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 »

Get Tickets $44.00 – $54.00 4 tickets left

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 »

Sold Out $71.00 – $88.00

Coptic Stitch Bookbinding

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

Materials saved from the landfill: paper, chipboard Skills you’ll learn: sewing signatures, attaching cover boards, coptic stitch, kettle stitch Learn one of the oldest binding methods dating back to Egypt as early as 200 CE - the coptic stitch. This binding allows the book to lay perfectly flat, which makes these journals perfect for writing,... Read more »

Sold Out $40.00 – $50.00

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 »

Get Tickets $37.00 – $46.00 6 tickets left

DIY Stationery

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

Materials saved from the landfill: paper Skills you’ll learn: envelope making, card making with collage techniques + design tips Give your wallet + planet some relief by making your own DIY Stationery set. Artist and instructor Taylor Yocom will teach you how to make your own cards + envelopes using materials from around your house.... Read more »

Get Tickets $30.00 – $37.00 8 tickets left

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 »

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Tools 101: Traditional Hand Tools

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

Skills you'll learn: back saw, hand saw, pull saw, coping saw, jack plane, block plane, wood chisels Let's go back to basics! Learn how to safely and effectively use a variety of hand tools in Perennial’s woodshop. In this hour and a half hands-on demo, you’ll learn the uses of traditional hand tools and gain a... Read more »

Sold Out $22.00 – $27.00

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 »

Get Tickets $43.00 – $53.00 4 tickets left

Clothing Repair: Hemming

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

Materials saved from the landfill: fabric Skills learned: body measurements for clothing, hemming Hemming is a handy tool for transforming garments to best fit your body and personal style. In this class, we will learn to take clothing measurements on body with a tape measure, and practice hemming a pair of jeans two ways. One... Read more »

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Paper Beads Level 2

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

Materials saved from the landfill: magazines, scrap paper Skills you'll learn: MORE paper beads Continue what you learned in Korey's paper bead jewelry classes with even more techniques for making beads out of reclaimed paper! Beads made in class can be used to make earrings, necklaces, keychains, + more! Please note students should have taken... Read more »

Get Tickets $36.00 – $45.00 7 tickets left

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 »

Get Tickets $63.00 – $78.00 4 tickets left

Intro to Chair Caning

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

Materials saved from the landfill: chairs Skills you'll learn: caning, seat-weaving Learn the art of chair caning from multidisciplinary designer and craftsperson Rob Morgan who grew up working in his parents' antique business and has been hand-caning chairs since he was ten years old. In this class, you'll have an opportunity to learn about different... Read more »

Get Tickets $44.00 – $55.00 3 tickets left