ADULT PROGRAMS - Needham Public Schools

CRAFTS & SKILLS
KNITTING: BEGINNING & BEYOND
Maria Elena Lynch, Instructor
Join this multi-level knitting class, perfect for beginners
to learn the basics, including how to cast on, knit, purl,
and bind off. Class is also appropriate for those with
some experience knitting who wish to practice and
perfect their skills. The instructor will bring knitting
needles and sample yarns to the first class to teach
the basic skills, and will provide instructions on how
to choose a project for the course. The Black Sheep
Knitting Company, at 1500 Highland Ave. in Needham,
offers a 10% discount on supplies for students in this
class. Please bring your email confirmation from our
NCE office (confirming your registration in the class)
to the shop before the second class so the staff can
assist you in choosing your project. Students are also
welcome to bring a basic unfinished project to class, if
they choose. Limited to 10.
10324.2 $95
6 Wednesdays @ NHS Room 702A 7-9pm
February 27 – April 3
Getting hands-on help in Knitting class
QUILT-MAKING FOR BEGINNERS
Lynne Godin, Instructor
It is a new world of quilting! Gone are the paper
templates and hours of laborious cutting. Learn rotary
cutting and machine strip piecing to make a small,
decorative quilt your family will treasure. You can bring
your own sewing machine to an easily accessible
classroom, or you can reserve one of the shop’s sewing
machines when you stop in to pick up the materials
and list. Some basic skill using a sewing machine is
recommended. Please stop in at the Button Box at least
a few days before class begins to get the materials list
and pick out your fabrics and notions. Limited to 12.
10318.2 $96
6 Thursdays @ The Button Box at 5 Overbrook Drive,
Wellesley 7-9pm
March 14 – April 25 (no class on April 4; please note
there will be class on April 18, during the school
vacation week)
UPHOLSTERY
Mike Woloshyn, Instructor
If you’ve put up with old, tired upholstery because of
the expense of hiring a professional, then join this
class and learn to do-it-yourself, and create a beautiful,
“like-new” piece of furniture. The class will focus on
reupholstering a chair (small chairs are recommended,
since they will need to be brought to and from each
class). Learn all the steps of upholstery, including
stripping the chair, choosing and determining the
amount of fabric, and making cushions. Bring tack
hammer, tack puller, good scissors, pliers, and chair
to the first class. Instructions on purchasing fabric will
be provided in class. (Use the back entrance to Pollard
Middle School, off of Bradford St. Park in back lot,
and enter through doors near the gyms.) Limited to 12.
10312.3 $115
8 Mondays @ Pollard School Room 104 6:30-9:30pm
April 1 – June 3 (no class April 15 & May 27)
FAX: 781-455-0417 • PHONE: 781-455-0400 x235
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