Sewing, Jewelry & Other Artisan Crafts

The Vocational Re-Entry program offers classes that teach you creative skills for your own personal growth or to start your own business.

VOC ESD02 Production of Boutique Crafts for Retail Sales:

Design and production of boutique crafts. Includes marketing, pricing, cost analysis, and use of emerging technology.

VOC ESD07 Handcrafted Needlework for Retail Sales:

Needlework technique including knitting, crocheting, embroidery, needlepoint for plastic canvas, and emerging technology to construct finished products for sale.

VOC ESD08 Jewelry Production and Design for Retail Sales:

Design and construct wire-worked jewelry using beads and stones with various methods of wire wrapping, coiling, hammering and emerging technology.

VOC ESD09 Sewing and Design:

Basic sewing techniques, including basic tailoring, pattern reading, cutting, and style design to construct professional-looking garments.

VOC ESD10 Beginning Decorative Production for Retail Sales:

Introduction to decorative painting including painting on a variety of surfaces using tole brush strokes used in folk art.

VOC ESD11 Intermediate Decorative Art Production for Retail Sales:

Intermediate tole art brush strokes on a variety of surfaces using acrylic paints and associated mediums to create products.

VOC ESD15 Jewelry and Lapidary Production Design:

Jewelry making, stone cutting, polishing, and lapidary work, using emerging technology.

VOC QLT Artisan Quilting for Retail Sales:

Fundamental quilting techniques and essential skills to construct and complete artisan-quality quilts for retail sales.

VOC ST1 Sewing and Tailoring 1:

Patternmaking and garment fitting with flat pattern and draping methods, learned through process of creating a personal fitting form.

VOC ST2 Sewing and Tailoring 2:

Haute couture garment construction, including couture tailoring techniques for inner structure, finishing, and achieving superior overall appearance.

Spring 2025 Schedule: 

Get Started