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Intro to Latch Hook

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: yarn, bedsheets, t-shirts Skills you'll learn: rug hooking Join our instructor Kate for a latch hook how-to. Often called rug hooking, latch hook is a technique traditionally used for making rugs. Recently, latch hook has had a revival as people are getting creative with using the technique to create wall tapestries, coasters, reupholstery fabrics, + more! You’ll leave class... Read more »

$38.00 – $47.00

Mosaic Stepping Stone

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: ceramic plates, scrap glass Skills learned: cutting tile; mixing and casting concrete Learn to use broken plates and forgotten tiles to create a beautiful DIY mosaic! Perennial staff will guide you through each step from cutting tile, mixing concrete, and designing your stone. You'll discover which tools are best for... Read more »

$43.00 – $54.00

DIY Bird House

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: wood Skills you'll learn: how to operate the miter saw, drill press, and air nailer, + how to interpret carpentry project drawings Create the perfect place for your neighborhood birds to rest in our DIY Birdhouse class. This class uses plans that are approved by the Missouri Department of Conservation... Read more »

$39.00 – $48.00

Intro to Natural Dyeing 5/10

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: fabric, onion skins/food waste, rusty nails Skills you'll learn: processing dye materials, dye resist techniques Natural dyes are a beautiful and sustainable way to bring color to textiles. In this workshop, natural dye artisan Erin Luna will show you how to create dye baths from locally foraged plant matter. Participants will learn how to... Read more »

$43.00 – $53.00

Home Repair: Small Appliances

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: small appliances Skills you'll learn: assessing a repair job, desoldering + soldering, multimeter, safely opening an appliance Learn to triage your small appliance’s wounds yourself! Electrical engineer Joel Schad will take you through a simple repair (and what to do when a repair becomes not-so-simple) on a common household small electrical... Read more »

$37.00 – $46.00

DIY Rain Barrel

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: hardware, barrel Skills you'll learn: rain barrel tips, construction, drilling Learn how to collect rain water in your own backyard with a rain barrel! A local gardening expert will give a talk on the importance + benefits of rainwater collection for the watershed and for your home. After the talk,... Read more »

$70.00 – $87.00

DIY Wood Flower Press

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: wood, hardware, plant materials, paper Skills you'll learn: table saw, counter sinking with a drill, using a flower press, image transfer, woodburning Do you love flowers and other botanicals? Want to preserve them for years to come? Learn to build your own flower press from salvaged wood. The class will... Read more »

$44.00 – $54.00

DIY Compost Tumbler, 5/15+5/22

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: barrels, wood, hardware Skills you'll learn: compost tips, construction, sawing, drilling Please note: This is a two-part workshop that takes place on Thursday, May 15 + 22 from 6-8pm both nights. Learn how to compost your food scraps and build your own bin with Perennial. A local gardening expert from... Read more »

$71.00 – $88.00

DIY Candlemaking

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: glass jars, plant material Skills you'll learn: wax selection + melting, measuring fragrance oil ratios, removing wax from jars, pressing + decoupaging flowers Join Ashley Bolden of Bolden Candle Co. for this cozy candlemaking class! You’ll decorate a reclaimed glass vessel with pressed flowers and greenery + learn how to... Read more »

$37.00 – $46.00

Intro to Cyanotypes

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: fabrics, papers, slide film, transparencies Skills you'll learn: cyanotype process Discover the vintage photographic method of cyanotype printing! Cyanotype printing uses light from the sun to create photographic or silhouetted images in beautiful shades of blue. Class participants will learn how to alter scrap paper, fabric, and clothing into unique... Read more »

$51.00

Toothbrush Rag Rug

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: bedsheets, fabric Skills you'll learn: buttonhole stitch, starting + finishing a circular rug, cutting fabric strips from bedsheets Also referred to as "Amish knot" rugs, toothbrush rugs get their name from the tool used to make them. Toothbrushes, which were once wooden, had a hole in the handle giving early... Read more »

$43.00 – $53.00

Knitted Pouf, 5/22+5/29

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: t-shirts, bed sheets, scrap fibers Skills you’ll learn: knit stitch, casting on, binding off Please note, this two-day workshop takes place on Thursdays, May 22 + 29 from 6pm - 8pm each session. Old scraps of fabric make the outside of this lovely floor pouf, while unwanted scraps of almost... Read more »

$63.00 – $78.00