Intro to Woodworking - Chopping Boards
Create a centerpiece to be proud of for your holiday meals!
Join John in the woodshop as we learn to turn a rough board into a unique, high quality hardwood chopping board, perfect for bread at the thanksgiving table or charcuterie over the holiday season.
Students will learn how to take a rough board through milling, cutting to shape with the chop saw, table saw and bandsaw, drilling on the drill press and then finishing with fine sanding and oil ready for the table. Students will work on their own designs for handles, board shape and hanging holes.
Craft + Beer @ Post & Beam - Bath Bombs
Make some bubbles to go with your suds! This month's Craft + Beer features Kristen from The Vintage Herb Company showing us how to make her big, beautiful bath bombs. Make a little luxury for yourself as we hit that weather for nice warm baths, or save them for holiday gifting.
Each attendee will leave with 3 7oz bath bombs plus molds to make more at home and your first beer is on us!
This is a 21+ event hosted at Post & Beam Brewing, 40 Grove St Peterborough
Embroidered Holiday Ornament
During this course, students will be taught basic embroidery stitches while creating a small holiday ornament in a 3” wooden hoop. Each student will be provided with a handout to follow along with the instructor’s demo and have the opportunity for one-on-one assistance when needed. All materials included.
Erin Boyle is a New Hampshire-based textile artist who specializes in original hand embroidery. She established her own small business, My Darling Threads, in 2022 and has been selling her stitch work around New England since. She’s excited to share her passion for embroidery through her intro course at MAXT. Visit mydarlingthreads.com or check out her instagram @mydarlingthreads to view more of her work.
Hand Sewn Wreath Ornament - Homeschool Handmade Holiday
Join us for a special Homeschool Handmade Holiday session, reduced price classes from MAXT for your young creators.
MAXT is an EFA vendor and our classes are eligible to be purchased with your class wallet.
Learn how to cut and hand sew accurate shapes to make this adorable little wreath using the traditional art of English paper piecing. Perfect as a stand alone class or as a first step in creating some full sized complex pieces with this resurgent art form.
This session is for children in grades 5-8 equivalent, adult helpers welcome
Positive Affirmation Art with Hannah Banana
Dive into the power of positive affirmations before the busy holiday season with Hannah
Banana!
Create two special & unique works of art alongside Hannah Banana during this positive
energy-focused workshop. Together, you will discuss powerful affirmations that can help
you through the busy holiday season while getting creative with a variety of materials.
In this workshop, you will create both a positive affirmation magnet and a piece of 4x6 wall
art.
The session starts with basic brainstorming activities to get the creative juices flowing.
Students will then design their magnet & matching wall art using acrylic paints, paint pens
& 2d embellishments.
Wooden Tic Tac Toe - Homeschool Handmade Holiday
Join us for a special Homeschool Handmade Holiday session, reduced price classes from MAXT for your young creators.
MAXT is an EFA vendor and our classes are eligible to be purchased with your class wallet.
It's a fun morning in the woodshop with Molly! Students will learn how to decorate with scorch markers and wood burning tools, sand and finish pre cut blanks before adding felt and a beautiful wax coat. A great introduction to the woodshop for our younger makers and a fantastic family game to play at home or gift for the holidays.
This session is for children in grades 1-4 equivalent, adult helpers welcome
Hand Sewn Wreath Ornaments - English Paper Piecing (Family Friendly)
Dive into the traditional art of English paper piecing with Patricia!
This introductory class is perfect for kids (age 8+ with an adult) and adults alike. Learn how to cut and hand sew accurate shapes to make this adorable little wreath. Perfect as a stand alone class or as a first step in creating some full sized complex pieces with this resurgent art form.
Ugly Sweater Factory!
Bring your old sweater and we'll bring the bling! It's a fun holiday upcycling adventure at our Ugly Sweater Factory.
We've been saving goodies all year to make some truly wild creations, we've got ornaments, felt, glitter and tinsel galore ready to create your own garish fashion faux pas. We'll have some hot chocolate, holiday music and even a photo booth set up to model your creations.
Just bring your enthusiasm and a garment you'd like to decorate, leave your good taste at home.
Families welcome, suitable for kids age 8+ (must be accompanied by an adult)
This is a FREE event, donations appreciated.
Solar Printing - Homeschool Handmade Holiday
Join us for a special Homeschool Handmade Holiday session, reduced price classes from MAXT for your young creators.
MAXT is an EFA vendor and our classes are eligible to be purchased with your class wallet.
Join our dye master Dave for this fun class to catch the last of the 2024 sun! Students will learn how to create unique designs from foraged materials and tools from our shop in a range of beautiful rich color. Everyone will leave with their own tote bag, great for holding art or for gifting this holiday season.
This session is for children in grades 1-4 equivalent, adult helpers welcome
Heirloom Handmade Stocking
Join Crystal of Peony Place for a fun holiday workshop! You will learn how to construct a set of coordinating heirloom stockings for family and friends. With just a bit of up-cycled fabrics, and an imagination, you can craft some truly unique pieces. Materials will be provided, but you may bring your own. You will leave with at least one completed stocking and instructions to make more. Basic sewing skills are greatly recommended, but not required. Cider, cocoa and snacks will be provided.
Zentangle for Beginners
Join Certified Zentangle Teacher Gracie Buckman for this fun introduction to a relaxing new art form.
Are you looking for a creative outlet to help you relax, maybe a distraction from certain family members over the holiday season?
If you think you are not an artist, or that you have no creativity, or that you can’t even draw a straight line, then this class may be for you. If you are looking to relax and unwind from the stresses of life, then this class may be for you. If you are looking for an artistic type of meditation, then this class may be for you!
Anyone can learn the Zentangle Method. When we “tangle”, we draw simple lines that form into patterns; these patterns are put together to create something beautiful.
Zentangle is meditative by nature. It is a great way to take time out and relax. In Zentangle, we start with gratitude, and we believe that everyone has an inner artist, and everyone is creative. Even though we are drawing structured patterns, no two tiles ever come out the same. The size of a Zentangle tile is small, about 4 by 4 inches, so in no time at all you will have created your little masterpiece!
Stained Glass for Beginners: Suncatcher
Bring some sparkle and shimmer to your life by learning all about stained glass! We're excited to open up a new stained glass area at MAXT for spring 2024 and kick it all off with some great beginner classes.
Learn to create in stained glass, making a beautiful 5 pointed star in vibrant colored glass. Students will learn how to safely handle glass, to select the correct pieces for their project, cut, grind, foil, solder, and polish. A full introduction to this beautiful artform.
2 2hr sessions per course
December 4 and 11 6-8p
Ring Toss Game - Homeschool Handmade Holiday
Join us for a special Homeschool Handmade Holiday session, reduced price classes from MAXT for your young creators.
MAXT is an EFA vendor and our classes are eligible to be purchased with your class wallet.
It's a fun morning in the woodshop with John! Students will learn how to measure, cut, drill on our drill press, glue, nail, sand and complete with a wax coat a beautiful ring toss game. A fun addition to any family game night or a great gift for the holidays!
This session is for children in grades 5-8 equivalent, adult helpers welcome
Gnomes!
Make new friends at MAXT with this fun class. Students will make two gnomes with distinctive personalities, working with our lathes, hand tools, paints, faux fur and 3D printed accessories A fun class to bring some more whimsy to your holiday season or simply make a buddy to live on your desk..
Puppet Yourself! - With Sally Ray
Sally’s decade of work as a special fabricator for film and television can be seen in films from Gremlins 2 to Men in Black. She then went on to project manage puppet builds for films such as Disney’s George of the Jungle and Tron: Legacy.
This class will provide hands on experience and practical knowledge of making a a puppet head from patterned foam while exploring character development by applying different features and finishes. You can even puppet yourself! Hand sewing experience helpful!
Making these puppets is a challenging skill using a host of sharp tools and solvent based glues. This is an adult level (14+) class.
Introduction to Wood Turning: Green Wood Bowls
A wonderful introduction to woodturning and using green wood, this is a perfect introductory class. Bryan will take students through the first steps of safety and use of the wood lathe including tool sharpening and blank preparation. Then students will be guided through turning a bowl with a single gouge using green wood, to produce a beautiful bowl that will naturally change shape into a softened organic form as it dries.
Natural soap making workshop for beginners
In this workshop you will learn how to make cold process soap safely and with confidence. This introductory class covers safety procedures and the knowledge of formulating a recipe using lye, water and oil. Each student will be hands on and guided making their very own batch of soap. Your batch will make four bars of soap you can give away as a gift or personal use.
All materials are included in the price of this class.
Votive Holder - Homeschool Handmade Holiday
Join us for a special Homeschool Handmade Holiday session, reduced price classes from MAXT for your young creators.
MAXT is an EFA vendor and our classes are eligible to be purchased with your class wallet.
It's a fun morning in the woodshop with Molly! Students will learn how to measure, drill on our drill press, sand and complete with a wax coat a beautiful solid votive holder. Made from locally harvested wood, this piece is perfect for gifting or simply lighting up your family table this winter.
This session is for children in grades 1-4 equivalent, adult helpers welcome
Whimsical Mushroom Ornaments
Go on a whimsical woodland adventure with Sean. Our resident maker of magical worlds has foraged natural materials for this class to create his signature mini mushrooms dressed up for the holidays.
Learn the process of turning foraged finds into fun fungi, each student will create multiple mushrooms / ornaments to adorn their homes of the holidays - or all year round!
Wooden Bowl Turning for Beginners
Craft a beautiful, functional bowl in this fun class. Doug will guide students through taking a rough sawn board to a complete bowl ready for your morning cereal Bowls start with kiln-dried lumber. We’ll mount the blanks on the lathe then use gouges and scrapers to bring our bowls to shape. We’ll also learn about reverse-chucking, which will allow us access to both the outside and the inside of our projects. Finally, we will sand, apply finish, and clean-up the bottom. We will also touch on design considerations and various surface treatments.
Age Range: 18+
Level: Beginner / All Levels
Upcycled Totes - Homeschool Handmade Holiday
Join us for a special Homeschool Handmade Holiday session, reduced price classes from MAXT for your young creators.
MAXT is an EFA vendor and our classes are eligible to be purchased with your class wallet.
Sew something special with Sarah! Students will learn how to cut and prepare a feed sack then sew and finish this fun project. A great beginning project, one that we teach regularly for our adult classes. Each student will take home a tote, perfect for carrying treats at the farmer’s market or gifting this holiday season.
This session is for children in grades 5-8 equivalent, adult helpers welcome
Silk Scarf Dyeing
Learn the basics of acid dyeing in this fast and fun class! Students will dye a large, 5ft long fringed silk scarf using premixed dyes. Make beautiful and colorful, organic mixes and patterns with this foolproof technique. Fantastic for a pop of color in winter outfits or a last minute gift.
Polymer Clay Art: Tic-Tac-Toe (Family Session)
Join us for a playful introduction to polymer clay!
Kelsey will guide students through a deliciously whimsical process to design, shape, bake and paint your very own food themed tic-tac-toe board from polymer clay. A pizza, a waffle with fruit topping, a plate of pasta - time to play with your food!
This is a special family session - make one board together as a family, kids age 6+ are welcome to attend with an adult., Makes a great gift for someone special. One ticket per family
Wire and Stone Bookmark
Get ready for snuggle up and read season with Gabby!
Come along for this fun class of wire wrapping to create your very own custom bookmark with a big and bold stone setting, perfect for your own reading adventures or to gift to the book lover in your life.
Celtic Visions Star Pendant : Chainmail Jewelry
In this 3-hour workshop, we'll briefly cover chainmail basics, and then teach the Celtic Visions chainmail weave. We'll then learn how to form it into the Celtic Visions Star, which makes an elegant pendant (or a delightful ornament!). We'll discuss design options, and provide plenty of direct support. Participants will leave with a pendant in their choice of colors, and are welcome to make more pendants or a bracelet to match as time allows. Beginners welcome! This workshop is suitable for all skill levels, and all tools and materials are provided.
Block Print Wrapping Paper - Homeschool Handmade Holiday
Join us for a special Homeschool Handmade Holiday session, reduced price classes from MAXT for your young creators.
MAXT is an EFA vendor and our classes are eligible to be purchased with your class wallet.
Brighten up those festive packages with your own hand printed kraft wrapping paper! Students will learn how to create simple stamping blocks of their own designs from school erasers using linocut tools. Then we'll stamp up a storm with colorful inks and paints to create their own sheets of paper. the perfect accompaniment to our other holiday making classes.
This session is for children in grades 1-4 equivalent, adult helpers welcome
Glamorous Gifts!
Join Lorin Baeta of Letterly and our very own Dave Broughton for this fun class to glam up your gift giving!
It's two classes in one, with students rotating after 1 hour with some thrown in festive cheer. Give those presents some real handmade chic.
Lorin will guide students through basic Calligraphy skills to create beautiful hand lettered gift tags to say it with style this holiday season.
Dave will dive into the basics of block printing using our linocut tools and simple school erasers to guide students through creating their own block printed classy kraft wrapping paper.
Nail and String Art - Homeschool Handmade Holiday
Join us for a special Homeschool Handmade Holiday session, reduced price classes from MAXT for your young creators.
MAXT is an EFA vendor and our classes are eligible to be purchased with your class wallet.
Tie your morning up with this creative class. Students will draw their own designs then learn the process of converting them into nail and string art pieces on prepared boards. Perfect for decorating their rooms, or as a unique holiday gift.
This session is for children in grades 5-8 equivalent, adult helpers welcome
Stained Glass for Beginners: Suncatcher
Bring some sparkle and shimmer to your life by learning all about stained glass! We're excited to open up a new stained glass area at MAXT for spring 2024 and kick it all off with some great beginner classes.
Learn to create in stained glass, making a beautiful 5 pointed star in vibrant colored glass. Students will learn how to safely handle glass, to select the correct pieces for their project, cut, grind, foil, solder, and polish. A full introduction to this beautiful artform.
2 2hr sessions per course
January 18 and 25 10-noon
Calligraphy for Kids - Homeschool Handmade Holiday
Join us for a special Homeschool Handmade Holiday session, reduced price classes from MAXT for your young creators.
MAXT is an EFA vendor and our classes are eligible to be purchased with your class wallet.
Lorin from Letterly leads this fun class into the world of hand lettering. Students will learn some basic calligraphy skills from our professional sign writer and muralist, finishing up with their own hand lettered craft pumpkin for the festive season.
This session is for children in grades 1-4 equivalent, adult helpers welcome
Resin Earrings (Family Friendly)
Join resin jewelry artist Kerry for this fun class!
You don’t need fancy tools to work with resin and make quality pieces. In fact, you probably have almost everything you need to get started already at home! In this make and take class, you’ll learn how to properly mix resin, helpful tools for getting rid of bubbles, and how to remove sharp edges from fully cured pieces. All without breaking the bank.
In this class, you’ll learn:
- How to protect yourself and your workspace
- How to properly measure and mix resin
- How to get bubbles out of resin without fancy or expensive equipment
- How to personalize your pieces with glitter and mica powder
- How to safely clean up the edges of fully-cured pieces at home
- How to assemble finished pieces into wearable jewelry
Each participant will be provided with a box containing:
- Silicon earring mold
- Small spray bottle of rubbing alcohol
- Cuticle trimmer
- De-burring tool
- Small bag of jewelry findings (please note that pliers are not provided but are available at MAXT if you don't have them at home)
- Print out of tips and tricks with everything from the class
- Print out helpful supplies and where to find them
- Extra popsicle sticks
- Ziplock bag
The box itself can be used to transport your pieces home, providing a flat surface and a cover to keep out dust and dirt. The Ziplock is to keep everything else together in one place. Each student will create multiple sets of earrings with their mold.
Additional safety information:
Two-part resin epoxy works by creating a chemical reaction when the two parts combine, which produces fumes. The fumes should not be breathed in and should not come in contact with eyes. Working in a large room / well ventilated area reduces the risk of inhalation but participants may wish to bring their safety respirator mask and / or eye protection. MAXT will have eye protection and masks on hand.
This is a family friendly class, age 8+ are welcome with an adult. Please purchase on ticket per attendee.
Silk Scarf Dyeing - Homeschool Handmade Holiday
Join us for a special Homeschool Handmade Holiday session, reduced price classes from MAXT for your young creators.
MAXT is an EFA vendor and our classes are eligible to be purchased with your class wallet.
Learn the basics of acid dyeing in this fast and fun class! Students will dye a large, 5ft long fringed silk scarf using premixed dyes. Make beautiful and colorful, organic mixes and patterns with this foolproof technique. Fantastic for a pop of color in winter outfits or a last minute gift.
This session is for children in grades 5-8 equivalent, adult helpers welcome
Wood Turning for Beginners: Candlestick
Join Doug for this fabulous introduction to spindle turning techniques on our lathes! Students will learn how to produce a beautiful, unique candlestick from a single, solid blank. The class will cover basic lathe tools and safety and explore the process of turning straight, concave and convex shapes, learning about sequencing production steps and discussing form and function.
Copper Coil Bonsai
A new adventure in wire with our instructor Gabby, Copper Coil Bonsai is a more in depth dive into the world of wire wrapping and sculpture.
Students will create their own bonsai garden complete with pot and accessories built around the centerpiece of a coiled wire tree. The tree is a great standalone project, or a next step in your wire journey from Gabby's gemstone tree classes.
So join us for a relaxing afternoon making miniature worlds!
Big Upcycled Sweater Mittens - Sewing for Beginners
Ever get upset that you had just accidentally shrunk your favorite sweater in the wash? Don't despair - that shrunken wool is a valuable material for making other items and We’ll be making up-cycled mittens out of old shrunken wool sweaters.In addition to in-class instruction, participants will go home with a pattern and written instructions so you can make more at home or come back to the Makerspace to make more. Age 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Age Range: 8+
Level: Beginner
Moving Sale 2!
Our second Moving Sale - come along for more bargains, we're adding items to sell during every sale as we organize our workshops.
We're clearing out some excess items our studios, Great deals on good quality equipment, furniture and supplies for makers, plus every item sold will go directly back into more studio upgrades and programs.
This will be a name your price sale - we're raising funds for MAXT to move. No price tags, donate what you can for the items you choose, every penny helps.
No reasonable offer on large equipment will be refused!
Mini Makers : Handmade Holiday
Make merry with the Mini Makers in this next series!
The MAXT Makerspace series for grades 1-4.
Everyone loves to receive hand made gifts over the holiday season, whatever you celebrate. This year give your kids the chance to create something really special with our expert instructors. From textiles to woodwork, jewelry to fine art they'll explore 6 skills over the 6 weeks and create 6 amazing gifts!
Collage Your Life
“It is remarkable how the seemingly simple act of cutting paper and gluing elements can have a profound impact on your life” -- Laurie Kayner, MA
Collage is a joyful art form that will encourage creativity and self-expression. With paints, papers, natural elements, etc., you can create a visual record of everything that is you! You will learn techniques and use a multitude of ephemera: papers, glues, mark-making tools, natural elements, photos, etc. Collage offers many creation opportunities, such as art journaling, bookmaking, handmade cards, and wonderful art. ALL LEVELS
Extra Life 2024
Join our tabletop gaming marathon and support the Children's Hospital Miracle Network!
Every year Extra Life events help raise funds for the Children’s Hospital Miracle Network of over 170 hospitals. Each location treats thousands of kids annually, regardless of their illness, injury or family's ability to pay and donations stay local.
We’ll have a wide variety of tabletop games to enjoy or bring your own to share with us.
We’ll have more information on some great games as we get closer to the day! Expect a whole host of board games, card games and more.
Open to everyone to play - if you want to go the extra mile join our fundraising team!
Just turning up to game helps us spread the word and adds a little to our donations pot, if you’d like to be sponsored to game for the whole 17 hours follow the link below to join the MAXT team!
$15 advance (Venmo to Team Captain John Anderson) / $20 door (Cash or Venmo)
Entry fee covers food/ snacks for the day. Leftover funds will be donated to the cause.
FREE MAXT swag with every ticket
Wooden Bowl Turning for Beginners
Craft a beautiful, functional bowl in this fun class. Doug will guide students through taking a rough sawn board to a complete bowl ready for your morning cereal Bowls start with kiln-dried lumber. We’ll mount the blanks on the lathe then use gouges and scrapers to bring our bowls to shape. We’ll also learn about reverse-chucking, which will allow us access to both the outside and the inside of our projects. Finally, we will sand, apply finish, and clean-up the bottom. We will also touch on design considerations and various surface treatments.
Age Range: 18+
Level: Beginner / All Levels
Craft + Beer @ Post & Beam - T-Shirt Yarn Basket
Summer's at an end and it's time to put away the t-shirts.... or is it?
Why not turn some of those that didn't survive the season in the best of shape into a cool basket with Nicole?! Learn how to turn t-shirt fabric into chunky yarn then crochet your way to a beautiful and useful basket. We'll have plenty of fabric to work with, but you can bring your own to include. No crochet experience necessary.
Plus as with every Craft + Beer, your first pint is on us!
This is a 21+ event held at Post & Beam Brewing, 40 Grove St, Peterborough.
October Sale!
*We've moved our sale to October to make it bigger and better with more items added for our move*
Roll up, roll up for a bargain or two at MAXT!
We're clearing out some excess items our studios, Great deals on good quality equipment, furniture and supplies for makers, plus every item sold will go directly back into more studio upgrades and programs.
This will be a name your price sale - we're raising funds for MAXT to move. No price tags, donate what you can for the items you choose, every penny helps.
No reasonable offer on large equipment will be refused!
Chainmail Jewelry
Join Eric for a fun evening of chainmail jewelry! Get to grips with the basics of interlocking links in a variety of weave patterns.
Learn the Half-Persian 3-1 weave, and how to turn it into a versatile bezel. We'll be wrapping your choice of supplied cabochons, to make a pendant.
You'll also have the opportunity to learn your choice of three weaves that make beautiful earrings, and make a pair of earrings to take home. We'll be teaching Box, Byzantine, and Captive Bead weaves.
Earrings in a Day with Joy Raskin
Join experience jewelry instructor Joy Raskin for this fantastic class! We are so happy to have Joy join us, with two decades of teaching experience she’s going to be doing some amazing things.
“Spend a day making your own fabulous earrings! Using wire, we will make french ear wires, dangles, hoops and much more. Making earrings can be easily done using a few hand tools and a little imagination. Wire, and some sheet metal, plus beads will all be used. Silverplated, sterling, goldfilled and copper wire will be used.”
Fairy House Making with Gluckspilz Gifts
Create your own amazing miniature world with Sean of Gluckspilz Gifts, his whimsical work is instantly recognizable from galleries and fairs around the region - now you can learn the process!
Students will work with whole selection of natural materials, collected with Sean's unique view of the woods. During the class students will learn how to approach designing with natural pieces, to select and shape, build and embellish a unique fairy house inspired by Sean's eye-catching style.
Stained Glass Level 2
Take the next step on your stained glass journey with Sue!
* Students must have taken our Stained Glass for Beginners course, or have equivalent experience in cutting, grinding and soldering stained glass pieces*
Students will choose from a variety of deigns to make more complex sun catchers or pieces that can be framed. You'll have access to a wide variety of glass, including textured and marbled colors to make a truly unique piece, Sue will guide you through cutting curves, working with more difficult materials and constructing larger glass pieces.
2 sessions Oct 16 and 23 6-9p
Big and Bold, Crochet Granny Square Sweater
Make a statement with this beginner crochet project! Nicole will guide students through basic crochet stitches to learn the versatile granny square construction. Students will then have a month to hook away before turning their creations into a fun and funky simple statement sweater. Materials generously provided by donations to MAXT.
Age Range: 14+
Level: Beginner
Wooden Bowl Turning for Beginners
Craft a beautiful, functional bowl in this fun class. Doug will guide students through taking a rough sawn board to a complete bowl ready for your morning cereal Bowls start with kiln-dried lumber. We’ll mount the blanks on the lathe then use gouges and scrapers to bring our bowls to shape. We’ll also learn about reverse-chucking, which will allow us access to both the outside and the inside of our projects. Finally, we will sand, apply finish, and clean-up the bottom. We will also touch on design considerations and various surface treatments.
Age Range: 18+
Level: Beginner / All Levels
Upcycled Feed Sack Totes
Start your sewing journey this year with a unique recycled project. Sarah will guide students on how to transform an animal feed bag into a durable, waterproof and reusable tote. A fantastic beginner sewing project for something fun and practical and a perfect introduction to our textiles studio at MAXT.
Lo Tech Wire Chains with Joy Raskin
Join experience jewelry instructor Joy Raskin for this fantastic class! We are so happy to have Joy join us, with two decades of teaching experience she’s going to be doing some amazing things.
Chains such as Egyptian spiral chain, Viking ( knitted) chain, wirewrapped links with beads chains, basic link chains will be covered. Using 14g. to 26g. round wire, we will wrap, bend, knit, hammer, spiral our way to make your own chain samples, and a chain to be worn.
Calligraphy 101
Explore the basics of modern calligraphy and decorative hand lettering in Calligraphy 101 with Lorin Baeta of Letterly Signs & Lettering. We’ll cover the anatomy of script letterforms, and practice writing and drawing with different tools to learn the essential strokes that all letters are made from. Each student will receive a craft pumpkin to personalize with their newly developed skills. Focusing on signage and lettering for the past 7 years, Lorin has produced calligraphic works for weddings, businesses and private commissions, as well as personalizing countless seasonal and decorative keepsakes at fall and winter craft fairs.
Craft + Beer @ Post & Beam - Chainmail and Glass Bracelet
In the deceptively simple Captive Bead chainmail weave, cages of metal rings display beads held in their centers, to dramatic effect. Participants will be provided with all materials needed, including a choice of beads and chainmail rings. Make your unique design, and create a bracelet to take home. Once you get the hang of it, this weave is simple enough that a chat and a cold brew fit right in. In fact, your first beer is on us!
This is a 21+ event held at Post & Beam Brewing - 40 Grove St, Peterborough
CNC for Beginners: Make a Sign
The perfect introduction to CNC with expert Vince! V-Carve a sign or decorative item on our CNC. Over 3 sessions, the class will cover:
What is v-carving?
Compiling and customizing a 2D design using InkScape. (Sample designs and fonts will be provided.)
Importing and preparing your design for v-carving using Fusion 360 and Simulating your toolpaths.
Setting up and cutting your design on the CNC, and finishing your item.
Age Range: 18+
Level: Beginner
MAXT has limited computing available. It is recommended that students bring their own laptop with InkScape and Fusion 360 personal version installed. These are both free and can be found at the following links.
InkScape: https://inkscape.org/
Fusion 360: https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/personal
If you are unable to provide your own laptop, please let us know (david@maxtmakerspace.org) and we will have a machine ready for you during class.
Introduction to Natural Dyes
Begin your exploration into the world of natural dyes in this fun introductory class!
Students will learn the basics of collecting, processing and dyeing with easily available plant materials from the kitchen to the flower garden. Students will experiment with mordants and multiple different dye types, leaving the class with their own collection of hand dyed sock yarn minis (100-150g total) in a range of soft plant tones.
Carpentry 101: Building Walls
Get some professional carpentry skills is this special weekend course with Carter.
Students will embark on the project of creating new studio booth walls for MAXT on location at Noone Falls and end the class with marketable skills in carpentry to be able to work on home renovation projects or begin their journey into employment with a contracting company with a portfolio piece.
Over the two days students will work as a team to learn about how to approach a project brief, selecting materials and basic design, building solid and square frames, sheathing and finishing as well as using jigs for repeated work and how to work to a deadline.
10-3 Sat and Sun. There will be a 30min break for lunch each day.
This is a reduced price course as part of our Making Our Move series to build a new home for MAXT at Noone Falls - be part of our future and learn some great new skills! Students will also receive a free MAXT t-shirt and a small trinket as a thanks from us for taking part.
Craft + Beer @ Post & Beam - Creative Doodling
Get a relaxing pint and breathe out for this evening of very Zen drawing. Take your Zoom meeting and dentist waiting room doodles to the next level with Gabby’s instruction. Learn how to layout and build up complex, organic, drawn designs using pencil and marker. A very calming, meditative process - perfect for ending a busy day. Plus your first drink is on us!
Woodshop Open Studio
A new Open Studio for 2024! Join our woodshop daring duo, Rick and Rhonda for help with your projects. This is a great time to get assistance with our equipment, get general woodworking advice and to catch up on your projects from our series classes.
This is a free event, donations are appreciated to help with running costs.
Introduction to Casting with Sally Ray
Don't miss this opportunity to learn from an expert in their field!
Sally Ray has recently moved to the area after decades in the movie industry, creating costuming and special effects for a host of major films from Men in Black to Galaxy Quest, Tron Legacy and many, many more. Sally was Head of Production at the Jim Henson Creature Shop for 8 years amongst other impressive credits.
In this class, students will learn the fundamentals of silicone mold making from an object they provide (we'll have some options on hand too), around 2" in diameter. They will learn to to plan, prepare and pour their silicone to create an accurate mold. In the second class students will learn how to take their rough molds through the process of preparing for casting and create their own candle to take home. Sally will also demonstrate resin molding.
2 sessions 6-8p Aug 21 and 28
Fiber Arts Circle
Join us for a new Open Studio starting June 10. Our Fiber Arts Circle is a FREE weekly event (Monday 6-8p) to come along and sit, knit, crochet, felt, weave and more! Bring your project and join our social circle, get some help from fellow fiber enthusiasts, get inspired to start something new or just chat whilst you weave in those darn ends!
Donations appreciated to help fund MAXT's facilities and events.