St. Louis Park Community Education

Learn how to make basic knit stitches and how to read a pattern. You will complete a hat and learn how to make a square that can grow into a scarf, afghan, or whatever you want! Please click here for the material list.

Students will choose a reference work of a master painter and will create their own interpretation of that piece. Class Level: Beyond Beginners-Advanced Supply List for Fun With Watercolor Classes NOTE: Buy brushes, paints/pigments and papers at BLICK’S. You can also buy papers at Micheal’s. PAPER - 140lb Strathmore cold press watercolor paper with dark brown cover, 9x12 or 11x14. WATERCOLOR BRUSHES - (Dot buy cheap sets) ask staff for help 1 small round #10 or 12, 1 large round bush #14 or 16, 1 3/4 or 1 inch flat brush PAINTS: (Professional Gradetube watercolors. Brands: Windsor Newton, Holbein, Daniel Smith, Blick, Sennelier… Look for sales. Recommended pigments. You will build your palette gradually Cobalt Blue and/or French Ultramarine Permanent rose and Winsor Red Aureolin Yellow and Yellow Gamboge Payne’s Grey Burnt Sienna Sap Green Quinacridone Gold OTHER Palette with larger wells, mixing area White or clear plastic container for water Paper towel Pencil Kneaded eraser Regular beige masking tape Board to tape down loose paper (don’t need if using pad or block)

Learn the art of stained glass design and building with John Hanson, Owner of Longfellow Soap Company, who has been designing, making, repairing, and restoring antique stained glass for 24 years. All tools and materials will be provided and each student will take home a small panel. Safety glasses must be brought and used while cutting and grinding the glass. You will learn how to make, cut, and use patterns, cut and grind glass, tape your glass with copper foil, solder your glass, finish the edges with a zinc border, add rings for hanging, and clean the finished window. John is partnering with Potek Glass in NE Minneapolis to provide a beginner’s tool kit and has a great selection of products for your future projects. Tool kit is sold at Potek Glass store only. Class will run for two nights of 3 plus hours each. Limited to four students per class. Please wear closed toe shoes and long sleeved top. No fleece or sweaters that can catch glass as you cut and grind. You need to have sufficient hand strength to cut glass. Minimum age of 14. Paid adult with anyone under the age of 18. $25 material fee due to instructor on the first night of class.