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on October 9, 2010
Brooklyn Skillshare
backed a project
Textile Arts Center: A Lab to Dye For! by Owyn Ruck
Natural dyeing is awesome and there are “some costs” associated with having a state-of-the-art dye lab, so here comes our second kickstarter campaign!
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on October 4, 2010
Brooklyn Skillshare
Posted project update #6Thank you again, backers!
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on October 1, 2010Funded!
2010 Brooklyn Skillshare by Brooklyn Skillshare
The Brooklyn Skillshare is a community-based, community-led, and community-building learning event organized and taught by Brooklyn residents.
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100% funded $1,510 pledged
- 72 backers
- Funded Oct 01, 2010
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on September 29, 2010
Brooklyn Skillshare
Posted project update #5WE DID IT!
Post CommentFUNDING IS A GO! Thanks so much to each and every person who donated--we cannot thank you enough!
See you next Saturday, October 9th @ the 2nd Broooklyn Skillshare, thanks to YOU!
Much Love,
Team BKSS
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on September 20, 2010
Brooklyn Skillshare
Posted project update #410 DAYS LEFT to reach our goal + Volunteer meet-up!
Post CommentHey all,
Reminding you we are having an Orientation on Wednesday, September 22nd at Brooklyn Launchpad in Crown Heights (721 Franklin Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238) from 6-8pm.
This is for volunteers who'd like to learn more about the Skillshare and get involved, whether through distributing fliers or volunteering on the day on October 9th.We will provide snacks and beer from the Fire Island Beer Company is being generously donated by Old-time Banjo teacher, Greg Glassman.
Some things we will need help with:
Flyering
Checking participants in
Directing participants to classrooms
Staffing cash box
Checking volunteer teachers in
Manning email list sign-up (will need laptop for this)
Recycling/CleanupAlso:
We have 10 DAYS LEFT to reach our goal of $1500! If you were considering paying a suggested donation anyways on Oct 10th--you can do it now to help us get our funding to class supplies. If we don't reach our goal, we will not receive any $ through this fundraiser (that's how Kickstarter works). Help us out and get goodies for your kindness. Help us out, tell your friends, tell your family, spread the word!Looking forward to seeing you at the meet-up!
Best,
Team BKSS
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on September 1, 2010
Brooklyn Skillshare
Posted project update #341% funded and new website launched!
Post CommentWe're almost half-way there reaching our goal AND almost a month away from the Skillshare!
Tell your friends to back our project through Kickstarter to be entered to win their very own worm composter!
Also be sure to check out our newly launched redesigned website that is much more informative and intuitive to use! www.brooklynskillshare.org
Thanks Brooklyn and all our other backers for making this happen! Spread the word!xo,
Team BKSS
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on August 30, 2010
Brooklyn Skillshare
Posted project update #2Classes confirmed & Backers now entered in raffle to win worm composter!
Post CommentClasses are confirmed! We cannot express how stoked we are to have double the amount of classes this year than we had last year and as vast an array of skills to share:
Home Canning, Wild Edible Plants, Improv & Sketch Comedy, Crocheting, Henna, Basic Bike Maintenance, Screenprinting on Fabrics, How to Create Your Own Website, Felting, Block Printing, How to Dye Fabric From Your Grocery Bag, How to Make Ice Cream, Essential Oils & Healing Bodywork 101, Reusable Bag Sewing Workshop, Scrapbooking, Glass Etching, Taking your SLR Camera Off of Automatic Mode, Kombucha, Gifts out of your old plastic bags & packaging, Yogurt: How to Make It, How to Decode Your Cravings & Get Off the Sugar Rollercoaster, Intro to Old-time Banjo, Fun With Paper, and Worm Composting 101!
That said, Caroline & Anthony, the lovely folks teaching the composting class, have offered to donate the worm compost bin that they will create on the day of the Skillshare to be raffled off to backers who donate $10 or more!
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on August 11, 2010
Brooklyn Skillshare
Posted project update #1Mini-Skillz: Natural Dyeing Techniques
Post CommentWe are pleased to release the 2nd installment of our Mini Skillz videos to get you excited for the 2010 Brooklyn Skillshare!
Isa Rodrigues, from the Brooklyn Textile Arts Center, will be teaching “How to dye fabric from your grocery bag”
In this class, students will learn and experiment with dyeing fabric and yarn with natural dyes. The focus will be on the use of vegetables, plants, flowers and spices that can be easily found in any kitchen, farmer’s market or communal garden, but still provide beautiful colors! Also, we’ll give a brief introduction to other historical natural dyes and the reasons that make them so special. Students will also be introduced and experiment with some resist-dyeing techniques.
HUGE THANKS to Tom Hayes for filming/editing this video!
Other confirmed classes for this year include: home canning, crocheting, screenprinting with fabrics, worm composting, scrapbooking, homemade ice cream, pickling, improv & sketch comedy, homeopathic body care, block printing, glass etching, felting, creating your own website, wild edible plants, and how to make reusable bags!
Besides that, we are toiling away to make this year as amazing as last! 2 months and counting! See you at the Skillshare!
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on July 15, 2010
Brooklyn Skillshare launched a project
2010 Brooklyn Skillshare by Brooklyn Skillshare
The Brooklyn Skillshare is a community-based, community-led, and community-building learning event organized and taught by Brooklyn residents.
- $1,500 funding goal
- 10/01/2010 Funding Ended
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on April 26, 2010
Brooklyn Skillshare
backed a project
Ice Cream Club by Jonathan Soma
When it's 100 degrees outside you'll wish you had some ice cream. If you make it, let's all swap. If you don't? No sweat, I'll make you some.
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220% funded $485 pledged
- 27 backers
- Funded May 16, 2010
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Brooklyn Skillshare
New York, NY
MISSION STATEMENT: Education is a right, not a commodity. We are all students and teachers, and we believe that everyone has something to teach and to learn from each other. The Brooklyn Skillshare is a communal, hands-on, learning experience ... view more
