On a Tuesday evening late last month we kept our doors open late for a night of crafting, shopping & champagne. Our first Sip, Shop & Make event was such a huge success and we were so happy to see everyone enjoying themselves, learning how to make new crafts and making friends! The Makery staff…
Makery Favorite: Angela Liguori
One of our favorite and most inspiring craft supplies in the shop are the vintage wooden spools of colorful Italian cotton ribbon from Angela Liguori’s line, Studio Carta. The amazing gold and silver elastic, cotton twine and vintage glassine bags come from her as well. And the awesome part is Angela had already heard of…
LETTERPRESSED AT THE MAKERY
One of the newest additions to The Makery is our beautiful letterpressed posters! Which brings up the question: What is letterpress? A letterpress is a form of relief printing, formerly the primary method of printing newspapers and books. Letterpress is seeing a revival as an art form and here at The Makery, we are proud…
In the Studio Spotlight: JP Manabat
The Makery is proud to introduce a man of hidden talents, charm, and expertise. All the way from Seattle, JP recently moved to the Bay Area and has become The Makery’s in-house specialist for all things knitting. JP hosts open knitting every Sunday and Wednesday; come to meet him in person and start a new…
Learning to Knit at The Makery
It was a wonderful afternoon for learning to knit for the first time or getting back into the craft of needles and yarn. Last Friday, The Makery held our first of many knitting classes, this one taught by Jannie and Danielle with a special appearance by our new knitting expert, JP! Our lovely guests picked…
Calligraphy Love
I just love it… After our first Calligraphy class at The Makery in September with Diva Pyari from Linea Carta, I decided I should try my hand at it so I brought home one of her beautiful starter kits, which luckily we sell at the store. I really didn’t think I would be any good…