Learn a new skill and relax with a fun class!

At Scrappy Elephant, you’ll find a range of art classes for all ages. From weekly toddler art and story time to adult only classes, there’s something for everyone. Learn watercolor techniques, try your hand at mosaics, improve your crochet skills, and so much more. There’s never been a better time to learn a new skill at an affordable cost.

Interested in teaching a class at Scrappy Elephant? Email us at info@scrappyelephant.com for the class form.

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Want to give the gift of a new skill? Purchase a gift card in store or call us at a (434) 207-2106 to purchase over the phone for the creatives in your life to put toward a Scrappy Elephant class!

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Butterfly and Moth Pins
Jan
10

Butterfly and Moth Pins

Join Ari (they/them) for a fun felting class. Learn how to make a butterfly or moth pin using a specialized barbed needle to apply dyed wool to your choice of felt base. Make your insect realistic or fantastical, whatever you like! You’ll develop foundational needle felting skills, and leave class with one or more completed pins to keep or give as gifts.

Beginners and returning students welcome!

ages 12 and up

$35

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Needle Felted Opossums
Jan
17

Needle Felted Opossums

Join Ari (they/them) to learn how to make a soft little possum figure using a specialized notched needle to sculpt dyed wool. You’ll learn to create three-dimensional forms and add details, and you’ll develop the foundational skills to continue needle felting at home. You’ll come away with at least one possum to keep or give as a gift, as well as a felting mat and needle of your own.

Ages 12 and up

$35

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Needle Felted Veggies
Jan
17

Needle Felted Veggies

Join Ari (they/them) for a fun felting class. Learn how to make soft and colorful veggie decorations using a specialized barbed needle to sculpt dyed wool. You’ll learn to create three-dimensional forms and add details, and you’ll develop the foundational skills to continue needle felting at home. You’ll come away with one or more completed veggies to keep or give as a gift, as well as a felting mat and needle to keep.

Beginners and intermediate students are welcome!

ages 12 and up

$35

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Fabric Mosaics: Create Your Own Kinusaiga Art
Jan
18

Fabric Mosaics: Create Your Own Kinusaiga Art

Bring your imagination and a love for color to this cozy, no-sew fabric art class! Using the Japanese technique of Kinusaiga, you’ll craft a 9” x 9” art panel from foam board and fabric scraps—turning leftover textiles into something beautiful. The studio will provide a variety of fabrics to choose from, but participants are also encouraged to bring their own special scraps or meaningful pieces to incorporate into their design. You’ll leave with a finished piece ready to hang and a newfound appreciation for fabric as an artistic medium.

ages 16 and up

$30

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Crochet a Hat!
Jan
24

Crochet a Hat!

Join Emma as she leads you through two classes where you will learn to crochet a hat. Basic crochet knowledge is required. You will need to work on the hat in between each class in order to finish during the second class.

All materials provided

ages 12 and up

$50 for two classes on January 24th and 31st

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Wintry Felted Soaps
Dec
7

Wintry Felted Soaps

Join Ari (they/them) to learn a wet felting process for making colorful scrubby soaps covered in soft wool, a perfect present for the holidays. They’re like a washcloth and a soap in one! You’ll learn how to add optional sparkle with Angelina fibers and how to needle felt details like swirls and snowflakes. You’ll come away with at least two completed soaps, as well as all the knowledge you’ll need to make more on your own.

If you have a preferred kind of soap you’d like to use, or have sensitive skin or allergies, please bring your own soap bars. Otherwise, scented soap bars and all other materials will be provided for you. Come prepared to get your hands wet and soapy in this class.

ages 12 and up

$30

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Needle Felted Mushrooms for Beginners
Dec
7

Needle Felted Mushrooms for Beginners

Join Ari (they/them) for a beginner-level felting class. Learn how to make soft and colorful mushroom decorations using a specialized barbed needle to sculpt beautiful dyed wool. You’ll learn to create three-dimensional forms and add details, and you’ll develop the foundational skills to continue needle felting at home. You’ll come away with one or more completed mushrooms to keep or give as a gift.

Ages 12 and up

$30

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Fabric Mosaics: Create Your Own Kinusaiga Art
Dec
7

Fabric Mosaics: Create Your Own Kinusaiga Art

Bring your imagination and a love for color to this cozy, no-sew fabric art class! Using the Japanese technique of Kinusaiga, you’ll craft a 12” x 12” art panel from foam board and fabric scraps—turning leftover textiles into something beautiful. The studio will provide a variety of fabrics to choose from, but participants are also encouraged to bring their own special scraps or meaningful pieces to incorporate into their design. You’ll leave with a finished piece ready to hang and a newfound appreciation for fabric as an artistic medium.

ages 16 and up

$40

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Needle felted pumpkins, gourds and jack-o'-lanterns
Oct
25

Needle felted pumpkins, gourds and jack-o'-lanterns

Join Ari (they/them) to learn how to make a soft little pumpkin, gourd or jack-o’-lantern using a specialized notched needle to sculpt dyed wool. These are perfect for autumnal or Halloween decor. You’ll learn to create three-dimensional forms and add details, and you’ll develop the foundational skills to continue needle felting at home. You’ll come away with at least one pumpkin, gourd or jack-o'-lantern to keep or give as a gift, as well as a felting mat and needle of your own.

Beginners and returning students welcome!

ages 12 and up

$40

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Stick and Stitch Embroidery
Oct
25

Stick and Stitch Embroidery

Join Ari (they/them) to learn how to make and use a dissolvable stick-on pattern for embroidery.

We’ll start by drawing, tracing, or stenciling an image onto the stick-on stabilizer. Then we’ll go over the lines with embroidery stitches. Ari will teach a few basic stitches, or if you are an experienced embroiderer you can go with what you know! We will have some relaxed time for stitching, then get a hands-on demo of how the stabilizer dissolves so that you can do it on your own once your embroidery is finished. Small and simple patterns can be finished in class, and if you want to do something more complex you’ll be able to wrap it up at home.

Bring a washable cloth item you’d like to add some embroidery to, or use cloth provided by the instructor. If you have an image you’d like to trace and use for a pattern, bring that along too.

Beginners and intermediate embroiderers welcome!

ages 12 and up

$40

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Needle Felted Mothman
Oct
18

Needle Felted Mothman

Let's make a cryptid! Join Ari (they/them) to learn how to make a cute and spooky little Mothman using a specialized notched needle to sculpt dyed wool. You’ll learn to create three-dimensional forms and add details, and you’ll develop the foundational skills to continue needle felting at home. You’ll come away with a mini Mothman to keep or give as a gift, as well as a felting mat and needle of your own. Beginners and returning students welcome!

ages 12 and up

$40

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Embroidery Stitch Sampler 1
Oct
11

Embroidery Stitch Sampler 1

Join Jennifer Perkinson for a class creating an embroidery sampler. A stitch sampler is a piece of fabric with a variety of stitches, often used for practice or reference. Those new to embroidery or wanting to practice and stitch with others are welcome. This is one of two October classes working on a stitch sampler. The classes will cover different stitches and can be taken individually or together. You’ll be provided with supplies needed for class and written instructions to take home for completing your project or future reference.

Ages 13 and up

$25

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Spooky Macrame Magnets
Oct
4

Spooky Macrame Magnets

Come join us and make some festive decor for the spooky season! We will be using cotton rope to create a macrame ghost, jack o’ lantern, pumpkin, and/or bat. This simple project is perfect for those who have never done macrame as well as those more experienced. Everyone will have the opportunity to make multiple mini magnets to spruce up your decor for the fall season. Bring your friends, kids, partner, parents, and anyone for this workshop to get you in the Halloween mood!

ages 8 and up

$30

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Crochet a Bunny
Sep
3

Crochet a Bunny

Join Emma as she teaches you how to make Tasha Gibb (@cosycrochetbytasha)’s Bunny pattern! This class will come with yarn, hooks and the paid pattern. You will be learning how to slip stitch, single crochet, decrease and increase! You will also learn Emma’s tricks and tips for stuffed animal making.

Ages 15 and up, basic crochet knowledge helpful

$100 for four classes every Wednesday night, September 3rd- 24th

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Flower Embroidery
Aug
23

Flower Embroidery

Join Jennifer Perkinson for a class focusing on different types of floral embroidery stitches. You will receive an embroidery hoop, needle and thread set up with outlines to follow as we cover learning and practicing the stitches together and embroidering a few flowers. You'll leave with a handout of the stitches we've covered and a few other helpful ones for storing in your embroidery bags for future reference. If you have an item you'd like to embroider on, feel free to bring that along to consider using during class or talk about.

Beginner and intermediate friendly.

Ages 13 and up

$25

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 Embroidery on Patterned Fabric
Jun
22

Embroidery on Patterned Fabric

Join instructor Ari (they/them) to learn the basics of embroidery materials and techniques while beginning a fun and flexible project. We’ll cover satin stitch, running stitch, and backstitch- possibly more depending on interest- and you’ll use your new skills to embellish a piece of printed fabric with your own stitches.

We’ll use 4 inch hoops, embroidery floss in a myriad of colors, and a choice of printed fabrics from the instructor’s stash. If you’d rather bring your own non-stretchy fabric (quilting cottons are great!) with a pattern that fits within a 4 inch circle, you are welcome to do so! Projects can be finished as a piece of hangable art using the hoop as a frame, or removed if you’d like to sew them onto something else.

Depending on the complexity of the design you choose, it is likely you will not complete the entire project in class. You’ll go home with the skills to continue embroidering on your own!

Ages 14 and up

$40

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Boro Inspired Visible Mending
Jun
22

Boro Inspired Visible Mending

Come learn some practical visible mending basics from instructor Ari (they/them). These techniques can help with extending the life of your clothing and fabrics while making them more unique and beautiful. Not only that, you’ll be helping to keep materials out of the waste stream!

We’ll cover patching as well as boro-style straight stitching for added strength.

Please bring your own piece of clothing or other fabric item (bag, curtain, etc) to work on. Bring something that is made of a sturdy non-stretchy material; denim or canvas works great! If you don’t currently have a damaged item, you can either bring something of your own to practice on and add some embellishment, or the instructor can provide you with a piece of fabric.

For patches, you can bring non-stretchy fabric that you’d like to use, or the instructor will have some on hand to use.

We’ll get a start on your project and send you home with the materials and know-how to complete it.

Ages 14 and up

$40

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Needle Felted Coasters
Jun
21

Needle Felted Coasters

Join Ari (they/them) to decorate coasters in this introduction to two-dimensional needle felting. Use provided patterns for inspiration, or design your own! We’ll use a specialized notched needle to draw with tufts of dyed wool on a pre-made felt background. You’ll come away with the knowledge to make more two-dimensional felted artwork at home, as well as a felting mat and needle to keep.

ages 12 and up

$40

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