Great selection of local art, chocolates, cards & more but the staff is not friendly or welcoming…read moreat all. I wish I could say otherwise because I'd really like to support this place & the local artists represented. While shopping, another guest asked the cashier about if any weaving classes were available in the near future but the only response was a grunted "no." Seems like a friendlier response was warranted so I stopped the shopper on her way out to tell her & her daughter about "A Place to Weave" in Fitchburg, MA. My point is, isn't the Worcester Center for Crafts mission to support the craft community? It isn't hard to do and a friendly word goes a long way.

I discovered this place last year and am so glad I did. This isn't crappity ass crafts. It is a…read moreplace to learn artistic crafts. I took glassblowing and flame work. Glassblowing was very interesting but too hard for me. I'm really glad I took it for the experience and I would probably do it over again just to try it out. It requires a lot of coordination, so if you are as klutzy as me, you might find it too difficult too. As described in their catalog, flamework is: Tthe process of shaping glass rods and tubes into small objects over the flame of a torch. Begin by making beads, pendants and marbles to establish a foundation of technique. As the class progresses, projects will advance to include the creation of solid sculpture and hollow forms such as flowers, holiday ornaments, and perfume bottles. Small class sizes and one-on-one instruction allow students to work at their own pace. I love this class and the instructor, Jake Vincent, is patient and a great teacher. You don't have to be quite as coordinated to do flamework. In addition to glass classes, they have classes in clay, metal, fiber, photography, wood, and design and multimedia. They have a gallery too. I haven't been yet, because the glass studio is in a separate area of Worcester. I've heard its great and intend to go soon. I'll update this post when I get there. Oh, and it isn't as far from Boston as you think. Check out their catalog on their Website.

An old friend is a prominent member and instructor, Dale Savit. This past fall we drove east for…read morefall colors, clam chowder,and a couple of Dale's pieces. This is a great place to visit if you can, and hey, it's across a parking lot from Sam Adams brewery too!

I always stop in here during the JP Open Studios and this past weekend (Sept 2012) I actually…read morebought a small installation. Extremely fair price. You can wonder around the whole studio and see pieces in various states of creation. You can't miss the giant sculptures outside. If I ever have unlimited cash, I'll be back to buy one or two of those things. Check it out if you have any interest in metalworks. They have classes too! The piece I bought was by Walter Clark at outsideartist@live.com and www.outsideartist-inside2.com. I also uploaded a pic of the framed metal woman's head to encourage you to check them out!

i can't say enough good things about this place. Great experience for adult and child learners!!read more

Jessica was FANTASTIC! We had so much fun and learned so much in our intro to knitting class. She…read morewas so patient, explained things so well and she made the entire experience easy and enjoyable. Would love to come back for another class and will definitely be recommending friends and family to this studio!

The sewing classes are great, I took 100 and 101 and learned a ton and it was fun. Mikala is great,…read moreso friendly and welcoming and knowledgeable, and knows how to teach at the right pace.

Awesome first time here!! We did one of the craft classes and made snowmen and penguins out of…read moresocks. It was such a fun time I can't wait to go back! Mikala was so nice and made the class very enjoyable. We will definitely be back!!

Such and AWESOME experience! Kevin was a great teacher and we enjoyed it so much…read moreI HIGHLY recommend this glass blowing experience. Luke Adams products are beautiful and quality. Thanks to their staff and we hope to come back again.

My girlfriend has a collection from Luke of pumpkins and other glass sculptures.They are all so…read morecolorful. Look especially colorfull when the sun shines on them. I really love his mini animals, snowmen, and ornaments. Would love to decorate a tree.in just Luke glass ornaments. His shipping is really fast, and he really wraps items carefully so as not to break. We are repeat customers many times over.

What an asset to the community. I love this space and they offer art shows, musical performances,…read moreplays/musicals and more! We need more arts venues and it makes me happy when I see one thriving in the community. Please visit sometime!

It's a beautiful and welcoming space, for the right kind of people…read more The art displayed was interesting, but mainly speaks to their right kind of people. The theater was comfortable, for short legs for short duration. Went outside during a break, security in this direction, turned around, security in that direction. Don't know what that was about. Overall, can't say it was worth the travel time to visit. Maybe I just caught it at the wrong time.

This shop does excellent work. Always so helpful when it comes to custom framing of weird things.read more

I had the best experience today with Frantic Framers! Came in with a gallery hanging question and…read morethe owner gifted me free wire hanging and parts then taught me how to install the wire myself. It was such a sweet gesture.

We attended a Paint Nite by Yaymaker at Cambridge, 1…read more Chelsea was friendly and enthusiastic and helpful. She had everything up and ready before the start of class, and she didn't exhibit any annoyance when our large group ended up getting settled late. She also didn't seem to stress when our class ran long. I've done a few Paint Nite type activities and kind of missed being in an actual classroom where I could refresh my cup of paint water at my pleasure. But it was nice that we didn't have to worry about clean up. I don't feel particularly comfortable with a brush in my hand, but even my painting looked pretty decent when class was over.

Do not buy a gift certificate from this company I had a $90…read moregift and ordered 2 tickets that totaled $70. They charged me $4.20 a ticket that can not come from your gift and then would not give me back my $20 that was left Go directly to an artist and do not give this company anything

They did a beautiful job altering my wedding dress and were friendly and kind throughout! Great…read morework for a reasonable price. I highly recommend!

Really great quality work. And they turned it around for me fast bc I was in a pinch!read more

I am so glad that accommodating does not mean that the kids can do whatever they want. That the…read morepencil points are no longer put in the erasers! Yes I understand that they cannot watch all the kids but it was very distressing using the needed erasers!

I did a class in early November and have been reaching out to ask how to pick up my pieces and…read morethere has been no response to my voicemails and emails.