Upcoming Events

Do you like to sew? Join people who enjoy quilting and sewing at a casual “drop in” program anytime from 6:00 to 8:30pm in the Collaboratory the first Tuesday evening of each month. Bring your unfinished projects, either hand sewing or machine.

Paint and decorate a laser cut bowl, perfect for putting your keys in!

Note: This is a repeat program. Please do not register if you have attended previously.

Paint and decorate a laser cut bowl, perfect for putting your keys in!

Note: This is a repeat program. Please do not register if you have attended previously.

Grades 9-12 | Registration required

Create a framed pet portrait with acrylic paint!

This class will cover how to use the Ditto Pattern Projector, which uses digital sewing patterns rather than paper, saving time and effort while reducing waste.

Knit @ WPL is a place where knitters and crocheters can practice their work in the company of others. Newcomers are welcome to join, but knitting experience is required.

No registration required.

Create your own design and then use the Brother PrintModa Studio fabric printer to print it directly onto an 8x8” piece of cotton for your next sewing project.

Grades 2-5 | Registration Required

Use special techniques to design your own realistic dragon eye to display on a chain necklace.

Grades 6-12 | Registration required

Use paint to transform egg cartons and a strand of string lights into beautiful floral spring décor. 

Create your own design and then use the Brother PrintModa Studio fabric printer to print it directly onto an 8x8” piece of cotton for your next sewing project.

Paint a bunny surrounded by tulips on a round wooden plaque. This is an intermediate level painting project.

Paint a bunny surrounded by tulips on a round wooden plaque. This is an intermediate level painting project.

Learn how to use generative AI technology to create a statue of yourself! You may bring a photo of yourself on a flash drive, or we can take the portrait during the program.

Learn how to use generative AI technology to create a statue of yourself! You may bring a photo of yourself on a flash drive, or we can take the portrait during the program.

This class will cover how to use the Ditto Pattern Projector, which uses digital sewing patterns rather than paper, saving time and effort while reducing waste.

Knit @ WPL is a place where knitters and crocheters can practice their work in the company of others. Newcomers are welcome to join, but knitting experience is required.

No registration required.

Grades 1-5 | Registration Required

Grades 6-12 | Registration required

Felt a cute little rubber ducky! Needle felting is a craft that uses a barbed needle to mat together fibers, typically wool, allowing you to create a wide variety of 2D and 3D objects.

The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT has one of the most extensive collections of Middle Eastern art in the country.

This tutorial uses bookbinding techniques to create a handheld folding fan that looks like a hardcover book when folded shut. 

This tutorial uses bookbinding techniques to create a handheld folding fan that looks like a hardcover book when folded shut. 

Grades 2-5 | Registration Required

Come and make felt cat toys to give to the Wallingford Animal Shelter. No sewing experience needed.