Knappening: A Knapp happening (workshop, event, drop-in hour, etc.) in Knapp or the Glass Garage. See calendar event for details about location and signupsΒ
Fall 2025: Sundays 4-6pm!
Check the Knappenings calendar for schedule changes
TBD for Fall 2025!
Sunday April 20th, 2-5pm, Knapp (Mod 304) β¨Β
Learn to screen print! No experience necessary.
Monday, April 7, 4:30-5:30pm, Knapp (Mod 304)Β
Have you ever wanted to duplicate your favorite plushie? Put your face on a dinosaurβs body? Give someone the gift of themselves? Learn how to use Knappβs Artec Spider 3D scanner!Β Β
Wednesday, April 9, 6-8pm, Knapp (Mod 304) β¨Β
Join LGBTQ+ Programs and Services and the Knapp Center for a paper flower crafts and accessories event! It will be on April 9 -- just in time for the LGBTQ+ Programs and Services Queer Prom on April 11th!
Wednesday, 2-3pm, Knapp (Mod 304)
Make your own Kaleidoscope from found objects and trinkets!
Wednesday, April 2, 2-3pm, Knapp (Mod 304)
Make your own custom buttons! Send in any design, and weβll help you turn it into a button :)
Wednesday March 28th, 7-8:30pm
Learn Photoshop! No experience required.
Wed Dec 11 5-7pm
Make a fabric wreath! Drink hot chocolate! Watch a cozy movie!Β
Sat 12/14 1-3pm
Play the virtual reality musical lightsaber game! No experience necessary!Β
Sun Nov 24, 2-4:30pm
Get help finding or kickstarting your first sewing project! Ask any questions you have about how to approach any type of project!
Tues Dec 3, 7-9pm
Make your own heavy duty wallet for all your adventures!Β
Sun Nov 10, 3-5pm
Sew your own tote bag! Space may be limited, first come first served.
Mon Nov 18, 3-4:30pm
Drop by with your pants that need hemming or clothes that need repair! We will show you what to do :)
Thurs Nov 21, 7-9pm
Registration required! Sign up here: https://bit.ly/knapp-skirt
Sewing training at Knapp OR prior sewing machine experience required :)
Fri Oct 18, 3-5pm
Bring your clothing repair questions to get help with hemming, fixing holes, replacing buttons, etc!
Sew your own stuffed pumpkin or gourd decoration! No sewing experience needed.
Bring your in-progress costumes to work on! Get advice on sewing, alterations, 3D printed accessories, cardboard creations, etc!
Tues Oct 22, 7-9pm
3D model and 3D print custom charms for your croc shoes! No experience necessary. Registration Required!
Sat Oct 12, 2-4pm
Cut fabric, arrange, sew, and glue to make a felt pennant dorm decoration!
Thurs Oct 17, 1:30-3pm
Make a cloth wreath for your door to ring in the fall!
π§ 12:45-2pm
ποΈ Thurs 2/25
π Sev Green
Did you know that Knapp has drones? Learn how you can use them for photography, videography, and getting an aerial perspective of campus.Β Meet on Severance Green.
π§ 5-6pm
ποΈ Tues 4/23
π Mod 304
Extend the life of your cords and headphones using yarn and fabric! Learn to crochet!
π§ 2-3:30pm
ποΈ Tues 4/16
π Mod 304
3D scan your hands and 3D print a mini hand shelf!Β
π§ 3:30-5pm
ποΈ Thurs 4/18
π Mod 212Β
Learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator while designing a graduation card for your friends, enemies, lovers, pets, crushes.
3D Printed Croc Jibbitz!
π§ 5-6:30pm
ποΈ Wed 4/10
π Mod 304
3D model and 3D print custom charms for your croc shoes! No experience necessary.
π§ 3:30-4:30
ποΈ Fri 4/12
π Mod 304
3D print a topographic map of Boston Marathon route.Β
π§ 12-2pm
ποΈ Sun 4/14
π Mod 304
Drop into to learn the Indonesian technique of fabric dying! You will be able to make your own fabric pattern with just some fabric, wax, and dye!
π§ 2:30-4:30pm
ποΈ Tues 3/26
π Mod 304
Use coding to create computational designs and stitch them into cloth with the embroidery machine. No coding or sewing experience required!
π§ 7-8:30pm
ποΈ Wed 3/27
π Mod 304
Learn the basics of quilting by making a cute quilted postcard. Learn the different steps of quilting--making the top-piece, quilting the batting, and finishing the quilt--and walk away with a cute postcard that you can actually send!
π§ 2-3:30pm
ποΈ Thurs 3/28
π Mod 304
No sewing experience required! Learn some textile techniques and contribute to a community quilt.
π§ 2-4pm
ποΈ Thurs 3/7
π Mod 304
Try out Knapp's VR devices to travel the globe, draw in 3D, and try your hand at Beat Saber (a rhythm-based coordination game).Β
π§ 7:30-9pm
ποΈ Tues 3/12
π Mod 304
Make your own heavy duty wallet for all your adventures!
π§ 6-8pm
ποΈ Thurs 3/14
π Mod 304
Drop in to get advice and assistance on any clothing-related repairs!
π§ All the time! Reveal at 3-4:30pm
ποΈ Mon 2/12- Fri 2/16 (reveal day!)
π Mod 304
ποΈ Thurs 2/15Β
π§ 3-4pm
π Mod 304
π§ 4-5:30m
ποΈ Thurs 2/8
π Mod 304
Learn how to use Tinkercad, a beginner-friendly 3D modeling program, to design your own Lego-style flowers β then 3D print and gift to your Valentine!
π§ 6-8pm
ποΈ Tues 2/13
π Mod 304
Drop in to make paper flowers for your Valentine!
π§ 1:30-5:30pm
ποΈ Sun 2/11 (and continuous)
π Mod 304
π§ 3-6pm
ποΈ Wed 12/13
Β Thurs 12/14
Β Fri 12/15
π Knapp Center
π§ 5-7pm
ποΈ Wed 12/13
π Knapp Center
ποΈ Tuesday 11/7
π§ 3:30-5pm
π Knapp Center
Make your own custom tote bag! No experience necessary.Β
ποΈ Tuesday 10/24
π§ 4:30 - 6:30Β
ποΈ Friday 10/27
π§ 2:30 - 5:30
π Knapp Center
Get help with your Halloween costume! We can brainstorm, give advice, or operate a machine you haven't been trained on yet. Bring all your questions related to sewing, paper, cardboard, 3D printing, and more!Β
ποΈ Thursday 10/26
π§ 3:30-5pmΒ
π Knapp Center
ποΈ Monday 10/23Β
π§ 1- 2:30pm
π Clapp 131
Create a coaster with a digitally embroidered map of Wellesley College! Learn how to use GIS software to extract geographic features of Wellesley and export them in a format for Knapp's digital embroidery machines.Β