Intro to Cricut

The Inventor Center 118 Shelby Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Learn the basics of Design space, vinyls, and iron-ons with Cricut!If you have a Cricut and aren't sure how to use it, or you are considering getting one but aren't sure if it's for you, this class is perfect!Become comfortable using Cricut software making vinyl decals and heat transfer vinyl for iron ons!Utilize the Cricut […]

Intro to Stained Glass: Teardrop Suncatchers

The Inventor Center 118 Shelby Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Join us in making adorable stained glass teardrop suncatchers!Choose from an assortment of glass colors, textures and transparencies to completely customize it into a one of a kind piece. You'll learn how to cut glass, grid it to fit a pattern, apply copper foil and finally solder it all together. This is a beginners class, […]

Intro to Jewelry Making: Piercing and Forming

The Inventor Center 118 Shelby Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Learn the basics of jewelry making and create a tree of life pendant/ornament.This is a 2 night class, June 25th and June 26th from 6-8PM each night.In this class you will learn to drill, saw, texture, form,and finish a copper tree of life pendant. We will texture, saw, and form/dome the pendant. Then make a […]

Beginner Bladesmithing: Seahorse Knives

The Inventor Center 118 Shelby Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Forge your own small knife and learn about blacksmithing along the way!This is a required pre-req for advanced classes to come!In this class we will cover forging out a small, simple, all-steel knife along with some blacksmithing history, tooling information, and other basic concepts. Once the forging is complete, we will heat treat the knives […]

Beginner Blacksmithing: Steel Hooks

The Inventor Center 118 Shelby Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Forge your own hair stick and learn about blacksmithing along the way!In this class we will cover forging out steel hooks along with some blacksmithing history, tooling information, and other basic concepts. Once the forging is complete, we will heat treat the hooks and then polish on the grinder. Students will then be able to […]

Copy of Beginner Bladesmithing: Seahorse Knives

The Inventor Center 118 Shelby Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Forge your own small knife and learn about blacksmithing along the way!This is a required pre-req for advanced classes to come!In this class we will cover forging out a small, simple, all-steel knife along with some blacksmithing history, tooling information, and other basic concepts. Once the forging is complete, we will heat treat the knives […]

Intro to Stained Glass: Teardrop Suncatchers

The Inventor Center 118 Shelby Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Join us in making adorable stained glass teardrop suncatchers!Choose from an assortment of glass colors, textures and transparencies to completely customize it into a one of a kind piece. You'll learn how to cut glass, grid it to fit a pattern, apply copper foil and finally solder it all together. This is a beginners class, […]

Intermediate Blacksmithing: Forged Calla Lilies

The Inventor Center 118 Shelby Street, Kingsport, TN, United States

Come learn how to forge a Calla lily!!Prerequisite: beginner blacksmithing/bladesmithing workshop OR prior blacksmithing experience.Take the next step in your Blacksmithing journey in this Intermediate Forged Calla Lilies Class. Students will learn how to forge a Calla lily from bar stock. This class will cover heat management, using the peen faces of hammers to stretch […]