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. 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, October 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Watercolors Made Easy! (October 2025)
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Watercolors are not difficult!
This carefully designed class will allow all participants to become comfortable creating watercolor paintings of various subjects and sizes, using a variety of painting methods.
The class will explore background washes, color contrasts and complements, light and dark emphasis, masking, foreground and background structure, overall composition, and how the eye and mind see art.
Participants will produce many watercolor paintings to examine and refine their understanding of the "best practices" of watercolor painting.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/WatercolorsMadeEasyOct. Price: $305. Instructor: Joe Synan. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Painting. Skill Levels: Beginner. Intermediate. 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: 5 x 7 high-quality watercolor paper – 40 pieces
8 x 10 high-quality watercolor paper – 2 two pieces
8 x 10 mats for 5 x 7 images, High quality –20 mats, Students will also want to provide:Watercolor paints… almost any quality will be OK
Watercolor paint brushes… almost any quality will be OK
Paper towels, facial tissue,…
Monday, October 20, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Introductory Marbling
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Experience the magic of marbling with a kit that allows you to continue to create at home. Marbling is one part art, one part science, and lots of magic as traditional and contemporary patterns are formed. We'll use carrageenan size and acrylic paints to play on paper and fabric.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/marbling. Price: $255. Instructor: Anne Murray. Session Type: Multi 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 $95 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: - One 11” x 14” box frame (marbling tank)
- 3 T carrageenan
- 3/4 T alum (aluminum sulfate)
- plastic corrugated board and pins to make marbling tools
- stylus
- Golden Acrylic paints
- 6 pipettes
- 20 sheets assorted papers
- cotton and silk fabrics
- small spray bottle, Students will also want to provide:- blender - either…
Friday, October 24, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Quilt As You Go: The Potholder Method
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Struggling to assemble a bed-size quilt without a longarm quilting machine? Can't decide on which quilt motif to use to finish your quilt? Intimidated by free motion quilting? Why not try the quilt as you go method known as Potholder Quilting.
In this two-day workshop, students will learn how to make four "mini quilts" then sew them together to form a finished wall hanging. Skills learned in this class can be used to make larger quilted items such as bed quilts.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/Quilt-You-Go-Potholder-Method. Price: $160. Instructor: "Dawn, The Stitching Coach". Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Quilting. Skill Levels: Beginner. Class Materials: Sewing Machine in good working order with manual
Rotary cutter with new blade
Wonder clips, safety and straight pins
Sewing machine needles (microtex 90/14 recommended)
Thread — 50wt. cotton thread in neutral and coordinating colors to match fabrics
Washable marking pen/pencil(s)
Acrylic rulers (Studio 180 design Tucker Trimmer III or First Choice recommended)
Four 12.5" coordinating pieced quilt blocks (at least one block with nested seams -- pressed to one side not open)
One yard batting (consider…
Saturday, November 1, 2025, 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Beginning Sprang
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Explore sprang, an ancient technique for making a very elastic fabric in which every row of work yields two rows of cloth. Sprang, once practiced widely, was nearly lost to the machine age; from Bronze age Scandinavia to ancient Persia and now in Brasstown! Start on your prewarped frame learning the basic stitch and how to hold and manipulate the threads to create cloth. Explore variations, flat and circular warp, and discuss shaping techniques required to create unique garments.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/sprang. Price: $360. Instructor: Carol James. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Unique Offerings. Age Range: Adults. Skill Levels: Intermediate. 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.
Monday, November 3, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Freestyle Flatfoot Clogging: Next Steps
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Join renowned dancer, Aubrey Atwater, for a Freestyle Flatfoot Clogging class. Flatfooting is a traditional form of American step-dance with African, European, and Native roots. This class is open to all! Aubrey has joyfully and successfully taught many dancers online.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/nextsteps. Price: $100. Instructor: Aubrey Atwater. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Dance. Class Materials: Students need tap shoes or shoes with hard soles that slide well. Comfortable and supportive clothing suitable for exercise. A hard surface--floor or board--to dance on.
Monday, November 3, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:20 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Book Making: Leather Long-stitch Binding
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This traditional book structure is easily adaptable once you know the basics. Students will
learn how to create a traditional leather-wrapped journal with decorative stitching. Any
skill level; requires good hand-eye coordination.
Materials fee ($55) covers the following supplies. (leather, leather hardware, paper, linen
thread, needle, and shipping)
Students will need an awl and a bone folder or spoon. A pair of needle nose pliers might
be useful.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/bookmaking. Price: $130. Instructor: Sara Dismukes. Session Type: Multi 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 $55 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: -Leather
-Leather hardware
-interior paper
-Linen thread
-Needle
-T-pin awl
-graph paper, Students will also want to provide:- Awl
- Bone folder or spoon
- Pencil and eraser.
Monday, November 3, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Afrilachian Ukulele Songs for All
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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/afrilachianuke. Price: $80. Instructor: Súle Greg Wilson. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Unique Offerings. Skill Levels: All Levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced. Class Materials: Ukulele.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 6:12 PM – 7:12 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Cultivating Medicinal Mushrooms
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Discover the healing properties of four key medicinal mushrooms: Lion's Mane, Reishi, Shiitake and Oysters
Learn three low-tech, outdoor cultivation methods so you can grow these mushrooms at home.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/medicinalmushrooms. Price: $120. Instructor: Christopher Parker. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Nature Studies. Skill Levels: All Levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced. Class Materials: none.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Binding Options for Quilt Makers
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Completing a quilt with binding is that step that crosses the finish line in quilt making. Our quilt is then d o n e!
Make three different types of binding strips: grain, cross-grain and bias. Explore a couple of options for joining the strips together. With each progressive week use the different bindings, add a flange and discover the easiest binding ever, folding from the back. Work with a few decorative stitches common to most home sewing machines.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/bindingoptions. Price: $250. Instructor: Teri Lucas. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Quilting. Age Range: Adults. Skill Levels: Beginner. Intermediate. Class Materials: '-Five 12" quilt blocks quilted individually
-Five fat quarters for binding
-60 weight thread for Bobbin
-30, 40 and 50 weight thread for top thread
-Rotary cutter
-6" x 24" or 6" x 12" ruler
-2 yards thin cording (some quilt shops, home Dec or kite store)
-Sewing machine in proper working order
-Hand sewing needle
-Machine needles microtex and top stitch.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Needle Felted Fawn
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Needle felting is fun and accessible! Learn the art of taking hand dyed wool roving from the instructor’s sheep and use a barbed needle to transform it into an adorable, little, felted friend. This class is for more experienced needle felters. This dry method of felting truly is a magical experience.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/feltedfawn. Price: $139. Instructor: Laura Berlage. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Felt Making. Age Range: Adults. Skill Levels: Intermediate. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $59 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Breaking Up Christmas: Intermediate Holiday Time Fiddle Tunes
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Deck the Halls and Jingle Bells are great dance tunes but what about Breaking Up Christmas and La Gui Ane and Christmas Day in the Morning? And have you played Auld Lang Syne as a waltz? Learn some unusual seasonal and holiday tunes. For intermediate players.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/holidayfiddle. Price: $120. Instructor: Jennifer Armstrong. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Music. Skill Levels: Intermediate. Class Materials: A tuned fiddle, a rosined bow and a festive spirit.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Pen Turning: Creating Pens With Mixed Materials
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Turning a pen with a high figured wood or awesome acrylic is great. What if you took your pen turning to a whole other level? Create your own custom pen blanks with pieces of other materials like Corian, CDs, guitar pick guard, old hotel key card and much more! Consider creative cutting techniques to explore even more possibilities!
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/penturning. Price: $150. Instructor: Jeff Hornung. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Woodturning. Skill Levels: All Levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $15 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.The kit includes: Materials kits will include pieces of Corian, guitar pick guard, pieces of compact discs and old record albums. Materials will be cut into standard 3/4” square bits to match with common pen blank material. Students will also want to provide:Students must have a functional understanding of the basics of woodturning. They also must…
Saturday, November 8, 2025, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Pastels Made Easy! (November 2025)
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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/PastelsNovember. 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 set, or…
Monday, November 10, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 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, November 14, 2025, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Flat Top Griddle Cooking! Kitchen Collection or Patio Perfection
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Flat top griddle cooking has been around for ages. Experience the culinary freedoms that a griddle will provide. Fast cooking times and tasty meals. Learn to shallow fry, steam, stir fry and so much more. We will start with breakfast (because of course!) and work through a days worth of meals. I’ll be cooking on a large griddle on the patio but you can use a small electric griddle in your kitchen if you’d prefer! Come cook along with me!
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/griddle. Price: $150. Instructor: Jeff Hornung. Session Type: Multi Day. Program Area: Cooking. Skill Levels: All Levels. Beginner. Intermediate. Advanced. Class Materials: I will provide a .pdf with ingredients. Students will need access to a griddle, gas, electric or griddle plate over a fire. They will need cooking oil(s), water, proper griddle utensils and seasonings.
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Needle Felted Gnome
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Needle felting is fun and accessible! Learn the art of taking hand dyed wool roving from the instructor’s sheep and use a barbed needle to transform it into an adorable, little, felted friend. No previous experience necessary, and all that tiny stabbing with the tool can be excellent therapy. This dry method of felting truly is a magical experience.
Online Location: https://lessonface.com/feltedgnome. Price: $100. Instructor: Laura Berlage. Session Type: Single Day. Program Area: Felt Making. Age Range: Adults. Skill Levels: Beginner. Class Materials: Your class registration fee includes a materials kit with a value of $42 shipped to your door. Residents outside the USA will pay the difference in shipping.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
For more info visit lessonface.com. Knit a Mini Sweater Ornament
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Learn to knit a mini sweater that looks like an Icelandic Lopapeysa. Students should know how to cast on, knit in the round and bind off. In this stash busting class you will conquer colorwork and picking up stitches with the help of Dawn, The Stitching Coach. When you are done, your tiny sweater makes a great keychain, ornament, gift tag or make 26 for an advent calendar.
Online Location: https://Lessonface.com/apply/Knit-Mini-Sweater-Ornament. Price: $60. Instructor: "Dawn, The Stitching Coach". Session Type: Single Day. Program Area: Knitting & Crochet. Skill Levels: Intermediate. Class Materials: three mini skeins or at least 4oz. of scrap light, medium and dark worsted weight yarn, US6 circular needles, darning needle, two barber cords/stitch holders and scissors.
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
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