Tuesday, February 6, 7 – 9 PM
Are you curious about what happens in BARN’s 10 maker studios? Come to First Tuesday Show & Tell on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
First Tuesday is like an open mic for projects of all shapes, sizes, and stages of completion. This free monthly meetup is a chance to learn, share, and introduce friends and family to the amazing people and projects at BARN.
BARN makers can sign up for an official 5-minute share at the start of the evening. Host Keith La Plain will keep the conversation lively. Enjoy snacks and meet BARN makers while enjoying creative community.
No registration required: this free social event is open to members and guests alike.
Fiber Arts
Essential Hand Stitches
Friday, February 16, 10 AM – 1 PM
Learn a repertoire of hand stitches commonly used in dressmaking, tailoring, and mending.
More Fiber Classes
Better Together: Weaving Wednesdays
Every Wednesday, 1 – 4 PM
Embroidery Study Group
Thursday, Feb. 8, 1 – 3 PM
Kitsap Cosplay Guild: Cosplay and Costuming Interest Group
Tuesday, Feb. 13 or 27, 6:30 – 8 PM
Fiber Arts Studio Orientation – Activate Your Fob
Friday, Feb. 16, 12 – 12:30 PM
Fiber Dye Lab Orientation
Friday, Feb. 16, 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Embroidery Machine Orientation
Multiple dates available
Better Together: Fitting Your Clothes
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 6:30 – 8 PM
Luxurious Pillows
Friday, Feb. 23, 10 AM – 4 PM
Knitting 101: Intro to Knitting
Saturday, Feb. 24, 12 – 4 PM
Crochet 101
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 6 – 9 PM
Glass Arts
Valentine Kiln Carving with Glass
Monday, February 12, 1 – 4 PM
Make a glass valentine in this special, one-day class for Valentine’s Day! You’ll learn kiln carving, a technique for achieving bas relief, or carved effects, in your glass work by combining fusing and slumping.
Make a Steel Display Stand for Glass Art
Three Thursday meetings, beginning Feb. 8, 1:30 – 4 PM
Introduction to the Vitrigraph Kiln
Two meetings, beginning Thursday, Feb. 22, 1 – 3 PM
Introduction to Coldworking
Saturday, Feb. 24, 1 – 4 PM
Stained Glass Celtic Knot
Sunday. Feb. 25, 1 – 4 PM
Mirror with Glass Mosaic
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1 – 5 PM
Glass Studio Orientation
Saturday, March 2, 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Jewelry & Fine Metals
Tab Settings for Cabochon Stones
Saturday, February 10, 10 AM – 2 PM
Come make tab pendants with us. It will be a fun day in the Jewelry & Fine Metals Studio as we make settings out of brass sheets for cabochons using some basic jeweler’s skills.
Jewelry Open Studio
Mondays and Wednesdays
Focused Open Studio – Enameling
Multiple dates available
Independent Casting
Saturday & Sunday, March 2 & 3, 9 AM – 12 PM
Introduction to Jewelry: Skills Class
2 Fridays, beginning March 15, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Chasing and Repoussé: 3D Metal
4 meetings, beginning March 19, 1 – 5 PM
Kitchen Arts
Valentine Sugar Cookies
Tuesday, February 13, 3:30 – 5:30 PM
Bake some Valentine’s Day sugar cookies to give to friends and family (or just to enjoy yourself).
Youth Maker Mondays: Winter Soups and Breads (Ages 12+)
Three meetings, beginning Monday, Feb. 5, 2:30 – 5 PM
Bentos and Musubi: Beautiful Lunch Boxes
Multiple dates available
All About Pie Dough: Chicken Pot Pie
Thursday, Feb. 22, 5 – 8 PM
Veggie Enchiladas and Pico de Gallo
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 5 – 7:30 PM
Homemade Tiramisu with Giovanni
Saturday, March 2, 3 – 5:30 PM
French Lentil Soup
Sunday, March 3, 3 – 5 PM
Pi Day Pie: All About the Dough
Wednesday, March 13, 2 – 4:30 PM
Sukiyaki, Saké and Sorbet
Multiple dates available
Metal Fabrication
Introduction to Brazing in the Welding Shop
Sunday, February 11, 2 – 4:30 PM
Brazing is ideally suited for joining dissimilar metals and is performed at relatively low temperatures. The class will focus on “manual brazing,” that is, brazing with a hand-held torch and hand-fed filler metal. Oxy/Acetylene will be used.
Centroid CNC
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 5 – 6 PM
Patternmaking for Casting in the Foundry
2 Wednesdays, Feb. 7 & 14, 6:30 – 8 PM
Make a Steel Display Stand for Glass Art
3 Thursdays, Feb. 8, 15 & 22, 1:30 – 4 PM
Metal Fabrication: Tidy-Friday
Friday, Feb. 9, 10 AM – 12 PM
CNC Mill
2 meetings, beginning Saturday, Feb. 17, 2 – 4:30 PM
Make a Table: Introduction to MIG Welding
3 Saturdays, beginning Feb. 24, 2 – 4:30 PM
Welding: TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) #1
Sunday, Feb. 25, 2 – 4:30 PM
Print & Book Arts
Watercolor Journaling
3 meetings, beginning Saturday, February 24, 10 AM – 3 PM
A watercolor class for beginners or experienced painters. We will explore a variety of watercolor techniques as well as principles for strongly structured paintings. Learn to relax, have fun, and just paint!
Book Basics: Hardcover Pamphlet-Stitch Binding
Saturday, Feb. 10, 10 AM – 2:30 PM
Will You Be Our Valentine?
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 10 AM – 2 PM
Print & Book Studio Orientation – Member Fob Activation
Multiple dates available
Reduction Linocut Printmaking
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 10 AM – 4 PM
Make a Hand-Sewn Hardcover Book
2 meetings, beginning Thursday, March 2, 10:30 AM – 2 PM
Tech Lab
Unleashing Creativity with AI
Wednesday, March 6, 6 – 8:30 PM
Join us in this exciting workshop where we dive into the world of Artificial Intelligence, specifically tailored for the vibrant community of makers and creators. This is designed to introduce you to the fascinating realm of generative AI, providing hands-on experiences.
Tech Lab Orientation
Multiple dates, 10 – 11 AM
Introduction to 3D Printing
Saturday, Feb. 10, 10 AM – 12 PM
Tech Talk: Electronic Music from Barrel Organ to Garage Band
Sunday, Feb. 11, 1 – 2 PM
CNC 101: Make a Sign
2 meetings, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 13, 6 – 8 PM
Laser 101: Intro to Laser Cutter Operations
Multiple dates available
CNC 103: Making Inlays Using VCarve Pro and CNC Router
Tuesday & Thursday, Feb. 20 & 22, 6 – 8 PM
Fusion 360 Basics Beginner
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 6 – 8:30 PM
Woodworking
Build a Pair of Versatile Sawhorses
4 meetings, beginning Monday, February 19
Build a pair of furniture-quality sawhorses as you learn techniques you can use in intermediate-level furniture making.
Carving Afternoon (Free)
Sundays, 1 – 3 PM
Intro to Bowl Turning
Multiple dates available
CNC 101: Make a Sign
2 meetings, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 13, 6 – 8 PM
CNC 103: Making Inlays Using VCarve Pro and CNC Router
2 meetings, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 20, 6 – 8 PM
Fusion 360 Basics Intermediate
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 6 – 8:30 PM
Writers
Writing About a Different Time with Kathleen Alcalá
Sunday, February 25, 1 – 4 PM
Explore clues – like language, dress, or character priorities – that help readers place a story in time. This class is for those curious about stretching the possibilities of language in order to captivate the reader and propel them into another world.
Write Now Thursdays on Zoom (Free, Online)
Thursdays, 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Screenwriting Basics with Colette Freedman
6 meetings beginning Monday, Feb. 12, 7 – 9 PM
Master Your Clichés with Luke Elliott
Wednesday, March 20, 3 – 4 PM
Youth
Youth Maker Mondays: Improv for All! (Ages 12-18)
Multiple dates available
Youth Maker Mondays: Build a Wooden Lamp (Ages 12-16)
3 Mondays, beginning Feb. 5, 2:30 – 5 PM
Youth Maker Mondays: Build a Tiny House Model
3 Mondays, beginning March 4, 2:30 – 5 PM
Youth Maker Mondays: Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving (Ages 10-14)
3 Mondays, beginning March 4, 2:30 – 5 PM
