The Crafter’s Studio

Friendly, bright and organized space that I could see my crafty friends see as their second home. Supplies are abundant and the selection is quite wide. Love the fabric selections! I noticed quite few of them are imported from Japan.
I picked up a tons of quality items here including baby (and chunky) cashmere knit balls in a fantastic range of elegant and pleasing colors. Also stationary, home-​ware (vases, dishes, jewelry, and jewelry tree).

I’ve taken a few classes here and love love this place. The teachers are very knowledgeable and create a comfortable space to learn and have fun. The selection of classes offered is huge — I just wish I had more time to try all this stuff! They also offer books for sale, jewelry, gorgeous fabrics as well as a lovely selection of yarn. It’s my understanding you can also pay for studio time during non class hours, come in, use the space, tools etc for whatever project you want to tackle. Perfect venue for a creative girls night!

I have taken several classes at the Crafters Studio and recently have signed up for another in June of this year! Since taking my first class my confidence on a sewing machine has grown immensely! I have been able to recreate all things I learned in my classes and even taken on a bunch of other projects!
It is fun, empowering and educational! A fantastic creative outlet and a true blessing for our local community! The classes compliant all levels of ability! If you haven’t yet, check out this JEM, take a class and CREATE!

The Crafter’s Studio is perhaps one of the coolest places along the Monterey Peninsula. Their website is beautiful and offers a wide variety of classes. The store itself is stunning, comfortable, and got me really excited about being creative. Over the summer I treated myself to a pajama pants class, and the whole thing was an amazing experience. I pretty much got one-​on-​one help from the teacher who was patient and knowledgeable, and the product turned out beautifully! I was so happy about the experience that I plan on having my bachelorette party at The Crafter’s Studio.

Just had an enameling class on Sunday afternoon and it was super! I came out of it with a pair of earrings that are quite acceptable (well, gorgeous) and I’d never done it before.
The space has a really good feel – hardwood floors, big windows, plenty of space. It makes it so much easier to do even the stuff I already know how to do! And they clean up!
I want to take the tote class and make them as Christmas presents. They have some really cool fabrics.

this cool, colorful studio is a perfect place to get your creative juices flowing. they offer a wide variety of crafting classes and i’m currently taking the folk art quilting class, w/​ch i love! my goal is to take at least one class per month… give it a try and you’ll be surprised by what you can accomplish!

I’ve been eyeing this studio since it went in, dying for the time to take a class. Went last night to the first of a two-​part quilting class and LOVED it! Heidi, the instructor, was patient with my lack of confidence and a fabulous teacher. Rebecca took the time to help me with ideas which I loved. The atmosphere is comfy and invites creativity. Everything is so clean and organized — like we all wish our «space» could be! I could easily become a class-​addict here.

They have since changed the policy that I previously was not so content with (not applying the class fee to the series) and I wish I could run back to take them on their new class structure, but alas I’ve moved out of the state! Do stop by sometime and check out the place. It is adorable and because of their class, I no longer am scared of the big bad sewing machine.

This summer, my first summer free after teaching summer school for the last four years, I dug the sewing machine my mom gave me 10 years ago out of the back of the closet. For the last decade it had only been used to hem the occasional pair of pants, but with full time freedom on my hands I was determined to learn how to use it the right way.
Just in time I stumbled across the Crafter’s Studio, right here on Unilocal,while browsing fabric store reviews in the area. The variety of classes I found on their website was incredible but I was immediately drawn to the sewing classes. I bravely jumped into the Handbag class, which was labeled intermediate. It was a challenging class but I was thrilled with both the finished product as well as the instructor. Myself and the other three participants walked away with adorable purses and I just can’t wait to sew more of them!
The class exceeded my expectations, both in terms of the level of instruction, knowledge of the instructor (thanks, Amy!) and value. I would easily have paid the same amount I paid for the class to buy a nice high-​end handbag but i got to make this one and keep the pattern to make more. Oh yeah, and the fabric (not cheap stuff either) was included in the class fee.
I can’t wait to go back to the Crafter’s Studio and take more sewing classes, learn how to make my own body lotions and soaps, and dabble in some jewelry making. Hopefully I’ll see you there!
Here’s a link to a picture of the bag I made, just in case you needed more convincing:

Went to the fire-​torch enameling class. It was wicked fun, and I thought the instructor was kooky, friendly, and knowledgable. I’m thrilled that this place exists, and I hope that it’s the sort of novelty that has staying power. If not in Santa Cruz, then where? I’d love to take more workshops, but they’re spendy, so I’ll have to wait until something really jumps out at me. I’d go back in a heartbeat if given the opportunity!

I have always been secretly jealous of crafters with their quixotic bottles of glitter, their perfectly straight stitches, their expressly unique hand crafted effects. Alas, I was not born naturally crafty. But since my visit to the Crafters Studio, I not only have three successful sewing projects, an organic bath scrub, and a hand-​hewn silver necklace, but I have the confidence and desire to continue crafting. The great thing about the Crafters Studio is all the supplies and instruction are together in one place. I don’t have to hunt down the supplies, store them at my house, or spend hours becoming an expert myself. I can go to a single location and actually enjoy my time crafting. Seriously, you have to try this out!