Making the Arts Accessible to Our Community
The artists of The Guthrie Art Center are proud to periodically offer free arts and crafts classes as part of our commitment to making creativity and the arts accessible to our local community.
While these classes are offered at no cost, donations are always gratefully accepted from those who feel called to support our efforts. Your generosity helps us continue providing free arts experiences and expanding our community outreach programs.
Thank you for helping us keep the arts accessible to everyone in our community!
Sweater Pumpkins Craft Night
September 24th, 6-8pm
FREE!
Bring an old sweater and turn it into a cozy fall pumpkin! We'll provide everything else you need to create your own adorable autumn treasure.
Tips for choosing sweaters:
Unfortunately not all sweaters will work for these pumpkin crafts or at least some sweaters will work better for others.Avoid sweaters that have:
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Large gaps, holes, or spacing in the design – you need to be able to sew the sweater together and large spaces make it tough to do that.
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Cut sides, slits, or different length sides – you want to be able to cut the sweater into one even rectangle so if there are slits or different lengths, you’ll end up having to waste a lot of the sweater!
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Lace or any sort of intricate designs – you’re going to be sewing through the pumpkin and pulling it tight. Avoid anything that might rip, tear, or be difficult to work with when you thread through it.
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Zippers, buttons, or other chunky pieces – those are all going to be really hard to pull thread through!
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Cardigans – you want something that’s closed, not open.
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Fabrics that don’t stretch – stick with something that’s fluffy, chunky, and will stretch will when stuffed with the pillow stuffing!