Design Your Own Closet!
Ever wanted to alter your own garments? Design a ring that perfectly suits you and your style? Even just re-stitch a fallen button or hole? We can help you get … [more]
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Adult Visual Arts: Meet the New Teachers on the Block!
Our Adult Arts team is expanding! Here is a sneak peek at these exciting new instructors and the courses they are offering for the Winter-Spring session. Member enrollment has begun … [more]
Adult Arts: Early Enrollment Discount ends March 7th!
Early enrollment discount extends until March 7th! Get $10 off the class you’ve been waiting for. Check out these options from some of our fabulous teachers: Let’s get stitching with … [more]
Bunker Crafts: Embroidery Basics
Above, detail from “Catastrophe Sampler,” Anne Luben Last week on Freesearch Friday I wrote about Woolies, or Wool Works, nautical embroideries produced by sailors beginning in the mid 1800s. As … [more]
Freesearch Friday: The Curious History of Nautical Embroidery
Flowers, fruit baskets, doe-eyed animals, cross stitched literary verses, decorative alphabets, the British Royal Navy’s 120 gun HMS Trafalgar? Above, a wooly depicting the convict transport ship Mermaid, from the … [more]
Bunker Crafts: Paper Piecing Pt. III
Adhering to the zone of consideration, I’ve started Necrofancy for you! A free crafting video channel where the work happens in front of you like magic! If you’ve been following … [more]
Bunker Crafts: Paper Piece Quilting Pt. II
Welcome Back to the Bunker! Last week I introduced english paper piece quilting, and the supplies that you would need to begin. If you weren’t able to find everything, check … [more]
Introducing Bunker Crafts: Paper Piecing Quilt Along
Hello There! If we haven’t met, I’m Anne. As the Lawrence Arts Center’s Print Coordinator, I can usually be found lurking in the depths of the LAC basement. Current conditions … [more]
Adult Fiber Arts: Featured Teacher Allison Sheldon
We’d like to take a moment and welcome new instructor Allison Sheldon, who joined the Lawrence Arts Center family in 2020! Allison is a textile artist from Denver, Colorado and … [more]
Summer Youth Theatre New Class! Costuming Basics
Join us behind the scenes of Summer Youth Theatre in this costuming class designed for 5th-12th graders. From the basics of sewing a button to the excitement of backstage buzz, … [more]