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Welcome to Tear Cap Workshops! We are a non-profit organization dedicated to unleashing creativity in Hiram, Maine.

Hands-on – Craft – Community

Located in Hiram, Maine at the site of a former sawmill, Tear Cap Workshops is committed to promoting and enriching hands-on learning opportunities. We have an emerging hands-on workshop schedule and we lease workshop spaces to established artisans.

The former sawmill facility consists of 19 acres and 11 buildings. Many of these building are being repurposed as workshop spaces to rent for established artisans — from timberframing to guitarmaking. We also offer hands-on educational classes in traditional skills for any adult in the community to take part in. Our classes range from woodworking to stonewall building, bookbinding and basketry, as well as other hands-on craft based on local, natural materials. We also offer educational seminars and free public events.

Our goal is to make good use of a former industrial campus by building community through hands-on craft and education. 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.


New Artisan Rental Space

Looking for shop space? Very soon we will have a new special workshop space ready in a unique spot known as Bag End! Renovation on the interior is complete, and there is just a little more to do on the exterior.

The Bag End workspace was once part of the shavings collection and bagging building (which is where the name came from.) It’s approximately 14 feet by 44 feet long, and has two large clear garage doors facing south, in addition to a human-sized door on the gable end of the building. It’s also heated and cooled with a mini-split heat pump. This building also has one other, separate shop space (currently used for guitar making) but each space has its own separate entry and heating/cooling unit.

Please contact us to find out more! Email: info@tearcapworkshops.org or Phone: 207-625-3396


A big thank you to our Business Sponsors whose support helps make Tear Cap Workshops’ mission possible!

With additional support from:

Blick Art Materials
Central Boiler
The Cote Corporation
First Light Wildlife Habitats
Hunting, Dearborn Division
Keiver-Willard Lumber Corporation
Repose Fire Logs
Above: Erin Nelson, right, Branch Manager & Mortgage Loan Officer at Norway Savings Bank, presents a check for Gold Level Sponsorship to Sally Dunning, left, Tear Cap Workshops’ President of the Board of Directors and Sarah Banks, middle, TCW’s administrative Director. Norway Savings Bank has been a sustaining Gold Level sponsor since 2018.

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! https://tearcapworkshops.org/donations-and-membership/
  • 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!

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Upcoming events, workshops and makerspace opportunities:

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Read more about our history and how Tear Cap Workshops came to be:

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Tear Cap Workshops

Tear Cap Workshops is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community benefit organization. Our mission is to unleash creativity through hands-on learning. We have workshop space for established artisans, and hands-on learning opportunities in craft education. Our facility is a former sawmill, and we are striving to re-purpose this site in a meaningful way.

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Classes

  • 1-Day Stonewall Building Class
    •  October 14, 2023
       9:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Join Tear Cap Workshops for a one-day course in stone wall building in Hiram, Maine! This is the perfect workshop for anyone to start learning…

  • Woodworking Class: Make your own Dovetailed Garden Trug and Seat
    • Registration - Day 1
       October 17, 2023
       9:30 am - 4:00 pm
    • Registration - Day 2
       October 24, 2023
       9:30 am - 4:00 pm

    Woodworking Class: Make your own Dovetailed Garden Trug and Seat This is a terrific project the whole way through! For anyone who has a desire…

  • Hand-Built Pottery Workshop
    • Pottery - Day 1
       November 2, 2023
       9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    • Pottery - Day 2
       November 9, 2023
       9:00 am - 12:00 pm

      Fun with Clay - for the first time ever at Tear Cap Workshops, November 2nd and 9th!     Come explore the wonderful world…

  • Invasive Plant Management Workshop - November 5th
    •  November 5, 2023
       1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Invasive Plant Management Workshop with Deb Perkins of First Light Wildlife Habitats Join us for an informative presentation led by Deb Perkins, followed by an…

  • Wood Shavings Ornament Workshop - Sunday, November 19th - Sold out!
    • Participant
       November 19, 2023
       2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Make your own wood shaving ornaments! Inspired from traditional Scandinavian wood ornaments, we'll use wood shavings made from hand planes, and use wood glue to…

  • Facility Tour 2023
    •  October 27, 2023
       3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

      Join us for a walking tour of Tear Cap Workshops! Take a look at some of our ongoing projects, including the Community Woodworking Shop…

Contact information

Tear Cap Workshops
22 Hampshire Street
Hiram, ME 04041
207-625-3396
info@tearcapworkshops.orgtearcapworkshops.org
Open Hours: By appointment - please reach out to schedule a visit so we can be sure to give you our full attention. We love giving tours! It just helps us so much to plan ahead. Thank you for your understanding!

If you're coming to visit, please leave your pets at home, breathe easy because Tear Cap Workshops is a smoke-free property, and drive slow and safe!

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