Description: Why buy an ugly holiday sweater when you can make one? You bring the sweater or sweatshirt and we’ll bring the ribbon, trim, embellishments, decorations, felt, and fabric. Explore your creativity, support sustainability, have some holiday fun, and leave with a one of a kind holiday sweater!
This event is BYOB. Feel free to bring your favorite beverage. We will have sparkling water and holiday snacks available.
When: Thursday, 11/19 6-9pm
Skills needed: None! All you need is the desire to create in community and have some fun
Skills taught: Skills taught include hand-sewing, material reuse, and decorative embellishment.
Supplies used: We’ll have a variety of materials to use, including fabric scraps, felt, trim, holiday ribbon, velvet ribbon, and various embellishments. Attendees must bring their own sweater or sweatshirt
What you’ll leave with: Every student will leave with a one of a kind holiday sweater!
Meat your hosts: Sharon Hillman (she/her) is a textile artist, designer, and illustrator living in Philadelphia. She makes one-of-a-kind upcycled clothing and accessories that are gender and size-inclusive.
Gabrielle (she/her) has over 30 years of crafting under her belt, and a love of community in her heart. She built CraftNation to be exactly the kind of place she always wished existed. Walk in, grab some supplies, and create, make something with your hands and find your people while you're at it.
All workshops at CraftNation are offered at a sliding scale. For guidance on which price you should pay, please see our Sliding Scale page.
Description: Why buy an ugly holiday sweater when you can make one? You bring the sweater or sweatshirt and we’ll bring the ribbon, trim, embellishments, decorations, felt, and fabric. Explore your creativity, support sustainability, have some holiday fun, and leave with a one of a kind holiday sweater!
This event is BYOB. Feel free to bring your favorite beverage. We will have sparkling water and holiday snacks available.
When: Thursday, 11/19 6-9pm
Skills needed: None! All you need is the desire to create in community and have some fun
Skills taught: Skills taught include hand-sewing, material reuse, and decorative embellishment.
Supplies used: We’ll have a variety of materials to use, including fabric scraps, felt, trim, holiday ribbon, velvet ribbon, and various embellishments. Attendees must bring their own sweater or sweatshirt
What you’ll leave with: Every student will leave with a one of a kind holiday sweater!
Meat your hosts: Sharon Hillman (she/her) is a textile artist, designer, and illustrator living in Philadelphia. She makes one-of-a-kind upcycled clothing and accessories that are gender and size-inclusive.
Gabrielle (she/her) has over 30 years of crafting under her belt, and a love of community in her heart. She built CraftNation to be exactly the kind of place she always wished existed. Walk in, grab some supplies, and create, make something with your hands and find your people while you're at it.
All workshops at CraftNation are offered at a sliding scale. For guidance on which price you should pay, please see our Sliding Scale page.