Melt the tension in your neck and shoulders with a handmade-by-you cherry pit warmer. These simple hot/cold packs are an easy 1-hour sewing project. Perfect for giving to a loved one, or yourself!
Bring your own sewing machine to this make and take workshop. You'll leave with one medium-sized cherry pit warmer plus instructions for making different sizes and how to use it.
The class fee includes materials to create one, medium-sized cherry pit warmer. Feel free to stay for the whole time if you'd like to make more warmers for gift giving. You can purchase more materials day of if you'd like to make more than one warmer.
One hour will be plenty of time to make up to 2 warmers. Plan for more time if you want to patchwork your material first.
Why dried cherry pits? Dried cherry pits will retain a moist heat when heated in the microwave. Or, put them in the freezer for a cold pack. They will retain the heat for about 45 minutes long. Cherry pit bags can provide comfort and relieve muscle cramps.
You can purchase materials for additional warmers now, or on the day of. Each additional warmer will cost as follows:
- $10/pair of hand warmers or 1 x eye pillow
- $20 for medium size warmers
- $25 for large size warmers
If you bring your own fabric for additional warmers, you can purchase cherry pits by the pound. $48 is required whether or not you bring your own fabric.
Date & Time (3 Options): Saturday, November 22, 1:00-3:00 PM, or Thursday, December 4, 6:00-8:00PM, or Saturday, December 13, 1:00-3:00 PM
Choosing your materials:
- We will have a variety of 100% cotton fabrics in an assortment of colors.
- This is a great upcycling project - bring a 100% cotton button down shirt if you please!
- If you bring your own fabric, it must be 100% cotton, 100% linen, or cotton/hemp blends.
We will have plenty of scraps. Bring a small bag of your own fabric scraps, if desired. 100% cotton and mid-weight woven fabrics are best for this class. We can also trade and swap fabric scraps for more variety!
This class is beginner friendly, though you should be comfortable using a sewing machine and have sewn a few projects before.
*If you don't own a sewing machine but are interested in the workshop: we have one sewing machine that is available to borrow.
We will provide:
- cotton fabric for 1 x medium-sized hot/cold pack
- dried cherry pits for 1 x medium-sized hot/cold pack
- thread
What to bring:
- your sewing machine
- two colors of all-purpose sewing thread
- 100% cotton, woven mid-weight fabrics, at least 24" long and 8" wide, more for making more warmers
- machine sewing needle
- thread snips
- fabric scissors
We will have the following to borrow:
- thread snips
- fabric shears
- thread
- pins and needles
- seam rippers
- 100% cotton fabric
Location: 1210 W Granville Ave, West Storefront. We're located a block west of the Granville red line station and the Broadway 36 bus.
Accessibility & Parking: There are two steps down to get into the space. Our restroom is not ADA compliant. There is paid parking on Broadway and Granville Ave. I generally can find parking further west on Granville that's free. Note: there's permit parking perpendicular and north of Granville Ave.
Workshop Policies: Please review policies below before committing to a workshop.
- For ages 18+
- 3 people are required to run this workshop
- If BLISS JOY BULL needs to cancel a workshop, we will notify you 24 hours before the class and give you the option of refund or reschedule.
- If you're unable to attend the workshop, email us 48-hours before the class starts for a refund.
- We're unable to refund tickets with less than 24 hours notice.
