Class Sessions
First Session (2 hrs.), greetings and get-to-know-you. What fabrics work well and how to prepare and strip them. Starting the base of the basket and working the spiral
Students will be expected to finish stripping their sheets and making their spiral base.
Second Session (2 hrs.), check in on progress, troubleshoot, celebrate successes. Turning the corner fr…
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/crochetbasket. Price: $150.00. Instructor: Laura Berlage. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Knitting & Crochet. Skill Levels: Beginner. Class Materials: The kit includes: PDF download of pattern and felting instructions, Size Q 15.75 mm crochet hook (yes, it’s big)
Fabric Scissors or rotary cutter with mat
Tape measure or ruler
Sheets of your choice:
For regular cotton sheets, typically 5 (depending on size)
For flannel sheets, typically 3 (depending on size).
Thursday, August 13, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
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