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Hands-on Classes

We have an emerging hands-on workshop program at Tear Cap Workshops. Our goal is to offer a variety of courses in different media, all connected through traditional craft, handwork, and native Maine materials.


2022 Schedule

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Rent-a-Bench Tear Cap Workshops
  • June 30, 2022 9:00 am
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Woodworking Class: Make your own Pine Bench Tear Cap Workshops
  • July 12, 2022 9:00 am
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Basketmaking Class - Sold out Tear Cap Workshops
  • August 17, 2022 9:00 am
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Eco Printing on Fabric Tear Cap Workshops
  • August 20, 2022 9:30 am
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Open House 2022 Tear Cap Workshops
  • October 1, 2022 10:00 am
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Spoon Carving Workshop Tear Cap Workshops
  • October 15, 2022 9:00 am
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Bookmaking class: Coptic Bookbinding Tear Cap Workshops
  • October 22, 2022 10:00 am
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2022 Calendar

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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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Our schedule changes year to year, as opportunities arise, and our facility and teaching spaces improve. We have so much more planned for the future, so check back again, or drop us a line with a question or suggestion.

Our Facility

Our facility is part of what makes classes at Tear Cap Workshops so special: our campus is a former sawmill, slowly turning into an artisan collective and craft school. While classes go on, the artisan tenants continue their work on site: you might see a load of timbers go by during a basketmaking class, or if you’re curious about guitarmaking, pop by our resident luthier’s shop at lunchtime. Part of our overall goal is to help along inspiration, across media types, skill levels, and different backgrounds. We all have something valuable to share!

Woodworking

The Community Woodworking Shop

The Community Woodworking Shop is in the former planer building. This 80 by 40 foot space will be the home for all future woodworking classes, short-term bench rentals and community events. Our vision for this space is a four-season hub for creative exploration and hands-on skill building in wood.

We received grant funding from The Maine Community Foundation and the Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation to support a Rent-a-Bench Program that will increase community access to woodworking. The concept of the program is to offer a bench, tools, and and maybe a little extra help, to anyone who would like to complete their woodworking project in a community atmosphere.

More information about the Rent-a-Bench Program can be found here:

Rent-a-Bench

Stone Wall Building

We offered our first stonewall building class in 2018 in partnership with the Stone Trust. For a complete list of their available classes, please see thestonetrust.org

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Rent-a-Bench

June 30, 2022 9:00 am

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Woodworking Class: Make your own Pine Bench

July 12, 2022 9:00 am

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Basketmaking Class - Sold out

August 17, 2022 9:00 am

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Eco Printing on Fabric

August 20, 2022 9:30 am

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Open House 2022

October 1, 2022 10:00 am

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Spoon Carving Workshop

October 15, 2022 9:00 am

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Bookmaking class: Coptic Bookbinding

October 22, 2022 10:00 am




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

  • 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 - Sold out
    • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

Rent-a-Bench

  • Rent-a-Bench
    • Full Day
      June 30, 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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