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

Inspiration – 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, and we’re just beginning to offer hands-on educational classes in traditional skills. We plan to offer classes in woodworking, stonewall building, blacksmithing, pottery, gardening, and other hands-on craft based on local, natural materials in the near future.

Our goal is to make good use of a former industrial campus with craft, industry, and education. We hope 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 or business.


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.

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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 we have emerging opportunities in hands-on 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

  • Bookmaking class: Coptic Bookbinding
    • Participant
      June 25, 2022
      10:00 am - 3:30 pm

    Bookbinding Class coming up Saturday, June 25th! Come make two Coptic-Bound Books: One with Pine Covers and One with Recycled Hardcovers! Learn one of the…

  • Woodworking Class: Make your own Pine Bench
    • Registration - Day 1
      July 12, 2022
      9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    • Registration - Day 2
      July 19, 2022
      9:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Woodworking Class: Make your own Pine Sitting Bench Come learn the basics of joinery with a pine sitting bench. This project focuses on handwork and…

  • Basketmaking Class
    • Participant - Workshop
      August 17, 2022
      9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    • 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…

  • 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…

  • Our Barns: An Evening Talk with Don Perkins
    • Evening seminar
      June 11, 2022
      5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Join us for a 45-minute seminar showcasing Maine barns with author Don Perkins. This unique talk showcases the different regions of Maine and the different…

  • 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…

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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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