Craft Open Shop

Craft Open Shop provides shared workspace and equipment for Tool Library Members to work on their own craft projects. It's also a great way to meet other makers. Please bring a friend and help us create a craft community together. If your friend is not a member, please email chris@toollibrary.org to add them to your appointment.

As a community shop we support all skill levels and interests, we encourage questions and clear communication, and we expect our members to always prioritize people before their projects and deadlines.

Please join us in building a positive workshop community! Open Shop is made possible by our dedicated team of volunteer Shop Monitors. For more information please visit our FAQ (need edits) page or email chris@toollibrary.org.

Upcoming Sewing Sunday Schedule:

May 18 - June 29 - July 27 - Aug 24 - Sept 28 - Oct 26 - Nov 23 - Dec 21

Join us in the Craft Shop for Sewing Sundays, when an experienced sewist is on hand all day to help finish your sewing projects, learn a new pattern, or teach you how to hem, mend, and tailor your clothes to fit your own body. Sewing Sundays are a great opportunity to level up your skills, reacquaint yourself with the machine, or peacefully work alongside other sewists.

All levels of experience welcome but we recommend taking a class with us if you are brand new to sewing!

RSVP below through Craft Open Shop appointments

    • Sewing machines, a serger, and various tools for sewing, embroidery, knitting & crochet, collaging, painting, printing, stenciling, and more.

    • Personal sewing machines and tools may also be used.

    • Various donated craft supplies and fabric scraps.

    • Project storage is not available.

  • Sundays, 10am - 4pm (Appointments required!)

  • A Volunteer Shop Monitor is onsite at all times for general supervision and technical guidance.

    • Registration opens 3 weeks in advance and closes at 1PM the day before. Walk-in appointments are not available.

    • Choose an appointment in the craft shop that matches the amount of time you think you'll need (1-6 hours).

    • Click on the Sunday you’d like to make an appointment and then click “SEARCH”. A list of available appointment times will appear below. If you do not see any times on a given day, that means there are no available appointments of that length for that day.

    • If you can no longer make your appointment, please cancel your appointment in advance. This opens a spot for another community member to make an appointment.

    • Check that you have an active membership. You can do this by logging into your account.

    • “No appointments available” means that the shop is fully booked.

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