Helping hands needed to make warm, comforting quilts for Baby Steps in Claremont! Only basic skills needed. Do you know how to use a sewing machine, iron, or rotary cutter? This is not a quilting class, but we will guide you along through the whole process of making twin and crib size quilts for those in need in our area.

Free and all are welcome to volunteer their time in a fun and creative environment!

LAST CHANCE, REGISTRATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY TOMORROW 4/26 AT 9 AM.

This 2-part workshop is designed to be a beginner woodworking class for women. Enjoy the company of other women as you learn / practice some basic woodworking skills.

Class Fees: $65 members/$85 non-members

Curious about Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) and how it compares to analog? Kevin Tyson (KC1VOH) will provide an overview of digital modes, their interoperability, and the equipment needed to get started.

Learn how to use the Singer Heavy Duty Sewing Machines we have at Claremont MakerSpace.

$50 for members/$60 for non-members

Curious about 3D printing but not sure where to start? This hands-on, beginner-friendly class will walk you through the essentials — no design skills required.

$55 members / $65 non-members

This introductory course into photography will give you gain an understanding of fundamental photographic principles and techniques. The goal of this course is for you to feel more confident behind your camera, and better your skills! I hope you join us, in an incredibly eye-opening journey of the photography world!

$130 for members/$150 for non-members

The Claremont MakerSpace is excited to announce textile artist Berkley Heath as the Spring Artist in Residence!

Berkley is a natural dyer and printmaker fascinated by the sources and history of art materials. With a formal education and work background in ecological design and organic agriculture, she began growing dye plants nearly ten years ago and since then has cultivated a dye garden every year, processing the plants throughout the season into dyes, pigments, and inks to use in her work. Her work is grounded in these seasonal processes at her home in Claremont: spending time seeding, tending to plants, harvesting and making art materials, as well as studying and experimenting with traditional surface design techniques with natural dyes on cloth. She teaches workshops at craft schools and farms across New England, and she believes that physical interaction with the landscape facilitates a sense of place, wellbeing, and stewardship of our natural world.    https://www.berkleysierra.com/

While at CMS, take a tour and learn about our workspaces:

• Wood shop: with all the necessary large and small tools for woodworking, plus a CNC Router
• Jewelry studio: covers tools needed for shaping, texturing, enameling and soldering
• Metal shop:  everything needed for working with metal, cutting, shaping, MIG, TIG and Stick welding, plasma cutting
• Fiber arts studio:  sewing machines, mid-arm quilter, looms, textile dyeing area and an embroidery machine
• Electronics lab:  provides tools for small electronics, 3D printers, a laser cutter, and a trinocular microscope
• Photography and craft studio: large format and photography printers, heat treat, Cricut cutter and member craft supplies
• Machine shop:  metrology tools, two manual mills, metal lathe, grinder and a CNC mill 

All shops will be open for tours and members/staff will be on hand to answer your questions.  

Everyone is welcome and this event is FREE, with light refreshments available. There is plenty of parking next door in the municipal parking garage. Registration is requested but not required. 

Open to all ages, children under 16 years old must be accompanied by their adult.

Thinking about trying out MIG welding? This is an introductory workshop in learning, safety, tools and techniques in MIG welding. No experience required.

$65 for members/$75 for non-members

Join us for a spring yard sale, maker market, and open house. All are welcome!

Helping hands needed to make warm, comforting quilts for Baby Steps in Claremont! Only basic skills needed. Do you know how to use a sewing machine, iron, or rotary cutter? This is not a quilting class, but we will guide you along through the whole process of making twin and crib size quilts for those in need in our area.

Please come when it is convenient for you, even if you can only spare an hour. 

We are a new group of amateur and professional photographers meeting regularly to learn from each other, practice our craft, and develop the community of photographic artists, commercial photographers, and visual storytellers around Claremont and the Upper Valley. Meetings are free for CMS members, and open to the public with a fee to support operations at the MakerSpace. Each meeting is led by one of our members and focuses on a topic of interest chosen by the group: from technical workshops on shooting techniques, to photo critique sessions, gear show & tells, photo walks, and whatever else we come up with together.

Free for members/$10 for non-members

This class will teach participants the techniques for effective and reliable soldering on printed circuit boards (PCBs).

Both surface mount and through-hole soldering techniques will be explained through videos and lecture and hands on experience will be completed using kits made for soldering skills.

These skills will be allow the student to assemble electronic kits or projects after completion of the course.

$65 for members/$75 for non-members

Unlock the timeless art of quilting in this welcoming introductory class, designed for both beginners and those looking to refresh their skills. Under the guidance of an experienced quilter, participants will create a beautiful, handcrafted table runner from start to finish.

$75 for members/$85 for non-members

Starting with raw lumber you will learn how to make a useful and beautiful piece that can serve you or a special friend for years to come.

$150 for CMS members/$170 for non-members

Stick welding is the entry level technique to all other welding skills. Whether you’re a beginner, an artist looking for a different medium or just wanting to learn a new skill, this is the place to start!

You will learn the basics of welding safety, how to strike an arc, how to start making the bead on a flat piece of steel and how to continue to strike an arc and carry it to form the bead.

$140 for members/$150 for non-members

Helping hands needed to make warm, comforting quilts for Baby Steps in Claremont! Only basic skills needed. Do you know how to use a sewing machine, iron, or rotary cutter? This is not a quilting class, but we will guide you along through the whole process of making twin and crib size quilts for those in need in our area.

Please come when it is convenient for you, even if you can only spare an hour.