CRAFTS
Forging Chef Knives with Matthew Parkinson at Dragon’s Forge in Wolcott
Dragon's Breath Forge 10 Swiss Lane, WolcottThe chef’s knife is the most used knife in almost any home. These iconic knives help to create meals for family and loved ones. Well-made kitchen knives last a lifetime and this class will give you the opportunity to create one of your very own. In this two-day class students will make their own chef’s […]
The Art Lab: Discover & Create! Winter Adult Art Workshop at the La Grua Center in Stonington
La Grua Center 32 Water St, StoningtonSunday, January 12 from 2-4pm The Art Lab: Discover & Create! Winter Adult Art Workshop Start 2025 with inspiration and discovery at The Art Lab! Modeled after our popular seasonal Youth Art Workshops, this program is designed for adults eager to explore their artistic side. Whether you’re a first-timer or an experienced creator, this hands-on workshop offers something for […]
Pressed Flower Workshop with Marguerite Alpert at Lori Warner Studio in Chester
Lori Warner Studio 21 Main Street, Chester"A Sweet Heart Pressed Flower Workshop" I started pressing flowers and leaves inside heavy books to try to reproduce some of the botanical pressings I had admired in my botany books. The results captivated me. Details I had missed in the fresh plants were highlighted beautifully after the pressing and drying process. I have been […]
Purls of Wisdom: An Evening Knitting Group at Perrot Library
Perrot Memorial Library 90 Sound Beach Avenue, Old GreenwichCalling knitters experienced and new to the craft! Join us on the second Tuesday of each month for our evening knitting group, “Purls of Wisdom.” Our next session will be Tuesday, February 11th, at 6 pm in our Rand Room, Waid Building, Perrot Memorial Library. Knitting is better when we do it together! Knitting in […]
Crepe Paper Flower Workshop at Stone Acres Farm
Stone Acres Farm 393 North Main Street, StoningtonIn partnership with Loving Paperwhites Learn the art of crepe flowers with floral artist Deborah Wood. Craft beautiful flowers and take home an roses everlasting bouquet of roses, poppies and cosmos flowers! Grab your friends and celebrate Galentine’s Day with us on February 13th at 5:30PM - 7PM; enjoy wine and small bites in the recently restored […]
Knit Your Bit National Service Project
Since its launch in 2006, Knit Your Bit has reached more than 10,000 knitters and crocheters in all 50 states. Through their efforts, the Museum has distributed more than 50,000 scarves to veterans’ centers, hospitals, and service organizations across the country. Hand knit or crochet a scarf measuring 4" - 5" wide and 48" - […]
Art of Shearing at Hillstead
Hillstead Museum 35 Mountain Rd, FarmingtonAn Interactive Celebration and Demonstration of All Things Fiber! While our sheep are being shorn, Hill-Stead Museum will welcome fiber artists and vendors demonstrating skirting, carding, spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting, felting, and more. There will be free hayrides to and from the barns, food vendors, and craft activities. Learn what it takes to create something […]
Vintage Market Days of Connecticut Presents- “Days like This” in Harwinton
Harwinton Fairgrounds 150 Locust Rd, HarwintonApril 11-13, 2025 SAVE THE DATE! Vintage Market Days is coming back to Connecticut! Gorgeous vintage pieces + hand crafted goods + architectural salvage + repurposed finds + local eats […]
Waste Not, Want Not: Craft in the Anthropocene at Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton
Fuller Craft Museum 455 Oak Street, Brockton, MADecember 21, 2024 - August 31, 2025 Waste Not, Want Not: Craft in the Anthropocene brings together contemporary artworks created from previously existent materials to reimagine craft in the shadow of the twenty-first century. Utilizing second-hand discards or industrially manufactured materials, artists transform refuse into highly crafted forms. Exhibited objects speak to the unique and impending […]
New Haven Night Market 2025
Chapel Neighborhood Chapel Street, New HavenNew Haven Night Market is downtown NHV’s evening bazaar, taking place in different downtown locations and gathering all to celebrate the vibrant New Haven and Connecticut community’s entrepreneurs, art, music, […]
2025 Gardeners’ Market – Orchard Valley Garden Club
Calendar House Portico 388 Pleasant Street, SouthingtonGardeners Market - Plants, Garden Crafts, Gardeners Tag Sale, and a raffle with multiple prizes to benefit our scholarships. Plants will include perennials, house plants, ground covers from member gardens, as well as vegetables and herbs from LEAF. Master Gardeners we be available for your questions. Free Children' Activity table
Greg Domres Workshop in Litchfield
Milton Market 14 Cobble Court, LitchfieldPlease join us for a chenile stem workshop with Greg Domres, "The Stemist" and create your very own landscape, and a very personal work of art. Greg will take you through the mechanics of stemming, an art form that he developed and has been working on for the past 30 years. Using the humble chenille […]