Join Us for a Trade Up Claremont Information Session!

Are you ready to gain in-demand skills and take the next step in your career? Trade Up Claremont is a new workforce development initiative offering hands-on training in high-demand trades – facilities maintenance and machining. If you’re looking to start a new career this program can provide the skills and support you need to succeed.

Join us for an information session to learn more about the program and how to enroll:

Location: Claremont MakerSpace, 46 Main St, Claremont, NH

During the session, you’ll get details on:

• Program timeline and commitment
• What you will get from completing the program
• How our partners are ready to support you in a career change
• Don’t miss this chance to explore an exciting new future in the trades! RSVP today or drop in to learn more.

For questions, contact Cortney at cortney@twinstatemakerspaces.org

Welcome to the bike workshop!  We are going to shine up and tune our bikes for the fall and learn a little in the process.  Come on down with your two wheeled vehicles and bring parts and a can-do attitude! 

Please bring your bike and any parts needed for repairs. 

$25 for members/$35 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. 

Class Fees: $125 for CMS 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. 

Class Details TBD

About the Club

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

Have you ever wanted to design and cut a wooden part using a computer-controlled router?  This is your opportunity to learn how this is done.   The ShopBot is a computer-controlled router that can cut various materials with a high degree of precision.  This 3-session series of classes will teach students how to design wooden parts for cutting on the ShopBot.  These sessions are intended to get you proficient in designing parts using the Vectric VCarve Pro software and then cutting parts on the ShopBot.  The process starts using 2D design techniques in VCarve.  Once the design is complete, it is used to create toolpaths to cut parts on the ShopBot.  The class will walk students through this two-step process in detail.  After these sessions, the successful student will be well-prepared for certification on the ShopBot.   

$120 for members/$150 non-members

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

Must provide your own safety glasses (we do have extras here), leather work shoes and leather gloves. Helmets, jackets and materials will be provided. 

$65 members, $75 non-members

Join Berkley Heath for an afternoon of indigo dyeing! She will be demonstrating dyeing in her indigo vat and participants will be able to dye small samples of cotton fabric, and have the opportunity to bring an item from home to dye (note that this material needs to be clean and natural fiber–cotton, linen, wool, etc). Bring an old cotton T-shirt and dye it blue with natural indigo!

Pre-Registration is Required

What Should You Bring: Clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty, one clean item to dye (must be natural fiber to work!).

$15 for members/$25 for non-members

Materials Fee: $5 included in the class fee for one item, please purchase an additional item ticket if you want to dye more than one

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.

$65 for members/$75 non-members

Join us on September 21st at 1 p.m. for our monthly meeting. You do not have to be a licensed ham to participate, just bring your curiosity and energy! Everyone is welcome! Each month, we feature a presenter (45 minutes to an hour), and after we adjourn to MakerSpace’s Digital Fabrication and Electronics Lab for open-time kit building, sharing, studying, and socializing.

This Month’s Presentation: Hands-On Cable Making

Join us for a practical, hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to assemble your coax jumpers using RG-58 and crimp-on PL-259 connectors. Led by longtime ham and bench tech Patrick Lozito, KC2EEB, this session will walk you through the process of prepping coax, attaching connectors, and testing for continuity with a digital voltmeter. Whether you’re new to cable work or just want to sharpen your technique, this is a great opportunity to build real skills and walk away with a custom 3-foot jumper you made yourself.

You can learn more about amateur radio here: arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio

Discover the meditative art of mandala dot painting in this relaxing and beginner-friendly workshop. You’ll learn basic techniques to create stunning, symmetrical designs using simple tools and vibrant colors. No prior experience needed—just bring your creativity and leave with a beautiful, hand-painted mandala of your own. All materials provided.

Please note that this is a three-session class and will be held: Wednesday September 24th, October 1st, AND October 8th

$100 for members/$120 non-members

Mordants are substances, generally metallic salts, that are used in combination with natural dyes to create lasting colors on cloth. Mordants can shift the tone and saturation of natural dyes such that, with the use of different mordant combinations, a wide range of colors can be created on a piece of cloth, and even from a single dye bath! In this class, we will create thickened mordant pastes to paint and print designs on cotton yardage. Inspired by traditional surface design techniques, we will make three dye vats with locally grown and foraged plants (madder, weld, and sumac) to create a wide range of shades and patterns on cloth. We will cover fabric preparation, making a printing surface, simple stamp-making, natural dye chemistry and history, as well as post dyeing fabric care. Students will create a color reference chart on cloth to use in future dyeing endeavors, as well as their own uniquely patterned pieces.

$170 for members/$200 non-members