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• Textiles Safety Certification with Lita

  • When
    Thursday, August 21, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Textiles Shop, MakerspaceCT, 36 Talcott Street, Hartford, CT 06103
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  Cost: Members FREE/Non-members $20

  Age: 18+ only

  Prerequisites: N/A

  Credentials: Textiles Safety

  Take the safety class to get access to the equipment of the Textiles shop of MakerspaceCT! We have an array of industrial sewing machines, a serger, and a wealth of experience to guide you. Sewing and its surrounding disciplines can be used in a wide range of maker projects, either alone or integrated with other shop projects. It's an absolute essential skill for the budding maker.

  The course content includes:
  

  • Overview of machinery safety
  • Locations of all supplies
  • Safe use of power cutter, scissors, iron
  • Proper posture and comfort, foot and knee controls
  • Threading all machines, setting proper tension
  • Winding bobbins
  • Changing needles
  • Instructor demonstrates each machine of the machines

  Materials Included: A variety of fabrics to experiment on, as well as all tools and accessories. Participants are welcome to bring their own to experiment with!

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

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• Wood Shop Safety Certification with Matt

  • When
    Monday, August 25, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Wood Shop, MakerspaceCT, 36 Talcott Street, Hartford, CT 06103
  • Spaces left
    1

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  Detailed overview of safety policies and procedures for the Wood Shop. Safety Certifications at MakerspaceCT are designed to ensure that you know the basics to work safely within the shop of your choice. These classes are a mixture of classroom instruction and hands-on learning. Please register in advance for Safety Certifications at the links below and be sure to dress appropriately when you come to class.

  NOTE: you must be a member in good standing to take Safety Certification classes.

  All people are welcome in this class and an active effort will be made to be inclusive to all people. This class will not tolerate sexism, ableism, racism, homophobia, or transphobia. MakerspaceCT is for everyone.

  
  

  
  

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• Wood Shop Safety Certification with Matt

  • When
    Monday, September 08, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Wood Shop, MakerspaceCT, 36 Talcott Street, Hartford, CT 06103
  • Spaces left
    3

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  Detailed overview of safety policies and procedures for the Wood Shop. Safety Certifications at MakerspaceCT are designed to ensure that you know the basics to work safely within the shop of your choice. These classes are a mixture of classroom instruction and hands-on learning. Please register in advance for Safety Certifications at the links below and be sure to dress appropriately when you come to class.

  NOTE: you must be a member in good standing to take Safety Certification classes.

  All people are welcome in this class and an active effort will be made to be inclusive to all people. This class will not tolerate sexism, ableism, racism, homophobia, or transphobia. MakerspaceCT is for everyone.

  
  

  
  

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• Wood Shop Safety Certification with Matt

  • When
    Monday, September 22, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Wood Shop, MakerspaceCT, 36 Talcott Street, Hartford, CT 06103
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Detailed overview of safety policies and procedures for the Wood Shop. Safety Certifications at MakerspaceCT are designed to ensure that you know the basics to work safely within the shop of your choice. These classes are a mixture of classroom instruction and hands-on learning. Please register in advance for Safety Certifications at the links below and be sure to dress appropriately when you come to class.

  NOTE: you must be a member in good standing to take Safety Certification classes.

  All people are welcome in this class and an active effort will be made to be inclusive to all people. This class will not tolerate sexism, ableism, racism, homophobia, or transphobia. MakerspaceCT is for everyone.

  
  

  
  

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• Wood Shop Safety Certification with Matt

  • When
    Monday, October 06, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Wood Shop, MakerspaceCT, 36 Talcott Street, Hartford, CT 06103
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Detailed overview of safety policies and procedures for the Wood Shop. Safety Certifications at MakerspaceCT are designed to ensure that you know the basics to work safely within the shop of your choice. These classes are a mixture of classroom instruction and hands-on learning. Please register in advance for Safety Certifications at the links below and be sure to dress appropriately when you come to class.

  NOTE: you must be a member in good standing to take Safety Certification classes.

  All people are welcome in this class and an active effort will be made to be inclusive to all people. This class will not tolerate sexism, ableism, racism, homophobia, or transphobia. MakerspaceCT is for everyone.

  
  

  
  

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• Wood Shop Safety Certification with Matt

  • When
    Monday, October 20, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Wood Shop, MakerspaceCT, 36 Talcott Street, Hartford, CT 06103
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Detailed overview of safety policies and procedures for the Wood Shop. Safety Certifications at MakerspaceCT are designed to ensure that you know the basics to work safely within the shop of your choice. These classes are a mixture of classroom instruction and hands-on learning. Please register in advance for Safety Certifications at the links below and be sure to dress appropriately when you come to class.

  NOTE: you must be a member in good standing to take Safety Certification classes.

  All people are welcome in this class and an active effort will be made to be inclusive to all people. This class will not tolerate sexism, ableism, racism, homophobia, or transphobia. MakerspaceCT is for everyone.

  
  

  
  

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