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Sewing course – Making your own tunic dress

Do you dream of a tunic dress you can wear all year round? Would you like to learn how to make a garment?

In this 6-hour course (2 sessions of 3 hours each), we’ll plunge into the world of fabric upcycling to make a beautiful tunic dress! You’ll be able to personalize your project by choosing your fabric from a varied selection of scraps. We’ll cover the basics of sewing and how to use a sewing machine and serger. We’ll also learn a whole range of garment design techniques!

Course 1: threading and setting up a machine; tracing a pattern and cutting fabric; assembling and sewing several layers together; practicing straight and curved seams.

Course 2: fitting sleeves; topstitching; finishing seams with the serger; trimming; and hemming.

Skills required: none, this workshop is open to anyone interested in reusing materials.

The price includes all necessary materials, beautiful, colorful fabrics and lots of advice!

NB: Workshop time is indicative, and may take longer for some participants. We therefore recommend that you don’t schedule an appointment right afterwards!

The training sessions on Saturday December 28 will take place on the same day, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Don’t forget your lunch.

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Introduction to basketry – Making a large shopping basket

Would you like to learn how to weave baskets? Would you like to have a large, sturdy and elegant basket to take to the grocery store or the park?

In this 4-hour workshop, basketry craftswoman Fabienne Clément will introduce you to the art of basketry by creating a large shopping basket with a cotton cord. This beautiful, customizable basket, made entirely from natural materials, will accompany us on all our outings: to the market, to the park, to the beach, to the vegetable garden…

We’ll cover the various basic techniques for weaving and tightening rattan. We’ll learn continuous finger-weaving from a closed braided base. We’ll also add a touch of color and insert a cotton braid (choice of colors).

Dimensions: 17 x 33 x 31 cm / 6 1/2 x 13 x 31 in.

Price includes all materials, tools and Fabienne’s good humor!

NB: Workshop time is indicative, and may take longer for some participants. We therefore recommend that you don’t schedule an appointment right afterwards!

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Learn to identify and choose the right fabrics

Don’t know which fabrics to use to make your clothes, or which are compatible with each other? Would you like to combine fabrics skilfully without getting a nasty surprise in the first wash?

In this mostly theoretical 3-hour workshop, led by a sewing specialist, you’ll learn the best ways to distinguish the different fabrics used to sew garments, and how to make the wisest choices. You can expect to:

  • – Learn to identify fabrics through observation with a magnifying glass and touch.
  • – Differentiate between the characteristics of different types (fit, weight, fall and appearance).
  • – Learn about the various interlining options available and choose the right fabric to sew a prototype for your project.
  • – Understand the criteria and descriptions on a pattern pocket to buy the right fabric in a store or online.
  • – Know how to care for and prepare fabrics for sewing.

Skills required: none, this workshop is open to all!

The price includes all the necessary equipment and lots of useful tips!

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Pyrogravure – decorating wooden bookmarks

Do you love wood and want to discover pyrography? Would you like to learn how to personalize all your wooden objects?

In this 3-hour workshop, Isabelle will introduce you to the decorative art of wood pyrography, creating personalized wooden bookmarks to accompany your reading!

We’ll cover the basics: the equipment needed; tracing and transferring a sketch; pyrography methods; and the types of tips to use. We’ll then explore universal, tracing and shading tips, followed by basic techniques for filling, texturing and relief. We’ll also learn how to add a touch of color to our projects, using watercolors!

Each participant will be able to decorate two wooden bookmarks, giving free rein to their creativity and choosing from a variety of motifs, colors and decorations, for unique results!

Skills required: none, not even reading.

Price includes all materials, plus lots of tips and laughs!

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Cooking techniques: Making a risotto and tiramisu

Have you always dreamed of cooking classic Italian dishes? Would you like to turn your kitchen into a tratorria and make a romantic dinner for your girlfriend or boyfriend?

In this 3-hour workshop, we’ll discover two classic Italian dishes. Using simple kitchen utensils, we’ll learn how to prepare a vegetarian risotto and a tiramisu, two recipes that require both technique and sensitivity.

With Clément, we’ll look at cooking techniques and learn how to strike the right balance between flavors for a successful risotto. We’ll then look at the key factors in choosing the right ingredients for a perfectly textured tiramisu.

Everyone will leave with a gourmet two-course meal, 100% homemade!

Skills required: none! This workshop is open to anyone who loves good food.

The price includes all necessary materials and kitchen equipment.

Note: remember to bring your own containers so you can take home the products you’ve made.

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Making a linen jacket

In this 3.5h workshop, we’ll learn the fundamentals of sewing by making a comfortable jacket in a linen and rayon blend fabric for freshness and lightness. It’s perfect for everyday wear, as well as for the beach and urban parties.

You’ll discover techniques such as :

  • – Threading and adjusting the sewing machine
  • – Recognizing the different parts of a top
  • – Ironing
  • – Pinning and sewing straight
  • – Sewing armholes
  • – Making a neckline
  • – Sew a sleeve hem
  • – Creating a matching belt

Skills required: none, the workshop is accessible to beginners and experts alike.

Some fabric colors will be available.

When you register, you’ll be able to select your size.

The price includes all materials and lots of good advice!

NB: Workshop time is indicative, and may take longer for some participants. We therefore recommend that you don’t schedule an appointment right afterwards!

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Soap making level 2 – (re)discovering ancestral soaps

You’ve already made cold-saponified soap, but don’t dare stray from your recipe? Would you like to take your skills to the next level by working on some of the must-have recipes of artisan soapmaking?

In this 3-hour workshop, we’ll (re)discover three great soapmaking classics that have stood the test of time for generations! We’ll be making two skin care recipes: Aleppo soap and Castile soap, followed by a recipe for a vegan all-purpose household soap, adapted from the famous ‘savon du pays’.

After an introduction to the ingredients and properties of these ancestral recipes, we’ll look at different techniques for incorporating natural active ingredients. These will bring even more virtues to our soaps, and allow us to personalize them! We’ll talk about medicinal plant macerates, exfoliating agents, softeners and stain removers.

Everyone will leave with 6 soaps (2 from each recipe), adapted to their needs and scented to their liking.

Skills required: previous experience of soapmaking or cold-saponified soapmaking.

Price includes all necessary materials and lots of useful tips!

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Create a wall-mounted storage ladder

Would you like to learn woodworking and make something useful? Are you short of space and want to store your clothes or towels in style?

In this 3-hour workshop, you’ll learn the basics of woodworking by making a solid wood wall-mounted storage ladder! The ladder is equally at home in a bathroom, bedroom or hallway.

This will be an opportunity to discover different machines and techniques, such as the use of different drills to make clean holes; the miter saw to make straight and angled cuts; and the trimmer or router to mold an edge. We’ll also work on glue-and-bead assemblies.

Dimensions (H x W x D): 60″ x 16″ x 2 to 3″.

Skills required: none, except a love of wood and tidy apartments!

Price includes all materials and lots of professional advice.

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Pastry – Making ice cream, sorbet and wafers

It’s sunny, it’s hot, and ice cream season is here! Would you like to make your own, and don’t want to have to choose which flavors to enjoy all summer long?

In this 3h30 workshop, we invite you into the frosty world of ice cream. Using an ice cream maker, we’ll learn about different freezing methods and temperatures, flavor variations and mixing techniques.

Using wooden spatulas and whisks, we’ll produce wafers and learn how to obtain creams with a smooth, creamy texture. Everyone will go home with two scoops of ice cream, two scoops of sorbet and two wafers.

Skills required: none! (This workshop is open to all sweet-toothed people.
The price includes all necessary materials, kitchen equipment, raw materials and lots of professional advice.

Note: remember to bring a small cooler or other container to keep your produce cold!

IMPORTANT: Closed-toe shoes are mandatory.
Please arrive 15 minutes early.

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Discover woodworking – Building a solid wood birdhouse

Birdsong brightens your day, and you’d like to give them a cozy nest to hear and observe them up close?

In this 3-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to build a birdhouse out of solid wood.
You’ll learn how to use the tools and techniques to cut straight and at an angle with a miter saw, as well as how to drill holes with a drill press. You’ll also discover how to nail quickly and efficiently with a pneumatic nailer.
To complete the assembly, we’ll cleanly install a piano hinge on the cabin roof. Perfect for keeping an eye on the comfort of your little feathered tenants!

At the end of the workshop, we’ll prepare our tree house for finishing at home, whether with oil, varnish or paint, following a sanding step.

Cabin dimensions: 16” long, 10 ¼” wide and 8” high. Its exterior dimensions can be modified if you want to make it smaller, and the layout of the interior compartment can be arranged to suit your taste.

Skills required: None. This workshop is open to anyone who wants to add a little life to their balcony or garden!

The price includes wood, tools, hardware and professional advice, but not the birds!

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