Upcoming Classes & Events

Join us for a class at REclaimED!

We strive to offer classes that the community is interested in and excited about. If you have any requests or suggestions, please let us know in person, at info@reclaimedvt.org, or on our social media.

After you check out what we have on our calendar

See our list of classes available by request

Interested in teaching at REclaimED?

contact scheduling@reclaimedvt.org

Japanese Indigo Tie-Dye
Sep
24

Japanese Indigo Tie-Dye

This class will teach techniques from the ancient art of Japanese tie-dye, known as shibori. Students will learn about the styles of shibori, how to set up an indigo vat and then given time to apply those techniques on items they brought from home. Ages 8+

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Visible Mending
Oct
7

Visible Mending

This class will teach the skills needed to transform your worn, ripped clothing into practical and wearable pieces of art through the use of creative patchwork, embroidery and darning techniques. Visible mending has been used throughout the centuries to create a little good from an unfortunate mishap to a favorite item of clothing. Ages 8+

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Sewing Machine 101+201 (Part 1)
Nov
11

Sewing Machine 101+201 (Part 1)

Have you every wanted to make your very own custom garment? Do you want to learn how to extend the life of your current garments? This three part workshop is intended for both someone with no experience whatsoever and and someone who has some experience on the sewing machine, but would like more guidance. Students can choose from a number of patterns provided or are welcome to email the instructor before class with their project ideas. 8+

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Sewing Machine 101+201 (Part 2)
Nov
18

Sewing Machine 101+201 (Part 2)

Have you every wanted to make your very own custom garment? Do you want to learn how to extend the life of your current garments? This three part workshop is intended for both someone with no experience whatsoever and and someone who has some experience on the sewing machine, but would like more guidance. Students can choose from a number of patterns provided or are welcome to email the instructor before class with their project ideas. 8+

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Sewing Machine 101+201 (Part 3)
Dec
2

Sewing Machine 101+201 (Part 3)

Have you every wanted to make your very own custom garment? Do you want to learn how to extend the life of your current garments? This three part workshop is intended for both someone with no experience whatsoever and and someone who has some experience on the sewing machine, but would like more guidance. Students can choose from a number of patterns provided or are welcome to email the instructor before class with their project ideas. 8+

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Curious? Let’s Nature Journal
Sep
6

Curious? Let’s Nature Journal

Nature journaling is a quiet and reflective practice to enhance our curiosity and connect with nature around us. Whether you love to sketch, enjoy writing, or someone who just appreciates being outside, this workshop invites you to connect with nature in a meaningful way. No experience needed: just bring a pencil, a journal, a portable chair, and your sense of wonder.

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5 Year Anniversary “RE-Fest”
Aug
23

5 Year Anniversary “RE-Fest”

Our Five Year Anniversary "RE-Fest" will be a festival of Repair, Reuse, Reclaiming and Repurposing, celebrating sustainability and the power of doing, fixing, and maintaining things for ourselves and for our community! Join us for demos, activities, food and music.

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Tailoring Tips and Tricks
Aug
14

Tailoring Tips and Tricks

This student directed workshop is designed to help you get more life and use out of your pre- existing garments. Do you have a dress with a gap in the bust that doesn’t work for you? Do you wish you had a specific pocket on your work pants? Are you struggling with fitting a pattern? We can work through all this and more in this class.

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Curious? Let’s Nature Journal
Aug
9

Curious? Let’s Nature Journal

Nature journaling is a quiet and reflective practice to enhance our curiosity and connect with nature around us. Whether you love to sketch, enjoy writing, or someone who just appreciates being outside, this workshop invites you to connect with nature in a meaningful way. No experience needed: just bring a pencil, a journal, a portable chair, and your sense of wonder.

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Silk Eco Printing
Jul
30

Silk Eco Printing

This class will go over the technique of eco-printing, design and fabric considerations as well as give students time to explore and design their own beautiful silk scarves. Students will use plants and flowers grown at the instructors farm as well as plants and flowers foraged from the surrounding area to create lovely printed silhouettes on silk fabric.

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Build Your Own Viking Chair
Jul
26

Build Your Own Viking Chair

Build your own Viking chair! Great beginners project. Have a cool and portable chair to sit on by the campfire, down by the lake, or just in your backyard. Learn to use small hand tools and optional power tools as you create a fun project that you and your kid can feel good about creating yourself! Kids under 12 will need an adult to join them.

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Peg Loom Weaving - For Absolute Beginners
Jul
22

Peg Loom Weaving - For Absolute Beginners

Peg loom weaving is a great way to use up scraps of yarn, fabric and even plastic bags! This class will show you how to set up and weave on this very simple to set up tool. In this class you will be able to make a seat cushion, placemat or front for a pillow. This class will give you the tools to move on to bigger projects such as rugs, throws and shawls.

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Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 2)
Jul
20

Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 2)

Build your own Balance Board in this two part class! A balance board is kind of like a skateboard attached to a round piece of wood that helps you improve your balance in a fun way, like surfing on wood. We will use the planer, band saw, jack planes, trim router, and sanders. Kids under 12 will need an adult to join them.

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Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 1)
Jul
19

Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 1)

Build your own Balance Board in this two part class! A balance board is kind of like a skateboard attached to a round piece of wood that helps you improve your balance in a fun way, like surfing on wood. We will use the planer, band saw, jack planes, trim router, and sanders. Kids under 12 will need an adult to join them.

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Build Your Own Viking Chair
Jul
12

Build Your Own Viking Chair

Build your own Viking chair! Great beginners project. Have a cool and portable chair to sit on by the campfire, down by the lake, or just in your backyard. Learn to use small hand tools and optional power tools as you create a fun project that you and your kid can feel good about creating yourself! Kids under 12 will need an adult to join them.

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Gather Together (with Social Tinkering!)
Jul
3

Gather Together (with Social Tinkering!)

Join REclaimED and Social Tinkering for “Gather Together,” an evening of games, crafts, and socializing with your neighbors. Feel free to bring a project to work on or a game to share, though activities, snacks, and drinks will be provided by Social Tinkering.

This event is free and appropriate for all ages!

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Build Your Own Viking Chair
Jun
28

Build Your Own Viking Chair

Build your own Viking chair! Great beginners project. Have a cool and portable chair to sit on by the campfire, down by the lake, or just in your backyard. Learn to use small hand tools and optional power tools as you create a fun project that you and your kid can feel good about creating yourself! Kids under 12 will need an adult to join them.

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Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 2)
Jun
22

Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 2)

Build your own Balance Board in this two part class! A balance board is kind of like a skateboard attached to a round piece of wood that helps you improve your balance in a fun way, like surfing on wood. We will use the planer, band saw, jack planes, trim router, and sanders. Kids under 12 will need an adult to join them.

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Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 1)
Jun
21

Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 1)

Build your own Balance Board in this two part class! A balance board is kind of like a skateboard attached to a round piece of wood that helps you improve your balance in a fun way, like surfing on wood. We will use the planer, band saw, jack planes, trim router, and sanders. Kids under 12 will need an adult to join them.

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Build Your Own Viking Chair
Jun
14

Build Your Own Viking Chair

Build your own Viking chair! Great beginners project. Have a cool and portable chair to sit on by the campfire, down by the lake, or just in your backyard. Learn to use small hand tools and optional power tools as you create a fun project that you and your kid can feel good about creating yourself! Kids under 12 will need an adult to join them.

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Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 2)
Jun
8

Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 2)

Build your own Balance Board in this two part class! A balance board is kind of like a skateboard attached to a round piece of wood that helps you improve your balance in a fun way, like surfing on wood. We will use the planer, band saw, jack planes, trim router, and sanders. Kids under 12 will need an adult to join them.

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Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 1)
Jun
7

Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 1)

Build your own Balance Board in this two part class! A balance board is kind of like a skateboard attached to a round piece of wood that helps you improve your balance in a fun way, like surfing on wood. We will use the planer, band saw, jack planes, trim router, and sanders. Kids under 12 will need an adult to join them.

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Intro to Watercolor
Jun
5

Intro to Watercolor

This class is FULL! Please reach out if you’d like to join the waitlist in case someone drops out, or we schedule another session.

This class will cover the basics of painting in watercolor, from sketching in paint, to mixing colors, to “erasing” your mistakes. Weather permitting, this class will take place outdoors and we will paint subjects from nature. Students will leave the class with their own travel card of watercolors, a brush, and some watercolor paper to continue practicing at home. Ages 14+

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Drawing 2 - Drawing from Life (Part 3)
Jun
3

Drawing 2 - Drawing from Life (Part 3)

This class is FULL! Reach out if you’d like to join the waitlist so we can schedule another session. This three part class will build on fundamental drawing skills by applying techniques to a still life composition. Students will draw from their perspective, focusing on what they see. The instructor will demonstrate different strategies for drawing the still life and will take time with each student to help develop their techniques as they work. We will work on the same drawing over three sessions. Ages 12+

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Build Your Own Viking Chair
May
31

Build Your Own Viking Chair

Build your own Viking chair! Great beginners project. Have a cool and portable chair to sit on by the campfire, down by the lake, or just in your backyard. Learn to use small hand tools and optional power tools as you create a fun project that you and your kid can feel good about creating yourself! Kids under 12 will need an adult to join them.

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Drawing 2 - Drawing from Life (Part 2)
May
29

Drawing 2 - Drawing from Life (Part 2)

This class is FULL! Reach out if you’d like to join the waitlist so we can schedule another session. This three part class will build on fundamental drawing skills by applying techniques to a still life composition. Students will draw from their perspective, focusing on what they see. The instructor will demonstrate different strategies for drawing the still life and will take time with each student to help develop their techniques as they work. We will work on the same drawing over three sessions. Ages 12+

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Craft Circle
May
28

Craft Circle

Come meet some crafty neighbors and share your current project. All arts and crafts are welcome, as long as they fit in your lap or on a table!
Please bring whatever tools or materials you need for your project.
free event / no registration

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Drawing 2 - Drawing from Life (Part 1)
May
27

Drawing 2 - Drawing from Life (Part 1)

This class is FULL! Reach out if you’d like to join the waitlist so we can schedule another session. This three part class will build on fundamental drawing skills by applying techniques to a still life composition. Students will draw from their perspective, focusing on what they see. The instructor will demonstrate different strategies for drawing the still life and will take time with each student to help develop their techniques as they work. We will work on the same drawing over three sessions. Ages 12+

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Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 2)
May
25

Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 2)

Build your own Balance Board in this two part class! A balance board is kind of like a skateboard attached to a round piece of wood that helps you improve your balance in a fun way, like surfing on wood. We will use the planer, band saw, jack planes, trim router, and sanders. Kids under 12 will need an adult to join them.

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Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 1)
May
24

Build Your Own Balance Board (Part 1)

Build your own Balance Board in this two part class! A balance board is kind of like a skateboard attached to a round piece of wood that helps you improve your balance in a fun way, like surfing on wood. We will use the planer, band saw, jack planes, trim router, and sanders. Kids under 12 will need an adult to join them.

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Drawing 1 - Fundamentals
May
22

Drawing 1 - Fundamentals

This class is FULL! Reach out if you’d like to join the waitlist so we can schedule another session. In this class, we will cover the fundamentals of drawing including line, form, and value. We will build a foundation of observation skills to strengthen the hand-eye connection so we can better translate what we see onto paper. We will also learn shading techniques in pencil and practice by drawing simple objects from life. Ages 12+

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Drawing 1 - Fundamentals (new session!)
May
21

Drawing 1 - Fundamentals (new session!)

This class is FULL! Reach out if you’d like to join the waitlist so we can schedule another session. In this class, we will cover the fundamentals of drawing including line, form, and value. We will build a foundation of observation skills to strengthen the hand-eye connection so we can better translate what we see onto paper. We will also learn shading techniques in pencil and practice by drawing simple objects from life. Ages 12+

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Indigo Shibori - Advanced Techniques
May
20

Indigo Shibori - Advanced Techniques

Shibori is a Japanese technique of using ties, sewing, blocks and other methods to achieve patterns in cloth. If you are familiar with the shibori method of dyeing, you know that there are techniques that are easier and harder to achieve. In this class we will be focusing on two of the more time intensive shibori methodologies, Nui and miura. Ages 8+

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