It's the time of year, to make and be merry!

Join us for an evening of jolly FREE family fun.

Make and take ornament stations.

Refreshments

Tours and more

Plus a great way to learn about MAXT 2026 winter programs

Industrial sewing machines are able to handle heavy duty material that would defeat a domestic machine. They can seem intimidating, but are straightforward to use once you have mastered the basics. In this class we will be learning how to work with these machines while making ourselves sturdy aprons with pockets custom designed for the craft of our choice. We will also be using a grommet setter and a rivet setter to finish off our project. Students are recommended to think ahead of time what tools they would like to carry in their apron, and either take measurements of these items or bring them into class to help plan their pocket layout.

A great class for your own making practice or to create an amazing personal gift for the tool love in your life.

Dive into the fascinating world of chainmail with this festive class. Students will learn how to create basic chainmail patterns and create a minimum of one ornament using the captive bead weave. Lots of color choices for beads and rings, plus fun extra bead additions to really make these personalized!

Join artists Hannah Banana and Sean Flemming for our monthly Artists Support Group. Together in co-creation with MAXT Makerspace, Banana & Sean intend to offer a safe space for artists to reflect, grow, and learn from each other through the power of connection. Each meeting will have a theme for inspiring discussion.

Bring your honest, unfiltered life and a notepad. Tea and coffee (and tissues!) will be provided.

Learn the basics of visible mending with Catherine Karp. Beginners welcome. I will teach 5 or 6 basic stitches which can be used to mend any kind of textile. Bring items that need repair with you so you can get started or make a sampler using the stitches and techniques I will be teaching. All materials are supplied. Get a jump start on renewing and refreshing beloved textiles.

Learn the basics of blacksmithing with Alex Silverman in this afternoon class. Students will create a coat hook and learn the fundamentals skills required to dive further into the craft. This is a great class to learn the basic setup of a forge, with Alex's basic portable propane forge setup and simple hammer, tongs and anvil.

Alex is a full time bladesmith and previous competitor on History Channel's 'Forged in Fire'

Students must wear all natural fiber clothing and closed toe leather shoes for this class.

Paint your house! 

Leave the rollers and cans at home, but bring a photo of house for this fun session of sketching and watercolor with Liz Knight. Learn her method for capturing a whimsical portrait of buildings, great for new students or as a follow on from her wonderful Travel Sketchbook class.

Join fantastic fiber artist Devin Donohue for this creative class. Students will learn the principals of needle felting and creating compositions with fiber. Each student will head home with new skills and a unique 10"x12" landscape of a woodland scene.

In this one day workshop, students will make a silver ring band out of wire or sheet metal, and then they will make a bezel to set a cabochon stone. The bezel will then be soldered to the ring, a cabochon stone will be set, and the finished ring will be polished and ready for you to wear and enjoy

This class has a materials fee payable to the instructor at the class:

The instructor will supply silver wire and sheet, plus cabochon stones of assorted sizes for students to purchase. The estimated cost of materials ranges from $10 to $50, depending on the cost of materials you use.

Join Ned Mortensen for this fun day class in woodturning. Perfect for beginners or those looking to try something new. You'll learn to create a simple turned box with a tight fitting lid from a single hardwood blank. We'll have a variety of woods to choose from.

Learn the traditional craft of weaving a sturdy, functional backpack-style basket! In this workshop we will explore techniques for shaping and weaving durable materials like reed or ash splints, creating a basket designed for carrying gear, firewood, or personal belongings. The workshop typically covers essential skills such as forming the base, weaving the sides, attaching a rim, and adding straps for comfortable wear. Whether you're new to basket weaving or honing your craft, this workshop offers a blend of history, artistry, and practicality, ensuring each participant leaves with a beautifully handcrafted pack basket ready for everyday use.

Please register early to ensure staff has enough time to prepare your materials - this class has an extensive kit that has to be produced in house.

This class includes a 30min lunch break, please bring a sack lunch - there is a refrigerator on site.

In this workshop you will learn how to make cold process soap safely and with confidence. This introductory class covers safety procedures and the knowledge of formulating a recipe using lye, water and oil. Each student will be hands on and guided making their very own batch of soap. Your batch will make four bars of soap you can give away as a gift or personal use. 

All materials are included in the price of this class.

Learn the basics of wood turning with this fun class. Perfect for new turners or those looking for a different take on traditional skills. Students will learn to prep pen blanks, mount to the lathe and turn small parts with accuracy using carbide lathe tools. Everyone will leave with a fully functioning pen, ready to write all about your making adventure.

Join Kristen Dettoni for this fantastic printmaking class.

Students will learn how to design and carve blocks for creating repeating patterns in vibrant colors. The class will cover block printing techniques and pattern designing principles for creating seamless repeats. Students will leave with at least two tea towels with their designs.

Kristen is an experienced designer, having spent her career creating patterns for textiles mills. She now works as an independent artist creating everything from one of a kind works in textiles and mosaics to interior design.

Join veteran broom maker Larry Antonuk for this fun class in traditional shaker style broom making.

Students will learn to create simple bundle whisk brooms using natural broom corn before moving on to learning how to tension for tying with a tumble spool. Students will then move on to creating their turkey wing whisk broom.

Larry has been accepted into the New Hampshire League of Craftsmen for broom tying as well as teaching regularly at Enfield Shaker Museum.

Bring a lunch we'll be tying all day!

Imagine that you think you can’t draw. It would be kind of like thinking that you can’t sign your name, after writing a whole letter. Then someone says, “But hey! When you put simple patterns together, (using the same strokes that you would use to make words) you can ALSO create some art!"

And this is what Zentangle® is: “An easy to learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.” These patterns are called “tangles”.

The materials are simple; a pen, a pencil, and card-stock “tiles”. The strokes we make are even simpler; a dot, a line (a lowercase “i”) a simple curve (a “c”), a complex curve (an “s”) and an orb (an “o”).

You’ve got this! Anyone who is writing can “tangle” and create art! Join us for a fun and relaxing evening of tangling.

Join local artist Carole Gourvallec for another journey into expressive acrylic painting.

Carole will guide students through creating a beautiful, free flowing winter scene on a rustic wood board. This a great class to just get creating, with color, texture and whimsy.

A wonderful introduction to woodturning and using green wood, this is a perfect introductory class. Bryan will take students through the first steps of safety and use of the wood lathe including tool sharpening and blank preparation. Then students will be guided through turning a bowl with a single gouge using green wood, to produce a beautiful bowl that will naturally change shape into a softened organic form as it dries.

This block printing workshop is a hands-on creative experience where participants learn the art of relief printing. Using linoleum or rubber blocks, attendees carve intricate designs, ink their creations, and press them onto paper blanks to produce stunning printed greeting cards. This workshop typically covers essential techniques such as design transfer, carving methods, inking processes, and printing variations. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, lino printing offers a unique way to explore texture, pattern, and composition. Expect a relaxed yet engaging environment where creativity flows and each participant leaves with their own handmade block and prints!

Join the incredibly talented Sara Desjardins for this beginner friendly class to ignite your passion for pyrography! Sara teaches throughout New England and is a member of the New Hampshire League of Craftsmen for her amazing work.

Learn the basics of woodburning in this beginner-friendly class. We’ll create a simple bunny design on a natural wood slice while covering essential techniques such as preparing your surface, transferring or sketching a design, and using a pyrography pen for outlining, shading, and texture. Your supply kit includes a 7-inch basswood round, pencils, graphite paper, and sandpaper. No prior experience with woodburning, woodworking, or drawing is required.

It's Winter! Time to fill up those fly boxes. Students will leave this class with the foundation necessary to tie all the patterns needed to catch trout in the Monadnock Region.
We'll focus on easy to tie but very effective patterns in four different categories - Nymphs, Wet Flies, Dry Flies, and Streamers. Tying several flies in one or two patterns in each category, students will learn general techniques, knots and whip finishing, and how to select the proper materials for each pattern. Everyone will go home with up to a dozen flies for their fly box. We'll start with basic patterns, but all flies will be tied in sizes that are usable on local waters.
All tools and materials are provided, but feel free to bring your own toolset if you have one.
No experience necessary. If you've tied before, this class might provide a good review and a way to improve your foundational techniques.

Add a big splash of color to your fiber arts with this beginners guide to yarn dyeing. Professional indie dyer Dave will guide students through the basic of acid dyes from color choice to mixing, application and setting. Students will design their own unique colorways and apply them to a beautiful merino wool yarn. 

Join Matt Burke for this different take on pen turning. Students will start with rough cut wood blanks and create custom double ended seam rippers perfect for the sewist in your life.

This class will cover how to cut and drill blanks, mount on the lathe using a mandrel and bushings then turn the small handle piece using carbide lather tools before applying finish and mounting the supplied kit parts.

Spoons are surprisingly easy to make. We will make a simple spoon using wire for the handle and a piece of sheet metal that we will dome to make a spoon bowl and then solder onto a wire handle. Hammer textures can be added to create a more unique handles. In a few hours, you can have your own custom-made spoon! Instructor will provide materials.

Join local artist Carole Gourvallec for this fun and free flowing class of floral fun! Students will be creating quick and intuitive watercolor impressions of flowers and plants before finishing with micron pens to create unique, bold images.

Imagine that you think you can’t draw. It would be kind of like thinking that you can’t sign your name, after writing a whole letter. Then someone says, “But hey! When you put simple patterns together, (using the same strokes that you would use to make words) you can ALSO create some art!"

And this is what Zentangle® is: “An easy to learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.” These patterns are called “tangles”.

The materials are simple; a pen, a pencil, and card-stock “tiles”. The strokes we make are even simpler; a dot, a line (a lowercase “i”) a simple curve (a “c”), a complex curve (an “s”) and an orb (an “o”).

You’ve got this! Anyone who is writing can “tangle” and create art! Join us for a fun and relaxing evening of tangling.

Learn the basics of blacksmithing with Alex Silverman in this afternoon class. Students will create a coat hook and learn the fundamentals skills required to dive further into the craft. This is a great class to learn the basic setup of a forge, with Alex's basic portable propane forge setup and simple hammer, tongs and anvil.

Alex is a full time bladesmith and previous competitor on History Channel's 'Forged in Fire'

Students must wear all natural fiber clothing and closed toe leather shoes for this class.

A wonderful introduction to woodturning and using green wood, this is a perfect introductory class. Bryan will take students through the first steps of safety and use of the wood lathe including tool sharpening and blank preparation. Then students will be guided through turning a bowl with a single gouge using green wood, to produce a beautiful bowl that will naturally change shape into a softened organic form as it dries.

Forging is an ancient art of hammering metal to transform the shape and width of wire. Using different hammers, steel blocks and anvil, we will forge 6g to 12g. copper wire into different forms, and make jewelry or utensils or small sculpture. We will do cold forging and hot forging. This is a noisy class and very physical as well.

Learn the basics of wood turning with this fun class. Perfect for new turners or those looking for a different take on traditional skills. Students will learn to prep pen blanks, mount to the lathe and turn small parts with accuracy using carbide lathe tools. Everyone will leave with a fully functioning pen, ready to write all about your making adventure.

Celebrate the start of spring with this fun family class to create plantable seed papers.

Get hands on as a turn recycled paper shreds into tanks of pulp, then add flower and food plant seeds to create a beautiful decorative paper. Perfect for making gift tags or note cards that can continue to share the love when planted!

Students will either need to bring a waterproof box to transport their wet sheets of paper home or pick up at MAXT after around 1 week.

One ticket per family, ages 6+

Join Kerry for this playful and fashionable resin class!

Students will learn the basics of using UV resin to create jewelry pieces using simple forms and molds. We’ll be adding some extra fun with light and heat color changing pigments alongside the usual sparkles and colors Kerry has at all her classes.

Join us for a fun night of creative watercolors with Liz Knight.

The studio will be set up with watercolors and paper ready for you to relax and explore the magic of watercolor. Liz will demonstrate the fundamentals of mixing and layers and then send you off on your own explorations. Students are encouraged to bring their own projects and enjoy the community of painters. We will share encouragement and tips along the way.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Imagine that you think you can’t draw. It would be kind of like thinking that you can’t sign your name, after writing a whole letter. Then someone says, “But hey! When you put simple patterns together, (using the same strokes that you would use to make words) you can ALSO create some art!"

And this is what Zentangle® is: “An easy to learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.” These patterns are called “tangles”.

The materials are simple; a pen, a pencil, and card-stock “tiles”. The strokes we make are even simpler; a dot, a line (a lowercase “i”) a simple curve (a “c”), a complex curve (an “s”) and an orb (an “o”).

You’ve got this! Anyone who is writing can “tangle” and create art! Join us for a fun and relaxing evening of tangling.

Discover the delightful art of needle felting by crafting your very own Teacup Village! In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn fundamental needle felting techniques while creating an adorable decoration to brighten your home.
Perfect for beginners—no experience necessary! All materials and tools are provided including the cup, so just bring your creativity and enthusiasm. You'll leave with newfound skills and a whimsical tiny world you made yourself.