what we need to set up the space

• Flat File

• Bulletin board (large - around 3x5’)

• Wall clocks (2)

• milk crates

Wood + Wooden Items

• wooden cigar boxes

• wooden clothes pins (with springs)

• wooden picture frames any size

 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

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 - no oil paint)

• Blockprinting Ink

• Screenprinting Ink

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

Used tools

• irons

• ironing boards

• cut & press mats

• large cutting mats

• quilting rulers

• rotary cutters

• 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)

• 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