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CRAFT BAR with ETSY LABS @ MOCFA SF » Thursday, September 2 6-9 pm |
Fall is coming - time to put away that tee shirt you've been living in all summer. Why not revamp it instead? This September CRAFT BAR goes green with a night of tee shirt upcycling! Bring in any old tee shirt (or use one of ours) and turn it into something new.
Not quite ready for your favorite tee to start a new life? Join the Stitch 'n Bitch, with drop-in instruction in knitting and crochet. Don't forget to take inspiration from the gallery and the Museum Store while you explore the creative process. Refreshments provided by Trumer Pils. Tee shirts provided by Buffalo Exchange.
CRAFT BAR is free with $5 admission to the gallery, featuring Clare Rojas: We They, We They, and all materials and instructions for the crafts. Resident crafter Amelia Strader will be doing the Etsy Virtual Lab at 1 PM on September 2 - be sure to check it out if you can't make it to CRAFT BAR!
The Museum is located at:
51 Yerba Buena Lane
San Francisco, Ca 94103
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The Museum of Craft and Folk Art provides exhibitions and educational programs to enrich and inspire, honor cultural traditions past and present, and celebrate the creative spirit.
First Thursday of every month
6-9pm
Museum of Craft and Folk Art
51 Yerba Buena Lane
San Francisco, Ca 94103
Every first Thursday of the month the Museum of Craft and Folk Art on Yerba Buena Lane is proud to present CRAFT BAR with ETSY LABS.
CRAFT BAR is an innovative Museum of Craft and Folk Art public program which connects the crafting community to the museum’s educational and curatorial mission by creating a vibrant and dynamic afterhours collective crafting environment. The love of making and the desire to socialize are brought together under the MOCFA artistic programming umbrella @ CRAFT BAR.
Featuring an original, easy to follow, craft project designed to guide and encourage creativity, CRAFT BAR allows the participant to create a handmade take-away from a museum gallery setting. Activities are led by visiting artists or resident crafters, who also demonstrate the projects live online in the Virtual Labs, Etsy's online interactive classrooms, at 1pm PT the day of CRAFT BAR for those unable to attend in-person. For those who prefer less structure, there is also a Stitch and Bitch area to continue projects or start new ones.
From crocheting with recycled plastic bags to creating fabric flower brooches and hand-sewing plushie robots, there is something to engage all ages. When weather permits, a Craft Garden is opened on Yerba Buena Lane. Trumer Pils provides refreshments; Britex Fabrics provides materials; and other local food and musicians often contribute to create an event overflowing with food, drink, and socializing.
Take inspiration from the Museum Gallery and the Store while you explore the creative process @ CRAFT BAR!
Etsy.com is the world's largest online marketplace where shoppers can buy directly from independent artists, crafters, and vintage sellers. It's also a thriving community of creative people. Etsy Labs programming connects people in locations around the world — and those who can't make it face-to-face can tune in via our web-cam enabled chat space, the Virtual Labs.