Work-Shop’s Crafty DIY Classes To Launch in Melbourne

It’s time to get crafty Melburnians, the clever clogs behind Sydney’s Work-Shop are setting up their new home in Fitzroy. Work-Shop is a community-focused organisation that run short classes and courses in life skills and alternative art, and they’re all about unleashing your unrealised inner awesome.

The eclectic range of classes are affordable, inspiring and tailor-made for those of us who are time poor but want to add a new or obscure skill to our repertoire. Classes running in Sydney at the moment include 'Flirt Academy', 'Write Songs Like John Lennon', 'Drink Like Don Draper: Whisky Tasting' and 'Etsy Masterclass: Fashion Illustration In Watercolour'. Intrigued? They've even run terrarium get-togethers.

The Melbourne Work-Shop crew are setting up at Juddy Roller Studios and they're keen to get the ball rolling, with the first classes to begin in as early as September. Work-Shop also recently brought their unbridled creativity to Splendour in the Grass for a few classes between main stage sets.

But maybe you've got some sweet skills already. Not only can you attend the classes of Work-Shop, you can also run them. The team are currently looking for teachers who are passionate about their craft — whether you're a particularly boss macrame master or know your uses of thyme and coriander like no one else. In Sydney, Work-Shop has worked with teachers from Etsy, Canon Australia, Young Henrys and The Planthunter, so if you’re making a bit of a name for yourself in what you love doing, shoot the team an e-mail at [email protected]. From bangle-making to magic tricks, there's a niche (and an audience) for every endeavour.

Update Sept 1: Work-Shop Melbourne officially kicks off with Terrarium Making led by Candy Sparkles on Monday, September 8. Also look out for Tea Ceremony classes by Storm in a Teacup, Illustration with Daniel O'Toole (aka EARS), Typo Swearing with Old School New School and Pure '80s Jazzercise with Clarissa.

Images from Work-Shop