DONATIONS LIST

Build Guild - what we need to set up the space

  • Casters (heavy duty - sets of 4)

  • Lighting (lamps, plug-in pendants)

  • whiteboard/chalkboard

  • Bulletin board (large - around 3x5’)

Wood + Wooden Items

  • wooden cigar boxes

  • wooden clothes pins (with springs)

  • wooden picture frames any size

  • hardwood dresser drawers (at least 9″ deep x 12″ tall x 12″ wide)

 Fabric + Textiles

  • any fabric (larger than 1 yard)

  • white cotton bed sheets

  • burlap

  • leather

  • linen and canvas

  • monk’s cloth

  • white or light colored 100% silk

  • yarn, embroidery floss, and sewing thread

  • Macrame cord

  • upholstery (larger than a yard)

 Plant materials

  • acorns

  • black walnuts (we love them when they’re still green!)

  • logwood chips/sawdust

  • osage orange chips/sawdust

  • dried coreopsis, cosmos, marigolds, avocado pits/peels

  • Incense making material (resin, powders, binders, etc.)

  • Dried herbs for salves

 Supplies

  • Paint (watercolor, acrylic, fabric)

  • Blockprinting Ink

  • Screenprinting Ink

  • Solder, Flux, Glass cutting oil, and other stained glass supplies

Used tools

  • scissors

  • crochet hooks

  • jewelry tools

  • knitting needles

  • hole punches

  • rubber stamps 

  • pliers

  • screwdrivers

  • measuring tapes

  • Safety glasses

  • Disposable gloves

  • Screenprinting tools

  • Basketry tools

  • Darning/mending tools

  • Weaving tools

  • Printing tools (screenprinting, block printing, monoprinting)

  • Paintbrushes, paint palettes, etc.

  • Stretched Canvas’s

  • Tabletop easels

  • Weaving looms (handheld or tabletop)

  • Glass cutters, pliers, etc. (for stained glass)

  • Glass grinders

  • Soldering irons

  • Other stained glass tools

Kitchen Items

  • metal or glass measuring cups

  • metal measuring spoons

  • Large pots (for dyeing)

  • Pots & pans

  • Strainers, mixing bowls, etc.

  • Blenders

  • Food processors

  • Mortar & pestles

  • Wood spoons with long handles (for dyeing)

  • wicker baskets (no plastic ones)

 Glass

  • tiny glass jars with secure lid (1 – 2oz, labels removed)

  • wide mouth glass jars (labels removed)

  • fish bowls or glass containers for terrariums (no tanks!)

  • vases

  • decorative ceramic plates (no plain white)

  • ceramic decorative tea cups and saucers (no plain white)

Paper

  • watercolor paper

  • French or Neenah paper and card stock

  • any heavy weight paper

  • hardback books (less than 1″ wide spine)

Miscellaneous

  • beads

  • buttons

  • embroidery hoops (12″ or smaller)

  • large cutting mats (24 by 36)

  • Dye mordants (alum, iron, tannin bath, etc.)

 Apothecary

  • beeswax

  • soy wax

  • Oils (olive, coconut)

  • Shea butter

Books

  • How-to books

 

Things we WON’T accept

furniture

unfinished projects

plastic food containers

fabric scraps