[UPDATE! Registration opens for past Well Crafted Sonoma participants on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 9am PT. Registration opens for the general public on Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 9am PT. You can view complete retreat details here: https://robert-mahar.com/sonoma/] Our 2025 retreat was a wonderful week of shared creativity – filled with laughter, good food, …
New classes will be added throughout the year! Friends, I am passionate about developing well considered handcraft projects and presenting them with thoughtfully researched instruction and a little bit of humor. Invest in yourself, tackle a new craft or hone your skills and join me for an in-person or virtual workshop this year! Below, please …
Thank you! Friends, I’m so grateful for your participation in my 2024 workshops! It was a banner year packed with creativity and kindness – and YOU showed up. I truly love developing and teaching hands-on projects. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for joining me for public and private classes, online virtual events …
I’m delighted to share my 2023 teaching schedule! Friends, I am passionate about developing well considered handcraft projects and presenting them with thoughtfully researched instruction and a little bit of humor. Invest in yourself, tackle a new craft or hone your skills and join me for an in-person or virtual workshop this year! Below, please …
We’re traveling this weekend to spend Thanksgiving with my family – many of whom I haven’t seen in several years (or ever, in the case of my niece born during the pandemic), and I’m feeling all the feels. I’m working to channel all of my gratitude into helping another family this year, and want to …
Friends, I’m delighted to share my Fall and Winter teaching schedule for 2022! We’re celebrating the larger return of in-person classes with events in Lincoln, NE; Santa Ana, CA; Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; Sonoma, CA and Occidental, CA. However, if you’re not able to travel to one of these locations, there are virtual workshops …
Friends, I’m delighted to share that my Book Cover Embroidery Sampler is now available in the online shop AND to help me celebrate, my friends at Spoonflower have just posted my accompanying Embroidered Typography tutorial on their blog! The sampler features six photographs of vintage book covers beautifully printed on a generous fat quarter (18×22”) …
Friends, I’m excited to share this calendar of in-person classes that I’ll be teaching in April and May 2022! You’ll find me in my new hometown of Sonoma, CA at the venerable Sonoma Community Center, and traveling to teach at the brilliant Monster Shop in Seattle, WA and renown Fancy Tiger Crafts in Denver, CO! …
Incorporate the thoughtfulness of family and friends into your seasonal decor with a cut-and-sew Holiday Card Display! This festive fat-quarter project only requires simple straight line stitching to create an attractive wall organizer. Featuring Spoonflower’s lightweight cotton twill fabric and small wooden clips to secure your cards and photos, this DIY comes together quickly and …
Friends, I’m delighted to share that I’ll be teaching a Modern Holiday Stockings Workshop at the venerable Sonoma Community Center in Sonoma, California on the evening of Thursday, November 18, 2021. This will be an in-person session of festive holiday prep as we sew modern wool felt stockings for your home or gift giving! You’ll …