Crafts Center Hours:

Sunday 12-6pm
Monday 7-10 pm
Tuesday 7-10 pm
Wednesday 7-10pm
Thursday 1 -4pm & 7-10pm
Friday 12-8 pm

Wish center were open more? Email craftscenter@tuftscrafts.com to find out about volunteering!

*Disclaimer: We are a volunteer organization. While we strive at all times to maintain the hours shown, we will occasionally need to make accommodations. These announcements will be sent out via the e-list as early as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience, and appreciate your understanding and support.*

Saturdays are workshop days! Topics and times vary. If you are interested, join the elist for updates – just send an email to crafts-center-join@tuftscrafts.com!

The Crafts Center is a space for students to unleash their creativity by working on projects of their own design. It is located on campus in the basement of Lewis Hall, with its entrance on the side of Lewis facing Tilton.

A variety of sections are maintained in the Center, including:

• Candle & Soap Making
• Ceramics – wheels, kilns
• Fiber Craft
  • - Sewing
  • - Weaving
  • - Knitting
  • - Crocheting
  • - Spinning
• General Craft, Drawing and Decoration
  • - Glitter
  • - Sticker making
  • - Crafting basics: tape, glue, markers, crayons, etc.
• Jewelry, Metal, and Glass
  • - Jewelry
  • - Button Making
  • - Chainmail & Scale Mail
  • - Metalworking
  • - Stained Glass
  • - Mosaics
• Paint Craft
  • - Oil
  • - Acrylic
  • - Tempera
  • - Watercolor
  • - House Paint
  • - Spraypaint
• Paper Craft
  • - Paper stock of many kinds
  • - Paper making
  • - Book binding
• Print Craft
  • - Screenprinting (aka Silkscreening)
  • - Block Printing
  • - Rubber Stampmaking / Stamping
• Woodworking
• Bike Workshop (new!) – in partnership with Tufts Bikes!

All of our supplies and tools are available for use by any student at no cost, and finished products can be kept by their creators. Raw materials and tools must be left in center so that everyone can enjoy using them.

We are open daily throughout the semester, with workshops held by volunteers on Saturday afternoons. Past workshops include making moss graffiti art, stenciling, canvas stretching, oil painting, spinning wool into yarn, tie dying, throwing on a ceramics wheel, paper making, cookie decorating, chainmail bracelets, origami, and candle molding. These workshops are a great way to learn new skills and hang out – come back and practice at Crafts Center any time!

We are completely student-run, so all of our staff members are volunteers, called “Crafties”. Most of our volunteers are residents of Crafts House, located at 14 Professors Row on campus. All of our funding comes from the TCU Senate, and the budget for each year is determined and managed by the volunteers, who then purchase supplies that they bring to center.

Let us know if you have any questions or ideas by emailing us at craftscenter@tuftscrafts.com – we’d love to hear from you!