This reservation system closes at 11pm the night before the event.
| Workshop |
Building |
Time |
Room/space |
# Registered |
| Meditation and Self RelaxationLearn to meditate anywhere anytime you need to; on the bus, standing in line, stressing at the office. |
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(TBD)** |
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0 |
| Kid's RealmA variety of quick, easy to learn skills appropriate for kids and teens. FREE for KIDS. No need to sign up, just show up! In the Ravenna Eckstein community center gym. Skills include sewing, making savory pancakes, handling hand tools, making Valentines with recycled materials, dipping beeswax candles and more. |
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10:00am - 12:45pm** |
|
0 |
| Sewing/knitting *A very beginning workshop in which we would make a simple dishcloth. The materials needed: one skein of cotton worsted weight cotton yarn (Lily Sugar 'n Cream is an example) and one pair of short straight size #10 (6 mm) knitting needles OR one 29 inch or longer size #10 (6 mm) circular knitting needle. I will provide a set of instructions.
Teach:
how to read a simple pattern.
how to hold the yarn and needles.
how to cast on a row of stitches.
how to do the knit stitch.
how to do the purl stitch.
how to cast off a row of stitches.
how to weave in the ends. |
Meadowbrook |
10:00am - 11:00am |
Upstairs Rooms 22, 23 |
5 (5 max.) |
| Radio Communications for Non-GeeksA description of the available options for personal and emergency communication. I will cover Family Radio Service (small, non-licensed radios), General Mobile Radio Service (no-test $85 license, better range) and Amateur (aka "Ham") radio. I will help you decide what meets your needs, show you how to get started and let you play with some radio toys. Designed for non-techies who need practical info. |
Meadowbrook |
10:00am - 11:30am |
Art room |
5 (15 max.) |
| Bread Baking I (wheat and gluten-free)We will be making wheat bread, using the Tassajara method of bread baking, (slow method), as well as a gluten-free variety. Students will be able to sample their work later in the afternoon or at the evening potluck. |
Meadowbrook |
10:00am - 11:30am |
Kitchen |
10 (15 max.) |
| Plant PropagationCuttings and division are extremely cost effective ways to increase the plant material available for our gardens. When developing an Edible Forest Garden (which we are discussing in the Permaculture Design Guild, and will be offering again in the future), Sourcing plants from readily available stock in the neighborhood is very valuable. If you get good at this type of activity, it could develop into a cottage industry, who knows? |
Meadowbrook |
10:00am - 11:30am |
Meadowbrook Hedge |
9 (20 max.) |
| Basic Electricity Repair 1Home electrical repair and basic principles of electricity. |
Meadowbrook |
10:00am - 11:30am |
Room 11 |
6 (15 max.) |
| Basic Electricity /Hints on Fixing StuffBring in your broken small appliances and learn some simple repairs and basic principles of electricity. |
Meadowbrook |
10:00am - 3:00pm** |
Multi-purpose room B |
8 |
| Simple Bike RepairChanging flats, lubing chains, adjusting brakes, simple repairs that keep you from riding your bike. Bring your bike in and the instructors will guide you through the repair. Repairs throughout the day. |
Meadowbrook |
10:00am - 4:30pm** |
Multi-purpose room B |
7 |
| Tool SharpeningLearn to sharpen such tools as hedge clippers, pruners and shovels. Joel will be in all day and invites you to bring your dull tools in and learn to sharpen them. |
Meadowbrook |
10:00am - 4:30pm** |
Multi-purpose room B |
9 |
| Sewing Reusable BagsMachine sewing of fabric bags that can be used as produce bags or gift bags or whatever you like! |
Meadowbrook |
10:00am - 5:00pm** |
Multi-purpose room B |
5 |
| Basic Trauma Assessment and SplintingThis workshop will focus on patient head-to toe assessment skills and basic bandaging and splinting. Participants should wear comfortable clothes and be comfortable with being touched, as they will be practicing assessment and stabilization skills on one another. All of the instructors have first aid or EMT backgrounds and volunteer with King County Search and Rescue organizations. |
Meadowbrook |
11:00am - 12:00pm |
After school Room 1 |
9 (16 max.) |
| Crochet with PlarnWe will be making "plarn" plastic bag yarn, and (Skill level and time allowing) starting a waterbottle carrier out of the plarn.
People should bring:
1 crochet hook 6mm
1 unused garbage bag or 10 plastic grocery bags (the kind with the handles)
1 pair of sharp scissors
1 Water bottle or jug
Prior crochet experience a plus! |
Meadowbrook |
11:00am - 12:00pm |
Upstairs Rooms 22, 23 |
3 (12 max.) |
| Making Cheese I *How to make soft cheeses like ricotta and mozzarella then how to get to the hard cheeses. |
Meadowbrook |
12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Kitchen |
12 (12 max.) |
| Basic Home Plumbing RepairLearn how to replace washers to fix a dripping faucet and make repairs to copper pipe. Find out about hot water re-circulation systems that reduce the wait for hot water and reduce water consumption. |
Meadowbrook |
12:00pm - 1:30pm |
Room 11 |
6 (15 max.) |
| FeltingWe will be using a felting technique called "needle felting" to create simple Valentine's Day heart decorations. The decorations can be made into ornaments for gifts or hanging in your home, or you can felt them on to a wool scarf, hat, or sweater that you bring with you. Materials for making the decorations will be provided. |
Meadowbrook |
12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Upstairs Rooms 22, 23 |
2 (15 max.) |
| Fruit Tree Pruning 2Learn to prune fruit trees correctly- both for shaping and for fruit production. Bring your pruners if you have them! |
Meadowbrook |
12:30pm - 2:00pm |
Meadowbrook Hedge |
6 (15 max.) |
| Basket Weaving *Learn to weave a small potato basket, a traditional Appalachian basket
used to gather potatoes from the field. We will be using a grapevine
hoop and a mix of natural materials to weave this beautiful, practical
basket. |
Meadowbrook |
12:30pm - 3:00pm |
After school Room 1 |
12 (12 max.) |
| Soap MakingYou can make your own soap and be clean all year long! |
Meadowbrook |
12:30pm - 4:30pm |
Art room |
9 (12 max.) |
| Bread Baking II *We will be making wheat bread, using a faster method using a hot dutch oven. We will make the bread from start to finish. And we will also be making "no-toss" pizza dough. Students will be able to sample their work later in the afternoon or at the evening potluck. |
Meadowbrook |
1:30pm - 3:00pm |
Kitchen |
10 (10 max.) |
| Cistern InstallationNikola Davidson of Earth Systems NW will demonstrate how to install a 675 gallon cistern. |
Meadowbrook |
2:00pm - 4:00pm |
Community Garden/Patio |
6 (15 max.) |
| Fun with SproutingSPROUTS are uber-nutrituous and easy, fun and extraordinarily versatile . . .
You can learn the basics of how and why in about 10 minutes |
Meadowbrook |
2:00pm - 5:00pm** |
Multi-purpose room B |
4 |
| Resume ImprovementAfter a brief one-on-one discussion, you will learn about tangible ways to target your resume for your desired job/career. You will leave with a clear plan of action for how to accentuate your strengths through your resume. Please bring a hard copy of your resume and a description of the desired job/career. Bring a soft copy on a thumb drive if you would like real-time editing. |
Meadowbrook |
2:00pm - 5:00pm** |
Multi-purpose room B |
2 |
| Drip IrrigationSetting up an easy DIY drip system |
Meadowbrook |
2:30pm - 3:30pm |
Meadowbrook Hedge |
6 (12 max.) |
| Yoga - 25 min Home Practicea 25-minute home practice designed to fit your needs and limited time. Also, learn a yoga practice using the support of a chair. Some of us need the support of a chair to allow yoga to be an accessible practice. For others, the chair offers an interesting prop to allow us to do yoga differently. Chair yoga is a useful skill to have if you work long hours at a desk. |
Meadowbrook |
3:00pm - 4:00pm |
After school Room 1 |
1 (10 max.) |
| UPSCALING GARMENTSWe will be showing examples of thrift store/hand-me-downs that have become artistic fashion statements, and demonstrating the magic of draping and other techniques to transform garments.
If you would like to bring a man’s dress shirt that is at least one or two sizes too big, a tee shirt, or other garment that you want to bless with a new life. We will brainstorm some ideas, and if we have enough time, pin/cut the garment in a way that will work for you.
Please also bring pins (straight or safety), and scissors, if you wish |
Meadowbrook |
3:00pm - 5:00pm |
Upstairs Rooms 22, 23 |
1 (15 max.) |
| Making Cheese II(No description yet. Please check later.) |
Meadowbrook |
3:30pm - 4:30pm |
Kitchen |
13 (15 max.) |
| Basic Sushi MakingLearn to make some basic sushi from scratch. Includes, futo-maki (thick
roll), inari-zushi (stuffed fried tofu pouches) and some nigiri-zushi
(hand-formed). |
Meadowbrook |
3:30pm - 5:00pm |
Multi-purpose room A |
5 (10 max.) |
| INTRO to DIY solar home hot water system for $1,000Build your own home solar hot water heating system and save on your water heating bills.
Session covers the basics of adapting an inexpensive solar hot water heating system to your home, the do-it-yourself skills required, and lessons learned.
Attendees can sign-up after class if interested in more on-location instruction at a later date TBD. |
Meadowbrook |
3:30pm - 5:00pm |
Room 11 |
9 (20 max.) |
| Home CanningThis class will be about canning for any kitchen, no fancy equipment needed. We'll be preserving a fruit. |
Ravenna-Eckstein |
10:00am - 12:00pm |
Kitchen |
3 (12 max.) |
| Build A Solar CookerMake a solar cooker from simple materials and take home an oven! This workshop includes an overview of how solar cooking works, the benefits of solar cooking, different types of cookers, pots and utensils you will need, recipe tips, how to have the best results using your oven in Seattle. You will be provided with good resources and ways to stay connected to the solar cooking community in Seattle and worldwide. |
Ravenna-Eckstein |
10:00am - 12:00pm |
Stage room |
4 (8 max.) |
| Pruning- Basics and BeyondMichael will be teaching pruning basics, and then looking at more advanced topics- like how to restore an overgrown fruit tree, Practice will happen on several excellent subjects at the Ravenna Community Garden |
Ravenna-Eckstein |
10:00am - 5:00pm** |
Community Garden |
2 |
| FermentationChop your way to better health by making sauerkraut and learn how to apply the
same techniques to make kimchi and beet kvass. Bring a knife
suitable for chopping and a cutting board if you have one. |
Ravenna-Eckstein |
12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Kitchen |
10 |
| Beeswax candle dippingCandles
from a mold are nice, but for candles with a true spirit, you can't beat hand
dipped beeswax candles. Join in for an hour and walk away with your own. |
Ravenna-Eckstein |
1:00pm - 2:00pm |
Stage room |
13 (15 max.) |
| Make it Yourself-Herbal Products *Using local, organic ingredients, you will learn to make herbal infusions, diffusions, salves, skin toners, lotions and bath salts. Bring jars and containers to put finished products into. You will leave this workshop with easy-to-follow recipes and several products we make in class. |
Ravenna-Eckstein |
2:00pm - 4:00pm |
Kitchen |
17 (15 max.) |
| Vinegars and Miels *Bring 2 8oz jars. "Let thy food be thy medicine!", Hippocrates hit the nail on the head.
Good health starts with good prevention. In this workshop, come
learn how to make tasty herbally infused honeys and vinegars that are
the perfect way to incorporate herbs into your daily food intake.
These old time remedies are sure to please the pallet while helping to
keep your body functioning at top level to help ward off a number of
illnesses. I will explain the therapeutic properties of the
preparations and give a brief demonstration, which you will then
practice by making your own honey and vinegar to take home. |
Ravenna-Eckstein |
4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Kitchen |
15 (10 max.) |
