...through classic skills
411 Park Avenue • River Forest, IL 60305 | ph 630-309-1606 | www.thelittlebitsworkshop.com
The Little Bits Workshop is a cozy DIY maker-space tucked away in the heart of River Forest, Illinois where people of all ages and abilities come to learn the fine craft of upcycling through traditional skills—
Altered Art & Clothing
Jewelry Making
Embroidery
Quilting
Assemblage
Knitting
Crocheting
What’s Next?
Our Trunk Show on May 12, 2012 was a great success! Thank you to all our local crafters for their fabulous work. And thank you to all the folks who bought locally.
Check out our crafters’ websites here.
The Math of Craft.... a week measuring five times and cutting once. Kids built tables with repurposed materials: a local carpenter’s scraps (Thanks Bob!!). Then we tiled the table tops with left-overs from a bathroom tile project (Thanks Kathleen). Kids learned how build and scavenge for free materials. The cherry on top is the little drawer on the shelf under the table top: cigar boxes embellished by each child with paint and Mod Podge.
Lake Street banners made by our campers hung between Park & Franklin from June-September.
During Extreme 2012 Knit & Crochet Camp, we yarn bombed Lake Street with a little bit of magic.
Sewing
Needle Felting
Bookbinding
Paper Crafts
Collage
Watercolor
Everybody’s favorite project... making little houses with mini everything.
Camp Runway 2012
SUMMER SEWING-Every Friday Afternoon 1-3pm
June 10-14 Camp Runway @ Julian Middle School FULL
June 19-21 Art Journaling Camp
June 24-28 Miles and Smiles of Yarn FULL
July 1-5 Mosaic Madness
July 8-12 Construct a Cottage & Treasure Hunts
July 15-19 Good Guerilla Art Camp
July 22-26 Camp Runway 10+ FULL
July 29-August 2 CLOSED for VACATION
August 5-9 Camp Runway 10+
August 12-16 Camp Sampler
August 19-21 Camp Mini Sampler
Summer Camp 2013
Summer Camp 2013
This Mint Tin Mouse House will be one of our 5 Camp Sampler projects,
August 12-16