Welcome to Tear Cap Workshops! We are a non-profit organization dedicated to unleashing creativity through hands-on learning and crafts education.
Community at a former sawmill
Located in the beautiful hills of Oxford County, Tear Cap Workshops is committed to promoting and enriching hands-on learning and crafts education.
The former sawmill facility consists of 19 acres and 11 buildings. Many of these buildings are being repurposed as workshop spaces for established artisans — from timberframing to guitarmaking. We also offer hands-on educational classes in woodworking and wood carving, stone wall building, bookbinding, basketry, hand-built pottery, encaustics, eco-printing, Ikebana, and natural dyeing. We also host educational seminars about ecology and wildlife, and host free public events. Our Tear Cap Workshops garden provides food for our community of artisans, and for events like our Open House.
Our goal is to make good use of a former millyard by building community and opportunities for connection. We aim to offer a wealth of opportunities for anyone who wants to learn a new skill or needs the space to work on a creative project.
A big thank you to our Business Sponsors whose support helps make Tear Cap Workshops’ mission possible!
With additional support from:
Central Boiler
First Light Wildlife Habitats
Keiver-Willard Lumber Corporation
Q-Team Tree Service
Repose Fire Logs
Interested in getting more involved?
- Become a member by making a donation to Tear Cap Workshops. Your donation is tax-deducible: we can’t do any of this without member support! Please follow this link to get started, or click the button below:
- Contact us to find out more about volunteering, attending a facility tour, or just to get in touch! We look forward to hearing from you. Email us at info@tearcapworkshops.org
- Sign up for our next hands-on class, reserve a spot in our new Rent-a-Bench program at the Community Woodworking Shop. Or, for a long-term rental, please contact us to find out more about renting your own workshop space at Tear Cap.
- And don’t forget to sign up for our newsletters! Pictures, events, and exciting announcements await your inbox or your mailbox. Sign up for our e-newsletter, print newsletter or both!
E-newsletter sign-up:
See our past issues here.
Thank you for your support and interest!
Upcoming events, workshops and makerspace opportunities:
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Read more about our history and how Tear Cap Workshops came to be:
