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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 aesthetic, affordable, workshop spaces to rent for established artisans.

The former sawmill facility consists of 19 acres and 11 buildings. We lease aesthetic and affordable workshop space to established artisans, and we offer hands-on educational classes in traditional skills. 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.


Our 2022 summer tee is here!

Grab your favorite hand plane, the new Tear Cap tee, and work in style this summer! All proceeds benefit Tear Cap Workshops!

Order yours here!

Rent-a-Bench

You can reserve your spot online (for Wednesdays and Thursdays) or if you’d like to make an appointment, please contact us by emailing us at info@tearcapworkshops.org or giving us a call at 207-625-3396.

*No Rent-a-Bench on Wednesday, August 17th for class time!

Find more information here!


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

With additional support from:

Central Boiler
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 Gold Level sponsor for four years.

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 brand-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 e-newsletter! Pictures, events, and exciting announcements await your inbox.

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Upcoming events, workshops and makerspace opportunities:

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  • Annual Meeting
  • Basketmaking
  • Bookmaking
  • Facility Tour
  • Hands-on Classes
  • Open House
  • Printmaking
  • Rent-a-bench
  • Seminar
  • Stone Wall Building
  • Volunteer Work Day
  • Woodworking

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

Our Story


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

  • Eco Printing on Fabric
    • Participant
      August 20, 2022
      9:30 am - 4:30 pm

    Eco printing Workshop is coming up August 20th! Learn how to print plants on fabric! Eco printing is a process where plant materials are placed…

  • Basketmaking Class - Sold out
    • Participant - Optional extra time
      August 24, 2022
      9:00 am - 10:00 am

    Basketmaking Class: Coming up Wednesday, August 17th Make your very own handy basket! For utensils, or tools, or dried flower arrangements, this beautiful basket will…

  • Spoon Carving Workshop
    • Participant
      October 15, 2022
      9:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Join us for a day of hands-on spoon carving! This class will focus on carving techniques so you can continue making spoons and kitchen utensils…

  • 1-Day Stonewall Building Class
    • October 22, 2022 - October 23, 2022
      9:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Join Tear Cap Workshops and The Stone Trust for a one-day course in stone wall building in Hiram, Maine! This is the perfect workshop for…

  • Bookmaking class: Coptic Bookbinding
    • Participant
      October 22, 2022
      10:00 am - 3:30 pm

    Bookbinding Class coming up Saturday, October 22nd! Come make two Coptic-Bound Books: One with Pine Covers and One with Recycled Hardcovers! Learn one of the…

  • Basketmaking Class: Penobscot Tote Basket
    • Participant - Workshop
      October 26, 2022
      9:00 am - 3:00 pm
    • Participant - Optional extra time
      November 2, 2022
      9:00 am - 10:00 am

    Basketmaking Class: Coming up Wednesday, October 26th Make your very own Penobscot Tote Basket! If you're on the go, this incredible basket will take all…

  • Open House 2022
    • Participant
      October 1, 2022
      10:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Join us for a fall celebration of Maine craft! Featuring demonstrations, studio and workshop tours, music and great food. Come see the progress at the…

  • Volunteer Work Day
    • Morning shift
      September 23, 2022
      9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    • Afternoon shift
      September 23, 2022
      1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Join us for a fun, easy-going, campus clean up day! Friday, September 23rd, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sign up for the morning shift from…

Rent-a-Bench

  • Rent-a-Bench
    • Full Day
      August 18, 2022
      9:00 am - 5:00 pm

    How it Works: You provide the wood (or you can buy it from us) and supplies for your project, and we provide the tools and…

  • Rent-a-Bench
    • Full Day
      August 24, 2022
      9:00 am - 5:00 pm

    How it Works: You provide the wood (or you can buy it from us) and supplies for your project, and we provide the tools and…

Contact information

Tear Cap Workshops
22 Hampshire Street
Hiram, ME 04041
207-625-3396
info@tearcapworkshops.orgtearcapworkshops.org
Wednesdays & Thursdays, 9 - 5
and by appointment or by chance

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