Find Your Creative "Nature" in Art Journaling
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Explore creativity, harness your intuitive vision and deepen your expression through the creative play of mixed media art journaling. Use classic materials and techniques: paint, collage, & printing in myriad ways to create uniquely personal works. Experiment with image transfer techniques; creating focal images for autumn inspired art journal spreads. Develop a practice that nourishes your creative flow!
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/creativenature. Price: $172. Instructor: Jennifer Davies-Reazor. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Mixed Media. Skill Levels: All Levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $12 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: vintage paper, assorted art paper, images for collage and image transfer, craft foam for printmaking.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Nine Cast Ons Every Knitter Should Know
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Do you only know one cast on? It’s time to branch out! Learn all the basic cast ons (half hitch, knitted, cable and long tail) and what situations they’re best for. Then advance to decorative variations on them, to add lacy, picot or multicolor edges to your knitting.
Beginner and up—Must know at least one cast on and how to knit and purl.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/9castons. Price: $40. Instructor: Margaret Radcliffe. Session Type: Single Day. Program Area: Knitting & Crochet. Skill Levels: Beginner. Intermediate. Class Materials: Plain, smooth, light-colored, worsted weight wool yarn in two contrasting colors. Needles sized appropriately for the yarn (US#6-8/4-5 mm). A circular needle the same size to be used as a stitch holder. Optional: tags to label your samples.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Celtic Harp, Wool Embroidery
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Englishwork dominated embroidery stitching through the High Middle Ages, with its intricate pictorials and gold and silver embellishments. While this was traditionally worked in silk, the same techniques are both beautiful and tactile in wool. In this class, master the secrets of split stitch for both outlining and filling, with accents in satin stitch. Embellish this beautiful, Celtic harp with silver-colored goldwork techniques and beads for the tuning pegs. Previous embroidery experience is recommended.
Course Overview
4 2-Hour Sessions, a week apart with homework between sessions
Week 1: Hooping up and working split stitch outlining as well as “marking” where the harp strings will stop and start.
Week 2: Split stitch filling to show the grain of the wood.
Week 3: Working shading shadows and dimensionality, as well as couching on the strings and pegs/beads.
Week 4: Celtic knot stitches, including silver couched outlining.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/Celtic-Harp-Wool-Embroidery. Price: $230. Instructor: Laura Berlage. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Needlework & Thread Art. Age Range: Adults. Skill Levels: Beginner. Intermediate. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $70 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: • Cotton fabric marked with the design.
• Wool yarn for your project from the instructor’s sheep
• 2 sizes silvery thread for strings and embellishments.
• Silver beads for tuning peg
• Chenille embroidery needle
• Paper pattern with stitch guide
• PDF download of detailed instructions with pictures, Students will also want to…
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Wool Drying Basket
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Weave a replica of a vintage wool-drying basket. Your basket will have an open bottom for drainage , elevated on wooden feet for air circulation and ceramic handles for a little added finesse. If you're not drying wool, it makes a wonderful focal point or storage basket.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/wooldryingbasket. Price: $200. Instructor: Sue Muldoon. Session Type: Single Day. Program Area: Basketry. Gourds. Age Range: Adults. Skill Levels: Beginner. Intermediate. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $80 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: -Reed
-Wooden feet
-Ceramic handles (colors may vary)
-Dyed reed accent color of choice, Students will also want to provide:-Bucket for water
-Scissors or clippers
-Towel
-Utility knife
-Sturdy work surface fitting your prefered sitting height.
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Book Making: Inbetween Binding
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Incorporate several different techniques into this innovative structure. Create a hardcover case-wrap bookbinding combined with basic leathercraft. Belted hardcover books feature a decorative lay-flat binding and leather closure. Any skill level welcome; requires good hand-eye coordination.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/leatherbook. Price: $150.00. Instructor: Sara Dismukes. Session Type: Single Day. Program Area: Book Arts. Skill Levels: All Levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $50 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: -Book board
-Decorative and filler papers
-Leather
-Leather hardware
-Bookbinding thread
-Needle
-T-pin awl, Students will also want to provide:-Ruler
-X-acto or utility knife
-Cutting surface
-Awl
-Bone folder, or spoon
-Adhesive pva/white glue, like Elmer's or Yes paste.
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Provisional Cast Ons - Five Ways to Make and Use Them
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Provisional cast ons are easily removed and are an important tool for knitters, providing creative flexibility. You'll practice five different provisional cast ons to see which you like best and five different uses: adding a border, making a hem, joining top and bottom edges, working from the center out so both ends match in a shawl or scarf, and as the base for a tubular cast on.
Adventurous beginner and up. Must know at least one cast on, how to knit, purl and bind off.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/5castons. Price: $80. Instructor: Margaret Radcliffe. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Knitting & Crochet. Skill Levels: Beginner. Intermediate. Class Materials: About 100 yards of smooth, solid-colored, light-colored worsted weight yarn (ideally a stretch wool yarn). Small amount of smooth, solid-colored worsted weight yarn in a contrasting color to be used as waste yarn (ideally cotton or a tightly spun wool or acrylic). Dental floss. Set of double pointed needles in size appropriate for yarn. Crochet hook the same size as needles. Sharp scissors or sewing shears.
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Gel Plate Experience
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Learn to pull interesting layered prints from a gel plate on deli paper, copy paper and Bristol Board or Mixed Media Paper. We will make prints to use as either collage papers or fine art prints, using a variety of acrylic paints, found objects, handmade or store bought stamps and stencils and a bit of patience to create wondrous art.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/gelplate. Price: $160. Instructor: Teri Jones. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Painting. Age Range: Adults. Skill Levels: All Levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced. Class Materials: • 5x7 or 8x10 Gel Plate… I like Gelli Arts or Gel Press (no Speedball)
• Matte Medium Gold Metallic Acrylic paint
• 5” brayer
• Deli paper (white) for collage papers
• Plain copy paper
• Bristol Board, card stock or mixed media paper at least 110lb for art prints
• Bubble wrap, corrugated cardboard, dry wall tape or anything to stamp a pattern.
• Stencils.. homemade or bought.
• Small brushes, paper towels, q-tips
• Acrylic pens for print enhancement.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
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Learn to construct your own brooms! One broom in each session each with its own unique characteristics, A twine wrapped handle, a turkey wing, a hawks tail and a plaited handle! Perfect for adding to your own collection or giving as gifts! Natural brooms are where beauty and function come together.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/Hand-Brooms. Price: $245. Instructor: Nancy Binkowski. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Broom Making. Skill Levels: All Levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $85 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: Kit for JCCFS online, Students will also want to provide:Scissors and a tubing cutter or access to a saw for cutting the bundle.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Zwirnknopf - Buttons with a Twist!
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Discover the art of Zwirnknopf buttons!
These beautifully wrapped thread buttons originated in the cottage industries of Eastern Europe’s mountain regions. By the mid-18th century, their charm and craftsmanship had spread across Europe and beyond. In this class, you’ll explore some of their many variations and learn the techniques behind creating these timeless adornments.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/Zwirnknopf-Buttons-Twist. Price: $128. Instructor: Karen Smock. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Needlework & Thread Art. Skill Levels: Beginner. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $8 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: I will provide the rings needed, a tapestry needle and the written instructions. Students will also want to provide:Five colors of Pearl cotton #5 in various colors, scissors and a pencil.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. More Afrilachian Tunes on Uke
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Dive into the grooves and musical heritage of Black Appalachia as we strum and pluck, stomp and hum our way into ballads, soul, blues and throwdowns from the 19th Century to today. Some will play chords while others pluck songs from the likes of Bessie Smith, Bill Withers, Brownie McGhee, The Impressions, and more. If you know chords, if you can strum, if you can press down a string…come on down!
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/More-Afrilachian-Tunes-Uke. Price: $120. Instructor: Súle Greg Wilson. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Unique Offerings. Skill Levels: All Levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced. Class Materials: Ukulele.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Wool Embroidered Headband
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Jump into a cozy, interdisciplinary experience of all things sheep with this unique project! Explore Scandinavian-style wool-on-wool embroidery using hand dyed wool yarns from the instructor’s sheep on upcycled washed wool fabric, as well as learn how to stitch shearling sheepskin pelt to create the comfy, customized. The leather is from the instructor’s farm’s sheep and is naturally bark tanned. This project pairs excellently with the wool embroidered sheepskin mittens.
An exciting attribute of this class is the sourcing network of the beautiful items that will arrive in your kit. Three, small-scale woman-owned operations from rural Wisconsin make each of the elements possible—Laura’s farm that raises the sheep, the artisan mill that spins and dyes the yarn, and the natural tannery that turns the hides into leather. Savor this multi-faceted course infused with cozy stories and warm ears for years to come.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/embroideredheadband. Price: $270. Instructor: Laura Berlage. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Needlework & Thread Art. Age Range: Adults. Skill Levels: Beginner. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $120 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: • Bark tanned shearling sheepskin pre-cut pieces headband, which is custom-sized during class.
• 5 colors of wool yarn from instructor’s sheep.
• Washed wool fabric with design: please choose black, teal, or red. • Embroidery needle.
• Glover’s needles and faux sinew for stitching
• PDF of photo essay for additional…
Friday, March 13, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Funky Tamborine for All Occasions
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Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/Funky-Tamborine-All-Occasions. Price: $60. Instructor: Súle Greg Wilson. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Unique Offerings. Skill Levels: All Levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced. Class Materials: Ukulele.
Sunday, March 15, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Continuing Autoharp
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Continue to build your strumming and plucking techniques as you begin to find melody on the autoharp. Learn to listen for the melodic “roadmap” of tunes and where to place the different intervals within the scales. Enjoy developing this new skill with a few folk and hymn tunes.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/autoharp. Price: $80. Instructor: Anne Lough. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Music. Age Range: Adults. Skill Levels: Beginner. Intermediate. Class Materials: An autoharp in tune and finger picks
I'll be providing PDF's for the class ahead of time.
Saturday, March 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Singing and Playing Traditional Folk Songs
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Sit "knee to knee" (or rather, screen to screen!) with Aubrey for a singing, playing, historical, and cultural adventure! Folk songs leave no stones unturned when it comes to portraying the human experience. Aubrey will draw from her extensive repertoire of traditional American, Appalachian, and Anglo-Celtic folk songs with themes of work, the sea, humor, love, childhood, play, dance, ballads, nature, protest, and more. Sessions will involve group singing and playing instrument(s) of your choice if you wish, listening, discussing, and sharing a song (optional) of your own. Fun!
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/folksongs. Price: $40. Instructor: Aubrey Atwater. Session Type: Single Day. Program Area: Music. Skill Levels: All Levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced. Class Materials: Whatever instruments folks wish to play (optional).
Saturday, March 21, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Pastels Made Easy! (March 2026)
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Pastels are not difficult!
This carefully designed class will allow all participants to become comfortable creating pastel paintings of various subjects and sizes, using a variety of painting methods.
The class will explore pastels layering, color contrasts and complements, light and dark emphasis, foreground and background structure, overall composition, and how the eye and mind see art.
Participants will produce many pastel paintings to examine and refine their understanding of the "best practices" of pastel painting.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/pastelsmarch. Price: $305. Instructor: Joe Synan. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Painting. Age Range: Adults. Skill Levels: Beginner. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $60 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: 20 pieces 6 x 8 high-quality pastel paper (400 grit sandpaper surface)
10 mats, 8 x 10 with 5 x 7 opening, highest quality
Set of blending sticks
Finger protectors
40 spacer pieces - 3/16 foam board (pastel painting is recessed below the surface of the mat), Students will also want to provide:Soft pastels: small…
Monday, March 30, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Introduction to Tapestry Weaving, Level-1 (April 2026)
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Curious about how tapestries are made and ready to try your hand at pictorial weaving? This most ancient form of textile creation is rich with history and invitation for creative expression. Master weaver Laura Berlage will take you on a multi-week journey into the magical world of tapestry, where you will learn to transform warp and weft into a peaceful sunset landscape, measuring approximately 10x10 inches. Starting with a simple frame loom, focus will be given to establishing good tapestry technique and learning the process for horizontal and angled forms—beginning with foundational geometrics and building into more naturalistic forms. Fundamentals of cartoon creation and shading will also be covered. Unlock the mystery of how tapestry is made and add these skills to your expressions in fiber, infused with stories and myths from the tapestry world. Join us for this welcoming online class!
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/tapestry1. Price: $362. Instructor: Laura Berlage. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Weaving. Skill Levels: Beginner. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $122 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: Level 1 kit includes:
• 18x18 inch wood frame loom (ready to assemble) with nails
• Stick shed dowel
• Plastic hand comb
• Set of large-eye tatting needles
• Wool weft yarn from my farm’s sheep
• Cotton warp
• Printed cartoon (design)
• Introductory handout with links and passwords to pre-recorded video tutorials
• Detailed…
Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Phoenix, Wool Embroidery
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This project looks ready to flutter off the fabric! Learn to use a delightful range of decorative stitches to bring this image of a phoenix to life, working both solid and variegated colors of wool yarn. Laura will be giving special attention to shading techniques, and we’ll finish it off with a glass bead for the eye. Learn to use a plain fabric beneath the pretty damask to help keep stitches secured. Learn and practice some more unusual stitches, like closed fly stitch, raised stem stitch, and the bouillon knot. This class is designed for stitchers with previous experience.
Class Overview
4 2-Hour Sessions, a week apart with homework between sessions
Week 1: Hooping up with two layers of fabric. Closed fly stitch for long feathers.
Week 2: Long and short shading for flames, inner wings, and breast.
Week 3: Stitching the bird’s head, neck, and crest.
Week 4: Stitching the feet, inner wings (raised stem stitch) and face, including eye.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/Phoenix-Wool-Embroidery. Price: $230. Instructor: Laura Berlage. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Needlework & Thread Art. Age Range: Adults. Skill Levels: Beginner. Intermediate. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $70 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: • Damask fabric marked with the design.
• Muslin second layer of fabric, to stabilize piece while stitching
• Wool yarn for your project from the instructor’s sheep
• Glass bead for the phoenix’s eye
• Chenille embroidery needle
• Paper pattern with stitch guide
• PDF download of detailed instructions with picture
, Students…
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Bespoke Patchwork Skirt
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The Bespoke Patchwork Skirt is both charming and versatile. Dress it up, dress it down, make it short or long — this skirt is fun. Use precut charm packs or bust your stash to use a variety of sensational fabrics. The skirt can be made in multiple sizes and lengths. Show off your basic sewing skills by making a unique skirt that's fresh, modern and vintage. Use a sewing machine or a serger - the choice is yours. All finishing techniques will be taught, including adding trims or a statement hem.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/patchworkskirt. Price: $153. Instructor: Annie Smith. Session Type: Single Day. Program Area: Sewing. Skill Levels: All Levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $28 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: Pattern for the skirt and some other useful items. Students will also want to provide:Supply list will be provided.
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Introduction to Tapestry Weaving, Level-2
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In this eight-week course, graduates* of the Level 1 - Introduction to Tapestry Weaving class will build on foundational skills and take techniques to new levels. The main focus of this course will be tackling the issue of working verticals in tapestry (a conundrum many weaving societies have handled in different ways). We will also be learning six different techniques, the cultures they come from, and situations in which each works best. We will then build on this to learn how to read a geometric tapestry pattern from a grid to create and move a stepped design using interlock. Expanding our repertoire, we will weave a traditional 8-pointed star motif that uses both verticals and angles in the same row (brain bender!). This motif is found in many cultures, including Norwegian coverlets--traditions we will explore during class!
New methods for creating headers and finishing techniques will also be part of this project, adding new options for warping and finishing tapestry from the techniques used in the fir…
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/tapestry2. Price: $460. Instructor: Laura Berlage. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Weaving. Skill Levels: Intermediate. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $140 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: Tapestry L-2 Kit includes:
A wooden tapestry comb handmade by Laura's grandfather
Natural and hand-dyed wool weft yarns from Laura's sheep
Cotton carpet warp
Gros grain ribbon for finishing techniques
Color graph design for 8-pointed star
Digital access to a detailed photo essay and pre-recorded tutorials. Students will also…
Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
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