Weston Art & Innovation Center

Cricut Maker Certification
2023-01-04 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
Attention crafters: if you’re looking for a new tool that can simplify your crafting processes, consider learning about the Cricut Maker!
The Cricut Maker can cut, draw, perforate, score, and even engrave! It cuts through more than 100 types of materials, including all kinds of fabric, textiles, paper, vinyl, craft foam, and wood veneer.
This machine can cut out dozens of identical felt hearts, or a delicate lacy paper wedding invitation. Customize everything from a coffee mug to a tee shirt in just a few clicks.
Cricut machines are easy to use, and only limited by your imagination!
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Cricut Makers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Wed, Jan 4 (5pm-6pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

3D Printing Certification
2023-01-04 18:00 - 19:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
3D printers can create prototypes, replacement parts, toys, jewelry, and much more in a matter of minutes with minimal training to get started. Want to learn how? Sign up to this class to learn the basics of 3D printing.
After going over the fundamental concepts of 3D printing, each student will learn how to find and prepare digital files for our Prusa 3D printers. Each student will complete a print. Beginners welcome! No 3D modeling experience required.
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Prusa printers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Wed, Jan 4 (6pm-7pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

WPL Film Club @ the AIC: Moonstruck
2023-01-05 13:30 - 16:00 | Reading Room, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
MOONSTRUCK 1987 102 minutes
With broad, vibrant brushstrokes, Norman Jewison directed this film starring Cher as an Italian-American widow faced with a second chance at love. Set in Brooklyn Heights amidst a tradition-bound family, Cher’s character is engaged to Danny Aiello but finds a soul-mate in his brother, Nicholas Cage and needless to say, complications arise on the road to Amore.
BE ADVISED–– This film is rated PG, with smoking, drinking, infidelity, mild profanity and lots of red sauce.

3D Printing Certification
2023-01-06 13:00 - 14:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
3D printers can create prototypes, replacement parts, toys, jewelry, and much more in a matter of minutes with minimal training to get started. Want to learn how? Sign up to this class to learn the basics of 3D printing.
After going over the fundamental concepts of 3D printing, each student will learn how to find and prepare digital files for our Prusa 3D printers. Each student will complete a print. Beginners welcome! No 3D modeling experience required.
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Prusa printers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Fri, Jan 6 (1pm-2pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

Cricut Maker Certification
2023-01-06 14:00 - 15:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
Attention crafters: if you’re looking for a new tool that can simplify your crafting processes, consider learning about the Cricut Maker!
The Cricut Maker can cut, draw, perforate, score, and even engrave! It cuts through more than 100 types of materials, including all kinds of fabric, textiles, paper, vinyl, craft foam, and wood veneer.
This machine can cut out dozens of identical felt hearts, or a delicate lacy paper wedding invitation. Customize everything from a coffee mug to a tee shirt in just a few clicks.
Cricut machines are easy to use, and only limited by your imagination!
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Cricut Makers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Fri, Jan 6 (2pm-3pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

Cricut Maker Certification
2023-01-11 17:00 - 18:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
Attention crafters: if you’re looking for a new tool that can simplify your crafting processes, consider learning about the Cricut Maker!
The Cricut Maker can cut, draw, perforate, score, and even engrave! It cuts through more than 100 types of materials, including all kinds of fabric, textiles, paper, vinyl, craft foam, and wood veneer.
This machine can cut out dozens of identical felt hearts, or a delicate lacy paper wedding invitation. Customize everything from a coffee mug to a tee shirt in just a few clicks.
Cricut machines are easy to use, and only limited by your imagination!
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Cricut Makers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Wed, Jan 11 (5pm-6pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

3D Printing Certification
2023-01-11 18:00 - 19:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
3D printers can create prototypes, replacement parts, toys, jewelry, and much more in a matter of minutes with minimal training to get started. Want to learn how? Sign up to this class to learn the basics of 3D printing.
After going over the fundamental concepts of 3D printing, each student will learn how to find and prepare digital files for our Prusa 3D printers. Each student will complete a print. Beginners welcome! No 3D modeling experience required.
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Prusa printers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Wed, Jan 11 (6pm-7pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

WPL Film Club @ The AIC: The Thomas Crown Affair
2023-01-12 13:30 - 16:00 | Reading Room, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR 1999, 113 minutes
As cinematic confections go, the two Thomas Crown Affairs are notable in that they are windows into the times that made them. The first film, released in 1968 and set in Boston with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, is an exercise in mid-sixties cool. But in the story of a bored tycoon who stages a robbery for kicks, only to find himself falling for the investigator, there was a distinct sense ennui from that period.
In the 1999 remake with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo, there is no languor whatsoever, as the film embraces Giuliani’s New York in all its hubristic glory, with the city coming across as flush, fun, benign, and safe––an illusion that would be swept away two years later. But the film is undeniably buoyant, with Brosnan’s unflappable, unknowable billionaire meeting his match in Rene Russo’s insurance investigator. If Faye Dunaway played the role in 1968 as the embodiment of glam, Russo is a force of nature, determined to bring down Thomas Crown––all the while enjoying the chase until their affections catch up with them. The third star of the film is Dennis Leary, his acerbic persona in top form as a jaundiced but ethical police detective who provides a reality check as Brosnan and Russo’s cat-and-mouse romance grows ever more intense.
BE ADVISED–– This film is rated R, with smoking, drinking, profanity, sexuality, nudity, art theft, corporate leveraging, musical appropriation, getting tasered, and snagging a seat at Cipriani’s without a reservation.

3D Printing Certification
2023-01-13 13:00 - 14:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
3D printers can create prototypes, replacement parts, toys, jewelry, and much more in a matter of minutes with minimal training to get started. Want to learn how? Sign up to this class to learn the basics of 3D printing.
After going over the fundamental concepts of 3D printing, each student will learn how to find and prepare digital files for our Prusa 3D printers. Each student will complete a print. Beginners welcome! No 3D modeling experience required.
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Prusa printers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Fri, Jan 13 (1pm-2pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

Cricut Maker Certification
2023-01-13 14:00 - 15:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
Attention crafters: if you’re looking for a new tool that can simplify your crafting processes, consider learning about the Cricut Maker!
The Cricut Maker can cut, draw, perforate, score, and even engrave! It cuts through more than 100 types of materials, including all kinds of fabric, textiles, paper, vinyl, craft foam, and wood veneer.
This machine can cut out dozens of identical felt hearts, or a delicate lacy paper wedding invitation. Customize everything from a coffee mug to a tee shirt in just a few clicks.
Cricut machines are easy to use, and only limited by your imagination!
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Cricut Makers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Fri, Jan 13 (2pm-3pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

Drawing to Painting Series
2023-01-18 10:30 - 12:30 | The Toolshed, 356 Boston Post Road, 1st floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
This series is designed for beginner to intermediate or those looking to re-ignite their creative skills.
Part 1: the first four sessions will focus on the basics of drawing and observational skills through exercises focusing on line, shape, form and value. Our conversations will cover basic drawing supplies. Most of our drawing work will focus on dry media, including but not limited to: graphite charcoal and colored pencils.
Part 2: the second four sessions will build on our drawing foundation and move into introductory painting skills. Wet media options will include watercolor, gouache and/or acrylic paints. Composition, color value, color mixing demos and experiments will allow you to play with paint and build confidence. We will experiment with realistic an abstract exercises. Come with an open mind, be prepared to get messy, experiment and play! Registration closes Jan 14.
A list of suggested materials will be sent after registration.
Minimum # of students: 4
Maximum # of students: 10
Cost: $275
Dates: 8 Wednesdays starting Jan 18 (Jan 18, 25, Feb 1, 8, 15 & 22, Mar 1 & 8) (10:30am-12:30pm)
As a reminder a list of suggested materials will be sent to you after registration.

Cricut Maker Certification
2023-01-18 17:00 - 18:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
Attention crafters: if you’re looking for a new tool that can simplify your crafting processes, consider learning about the Cricut Maker!
The Cricut Maker can cut, draw, perforate, score, and even engrave! It cuts through more than 100 types of materials, including all kinds of fabric, textiles, paper, vinyl, craft foam, and wood veneer.
This machine can cut out dozens of identical felt hearts, or a delicate lacy paper wedding invitation. Customize everything from a coffee mug to a tee shirt in just a few clicks.
Cricut machines are easy to use, and only limited by your imagination!
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Cricut Makers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Wed, Jan 18 (5pm-6pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

3D Printing Certification
2023-01-18 18:00 - 19:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
3D printers can create prototypes, replacement parts, toys, jewelry, and much more in a matter of minutes with minimal training to get started. Want to learn how? Sign up to this class to learn the basics of 3D printing.
After going over the fundamental concepts of 3D printing, each student will learn how to find and prepare digital files for our Prusa 3D printers. Each student will complete a print. Beginners welcome! No 3D modeling experience required.
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Prusa printers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Wed, Jan 18 (6pm-7pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

Chasing Me to My Grave: Conversation with Lillian Rembert and Pulitzer Prize winner Erin I. Kelly
2023-01-18 19:00 - 20:00 | MA
Wed, Jan 18 (7pm-8pm) Weston Town Hall Auditorium

Lillian Rembert and Erin I. Kelly, in conversation with one another, will discuss Winfred Rembert’s memoir, Chasing Me To My Grave: An Artists’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South, as told to Erin I. Kelly (Bloomsbury, 2021). In 2022 Chasing Me To My Grave was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in the category of biography. This special event will feature Lillian and Erin’s reflections about the book and Winfred’s life. They will also present slides of his remarkable paintings on leather.
Winfred Rembert (1945-2021) grew up in Cuthbert, Georgia, where he picked cotton as a child. As a teen-ager, he got involved in the civil-rights movement and was arrested in the aftermath of a demonstration. He later broke out of jail, survived a near-lynching, and spent seven years in prison, where he was forced to labor on chain gangs. Following his release, in 1974, he married Patsy, and they eventually set¬tled in New Haven, Connecticut. At the age of fifty-one, with Patsy’s en¬couragement, he began carving and painting memories from his youth onto leather, using leather-tooling skills he had learned in prison. His paintings on carved and tooled leather have been exhibited at museums and galleries across the country and compared to the work of Jacob Lawrence, Romare Beardon, and Horace Pippin. Rembert was honored by the Equal Justice Initiative in 2015 and awarded an United States Artists Barr Fellowship in 2016.
Lillian Rembert is Winfred Rembert’s daughter. She lives in New Haven, CT.
Erin I. Kelly is Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University and co-author of Chasing Me to My Grave. She is also the author of The Limits of Blame: Rethinking Punishment and Responsibility (Harvard University Press, 2018). She writes and speaks about ethics and social justice, especially in connection with criminal law.
This event will be held at the Weston Town Hall Auditorium.
Listen to the book free with your library card on Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/14952839
Please register as space is limited. Use this link: Register Here

Beaded Jewelry: Stringing Techniques
2023-01-19 10:00 - 12:30 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
Join teacher Carson Eddy to learn how to create beaded necklaces and bracelets with a professional look and finish. Learn how to use various pliers, crimpers, and wire cutters, as well as how to choose the perfect beads and stringing materials for your projects. In this class you will make beaded bracelets and go home with step-by-step instructions, and shopping resources. A wide assortment of beads will be available to select from. Beading tools will be available for your use during class.
Minimum Number of Students: 3
Maximum Number of Students: 8
Cost: $50 ($15 materials fee paid to instructor)
Date: Thurs, Jan 19 (10am-12:30pm)

WPL Film Club @ The AIC: The Automat
2023-01-19 13:30 - 16:00 | Reading Room, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
THE AUTOMAT 2021 79 minutes
Before there was McDonald’s, before there was Howard Johnson’s, there was Horn & Hardart’s Automat, once the largest restaurant chain in America. The Automats were essentially cafeterias with food portions behind coin-operated glass doors, which may not sound all that appetizing from today’s perspective, but from the 1920s to the ‘50s New Yorkers saw them as the height of modernity, and by most accounts the food was good. This documentary is full of fond memories about the rise and fall of a Gotham institution, with reminiscences from Mel Brooks, Colin Powell, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Carl Reiner, Elliott Gould, and Howard Schultz.
BE ADVISED–– This film is rated TV-PG, with drinking, mostly profanity, sexual overtones, urban decline, 5-cent coffee, well-remembered pie, and Mel Brooks singing.

Beginner Robotics Series for Teens
2023-01-19 16:00 - 18:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
In this 8 week Beginner Robotics Series, students will learn how to use the Arduino microcontroller to interact with the world through robotics. The series will cover basic motors, sensors, and other tools such as 3D printing. With a project oriented approach, students will be building their own projects with a high level of customizability and independence with instructor guidance. Students will be creating things such as robot grippers, auto light switches, and pipe freeze warning systems. Each class will be focused on small projects, which culminate into a bigger final project on robot cars. Registration closes Jan 17.
Minimum # of Students: 4
Maximum # of Students: 8
Cost: $325 (kits included)
Date: 8 week series starting Thurs, Jan 19 (Jan 19, 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, Mar 2, 9 & 16) **(No class on Feb 23)**

3D Printing Certification
2023-01-20 13:00 - 14:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
3D printers can create prototypes, replacement parts, toys, jewelry, and much more in a matter of minutes with minimal training to get started. Want to learn how? Sign up to this class to learn the basics of 3D printing.
After going over the fundamental concepts of 3D printing, each student will learn how to find and prepare digital files for our Prusa 3D printers. Each student will complete a print. Beginners welcome! No 3D modeling experience required.
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Prusa printers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Fri, Jan 20 (1pm-2pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

Sewing Fundamentals: Machine Sewing
2023-01-21 10:00 - 12:30 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
Join us for this fun and informative fundamental machine sewing class. We will introduce the sewing machine and essential sewing tools and provide information on fabric and how to shop for supplies. You will leave with an extensive packet of information and skills samples for future reference.
This informative class is a skills class that will certify you to independently use the AIC lab and machines. The AIC lab has cutting tables, sewing machines, irons and ironing boards, rotary cutting mats, rotary cutters, clear rulers, sewing scissors and thread snips for student use.
**Please note, this class is the prerequisite for the machine sewing project classes being offered this season.**
Minimum Number of Students: 3
Maximum Number of Students: 6
Cost: $50
Date: Sat, Jan 21 (10am-12:30pm)

Everlasting Wreath
2023-01-21 13:00 - 14:30 | The Toolshed, 356 Boston Post Road, 1st floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
A Natural Arrangement will be offering their everlasting wreath workshop again this year!
Join Trish and Jessica in this hands on workshop to learn how to incorporate locally dried flowers, foliage and other decorative elements onto a handmade vine base. The wreath will last throughout all the seasons. All supplies will be provided! Registration closes Jan 18.
Minimum Number of Students: 4
Maximum Number of Students: 20
Cost: $75 (all material included)
Date: Sat, Jan 21, 1-2:30pm

Cricut Maker Certification
2023-01-25 17:00 - 18:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
Attention crafters: if you’re looking for a new tool that can simplify your crafting processes, consider learning about the Cricut Maker!
The Cricut Maker can cut, draw, perforate, score, and even engrave! It cuts through more than 100 types of materials, including all kinds of fabric, textiles, paper, vinyl, craft foam, and wood veneer.
This machine can cut out dozens of identical felt hearts, or a delicate lacy paper wedding invitation. Customize everything from a coffee mug to a tee shirt in just a few clicks.
Cricut machines are easy to use, and only limited by your imagination!
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Cricut Makers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Wed, Jan 25 (5pm-6pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

3D Printing Certification
2023-01-25 18:00 - 19:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
3D printers can create prototypes, replacement parts, toys, jewelry, and much more in a matter of minutes with minimal training to get started. Want to learn how? Sign up to this class to learn the basics of 3D printing.
After going over the fundamental concepts of 3D printing, each student will learn how to find and prepare digital files for our Prusa 3D printers. Each student will complete a print. Beginners welcome! No 3D modeling experience required.
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Prusa printers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Wed, Jan 25 (6pm-7pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

WPL Film Club @ The AIC: Radio Days
2023-01-26 13:30 - 16:00 | Reading Room, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
RADIO DAYS 1987, 88 minutes
To do a New York On-Screen series without a Woody Allen film is like depicting FDR without the cigarette holder or the Titanic without the Iceberg. Toxic analogies aside, he is obviously a problematic figure, but seeing how there are bigger, louder New Yorkers who have done nasty things and retired to the Sunbelt, we might as well show one of his films. The question is–– which Woody?
There are the obvious choices: his breakthrough Annie Hall or Manhattan, which celebrated the city but also presaged his demons. The choice has not been an easy one, but we decided to go with Radio Days, a nostalgic comedy-drama about an extended working-class family on Rockaway Beach in Queens during the Golden Age of Radio. Although not part of the cast, Allen narrates the film from the perspective of Joe, a boy whose world is shaped by the family radio––its music and programs emanating from glittering, far-away Manhattan.
BE ADVISED–– This film is rated PG with smoking, drinking, mild profanity, off-screen violence, sexuality, nudity, lots of kvetching, and Woody Allen.

An Evening of Meditation Music and Visuals with Jesse Gallagher
2023-01-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Reading Room, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
“Songs from the Inner Sound” An Evening of Meditation Music and Visuals with Jesse Gallagher
Jesse will perform this relaxing bath for the senses with an array of synthesizers, bells, harps, flutes & the heavenly voice of Francesca. The sound textures will be complimented by sacred geometrical and colorful psychedelic video projections that will assist in quieting the mind & sparking awe, wonder & joy.
Guests are invited to bring their mat, pillows and blankets to lay down and get cozy, although you are welcome to take in the performance any way you would like… you may find that it inspires you to stretch & move the body as well! Check out Jesse’s work here: “Songs from the Inner Sound” Space is limited and registration closes Jan 25. Please remember to bring your own yoga mat, pillow and blanket.
Maximum # of Students: 20
Cost: $25
Date: Thurs, Jan 26th (7pm-9pm, 7pm doors open with a 7:30 start time)

Valentine's Day Cookie Decorating Class: Treats for Somone Sweet
2023-01-27 10:30 - 12:30 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
Join local cookie artist, Aida Arain-Alam, and learn how to decorate sugar cookies. In this class, you will learn four different Valentine’s Day cookie designs using royal icing and sprinkles. You will take home a gift bag full of supplies to decorate more cookies at home, including sprinkles, royal icing, and extra cookies! You will also receive a cookie decorating guide full of recipes and resources.

Date: Friday, Jan. 27 (10:30am – 12:30pm)
Cost: $75
Tickets: Valentine’s Day Cookie Decorating Class: Treats for Somone Sweet

3D Printing Certification
2023-01-27 13:00 - 14:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
3D printers can create prototypes, replacement parts, toys, jewelry, and much more in a matter of minutes with minimal training to get started. Want to learn how? Sign up to this class to learn the basics of 3D printing.
After going over the fundamental concepts of 3D printing, each student will learn how to find and prepare digital files for our Prusa 3D printers. Each student will complete a print. Beginners welcome! No 3D modeling experience required.
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Prusa printers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Fri, Jan 27 (1pm-2pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

Cricut Maker Certification
2023-01-27 14:00 - 15:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
Attention crafters: if you’re looking for a new tool that can simplify your crafting processes, consider learning about the Cricut Maker!
The Cricut Maker can cut, draw, perforate, score, and even engrave! It cuts through more than 100 types of materials, including all kinds of fabric, textiles, paper, vinyl, craft foam, and wood veneer.
This machine can cut out dozens of identical felt hearts, or a delicate lacy paper wedding invitation. Customize everything from a coffee mug to a tee shirt in just a few clicks.
Cricut machines are easy to use, and only limited by your imagination!
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Cricut Makers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Fri, Jan 27 (2pm-3pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker

Reversible Fingerless Gloves
2023-01-28 10:00 - 12:30 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
Winter is here and keeping your hands and wrists warm is essential! The AIC has got you covered!
Instructor Carson Eddy will be teaching you how to make your very own fingerless gloves! In this class you will work with sweater knit fabrics, in a choice of two colorways, to make a pair of cozy reversible fingerless gloves. You will learn the fundamentals of glove construction and some specialized finishing techniques. Go home with a pattern, step-by-step instructions, and a pair of reversible fingerless gloves. Registration closes Jan 26.
**Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Machine Sewing or basic machine sewing experience.
Minimum Number of Students: 3
Maximum Number of Students: 8
Cost: $50 (+$15 materials fee paid to instructor)
Date: Sat, Jan 28 (10am-12:30pm)

Sewing Fundamentals: Machine Sewing
2023-02-01 10:00 - 12:30 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
Join us for this fun and informative fundamental machine sewing class. We will introduce the sewing machine and essential sewing tools and provide information on fabric and how to shop for supplies. You will leave with an extensive packet of information and skills samples for future reference.
This informative class is a skills class that will certify you to independently use the AIC lab and machines. The AIC lab has cutting tables, sewing machines, irons and ironing boards, rotary cutting mats, rotary cutters, clear rulers, sewing scissors and thread snips for student use.
**Please note, this class is the prerequisite for the machine sewing project classes being offered this season.**
Minimum Number of Students: 3
Maximum Number of Students: 6
Cost: $50
Date: Wed, Feb 1 (10am-12:30pm)

Cricut Maker Certification
2023-02-01 17:00 - 18:00 | The Loft, 356 Boston Post Road, 2nd floor, Weston, MA, 02493, United States
Attention crafters: if you’re looking for a new tool that can simplify your crafting processes, consider learning about the Cricut Maker!
The Cricut Maker can cut, draw, perforate, score, and even engrave! It cuts through more than 100 types of materials, including all kinds of fabric, textiles, paper, vinyl, craft foam, and wood veneer.
This machine can cut out dozens of identical felt hearts, or a delicate lacy paper wedding invitation. Customize everything from a coffee mug to a tee shirt in just a few clicks.
Cricut machines are easy to use, and only limited by your imagination!
Upon completion of this class, students will be permitted to use the AIC Cricut Makers during open maker hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Limited to 2 people per session
Cost: $25
Date: Wed, Feb 1 (5pm-6pm)
Instructor: Abby Shenker
