Sew Your Own Stuffie! With National Artist in Residence Julia Harrison

3-Hour Workshop

Date: Thursday, November 13th

Time: 6pm - 9pm

Description:

Upcycle a sweater! Sew your own stuffie!

Starting from your own drawing of a cute animal or other character, we'll draft a simple pattern. Next we'll cut the pattern from a beloved, but worn-out sweater. Then we will machine-sew the pieces, assemble, and stuff them with scraps. Finally, we'll add details to bring out the personality of your design.

You'll take home a cuddly, custom-made, and environmentally friendly new friend! A sweet gift for yourself or a loved one.

No previous pattern-making or machine sewing experience necessary.

Students should bring a drawing (think simple, like the bunnies in the picture) to use as a starting point, and a used sweater that can be cut up.

Medium-weight merino wool or cashmere is best; if the sweater has some holes, stains, or mends are fine! If you don't have an old sweater to use, please contact Jamie at jboyle@contemporarycraft.org, so that they can arrange to have material for you to use!

Tuition: $65 + $5 materials fee

Note: We really want you to join us in the studio! Full and partial tuition scholarships are available to offset some of the financial burden of attending a class.

Please fill out the application here! You can expect to hear from someone on the CC staff within 2 weeks.

If you have any questions, email Jamie Boyle, Fibers Program Manager, at jboyle@contemporarycraft.org, or leave a voice message for them at 412-465-1639.

Materials: Students bring a sweater to transform; the studio will provide all other materials.

Location: Contemporary Craft, TImmons Studios (5688 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201). Note, this workshop will take place in the Fleischner Family Fibers Loft, which is on the second floor of the building.

There are 2 entrances to the Timmons Studios.

• One entrance is facing Butler Street. To access the Fibers Loft from the Butler Street facing entrance, there are a total of 32 stairs to ascend.

• One entrance is facing 57th Street. This entrance is accessible by ramp, with no stairs to ascend. There is a lift inside the building to access the second floor.

If there are accessibility accommodations we can provide, or if there is anything you would like us to know before you arrive, please leave a message for Jamie Boyle at 412-465-1639 or by email jboyle@contemporarycraft.org.

Cancellations and Refunds: Workshop cancellations are decided three business days before the start date. If workshops must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded through Eventbrite, or you may leave your workshop fee in your Contemporary Craft account for future workshops.

Refund Policy: Student refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given without three-business days notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks.

About the Artist

Julia Harrison is a North Carolina-based artist and educator specializing in carving at a variety of scales in any material that will sit still (including wood, wax, bark, cork, gravel, glass, amber, and coal). Julia was a 2020-24 Resident Artist at the Penland School of Craft and a 2024 Maker-Creator Fellow at the Winterthur Museum, and a current National Artist-in-Residence here at Contemporary Craft.