Punch Needle 101: Botanical Fiber Art w/Tyler Makes Things
Join your instructor, Tyler, to unleash your creativity and fall in love with punch needle!
Date and time
Location
Shop Made In DC - Union Market
325 Morse Street Northeast #Suite 4 Washington, DC 20002Refund Policy
About this event
- 2 hours
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
Join your instructor, Tyler, to unleash your creativity and fall in love with punch needle. This distinctly North American art form, which evolved from 19th-century rug hooking, uses a unique tool to punch loops of yarn into woven cloth. During the workshop, you can create your own design or choose from a selection of botanical-inspired patterns crafted by Tyler. You'll learn the techniques required to make your own unique, one-of-a-kind piece of fiber art.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Hi, my name is Tyler and I'm a fiber artist living in Riverdale, Maryland along with my husband and 11-year-old puppy. I've spent the last fifteen years working in the environmental non-profit sector in D.C. and Belize with a focus on awareness campaigns, communications, and fundraising. Early in my career I picked up fiber art as a form of art therapy to counterbalance the often-depressing nature of working on environmental issues. I quickly fell in love with all things yarn and the many different textures and colors there are to play with. As a fiber artist, I now specialize in modern tapestry weaving, punch needle, and tufting and have sold my work in craft fairs and online all over the country. When not creating fiber art, I'm often found chasing the thrill of finding bizarre treasures while thrifting all over the DMV, dreaming about my next trip to the beach, or enjoying my husband's current obsession with tiki drinks!
Frequently asked questions
Yes! We are excited for any little aspiring makers to join us in the DIY classes, but we do ask that if your little is under 13 they are accompanied by an adult. Please know that some of our classes use sharp, hot, or otherwise hazardous tools for children’s use.
Our alcohol license prohibits the consumption of outside alcohol in our class area. Alcoholic and beverages are available for purchase at our Union Market and Wharf stores. Non-Alcoholic options are also available at Union Market, Wharf, and Old Town stores. Georgetown does not have drinks available
For a full refund to your original payment method, attendees must reach out to the Event Coordinator for a refund 3 days in advance of the class. If after 3 days before the event, a credit to your Eventbrite account will be given.
If an event is postponed, rescheduled, or cancelled, you will receive an email from the Event Coordinator to inform you of your refund options. If there is another upcoming class with the same instructor, you can also choose to transfer your ticket to a new date.
Our Wharf, Union Market, Old Town Alexandria, and Charlottesville locations are all wheelchair accessible for the class area. Our Georgetown location has a class area on the second floor that requires going up flights of stairs, so it is not as easily accessible.
Yes! Our Shop Made gift cards can be used for classes, you will just need to contact the location directly to have the card processed in our system and we can manually enter you into the Eventbrite backend.
Nope! Teachers and Shop Made provide all class materials unless otherwise stated in the class description.
You can email the Event Coordinator at catherine@shopmadebrands.com or call the store lines directly
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