Great selection and atmosphere! The owners are so friendly, and knowledgeable. Highly recommend,…read morethey have a great selections of yarns at mid to moderately high. As I make dolls with my yarn, I will say the value is worth it, I used the blue sequin yarn as a nice embellishment for a doll I am currently making. One word I would use to describe this place is eclectic. I will make my way back here if I am every back in LA.

Always good experience! I enjoy both shopping and crocheting at the tree…read more I liked working on this project alot...so much, on my next visit, I plan to get more yarn to make another!

Easily the best studio I've been a member of. Women owned, really great staff, calm and productive…read moreenvironment, top notch customer service. I can't say more great things. I am so lucky that I have access to such a place in my tiny little town by the sea!

This is the best ceramic studio in the South Bay! It's so big and so professionally run. It feels…read morelike a true community with artists selling their wears and classes going on all the time. We've been a member now for a couple of months and we're so happy!

We came for a random date night and it was really a nice experience. Appreciate being able to bring…read moreour dog as well. Thank you!

I absolutely love coming to this cozy, organized and sparkling clean pottery studio. The…read moreinstructors are friendly and excellent which always makes classes worthwhile. I especially enjoy using all the cool tools and super fancy wheels they have. As a member, I get to come here often and meet the most lovely people in this one of a kind community. This is my all time favorite studio!!!

I took a 3 hour workshop in 2023 for a beginner sewing project and enjoyed myself. My husband…read morebought me a machine to encourage md and support my new hobby. But I felt so intimated by my new machine. I ticked it away for years but I saw an email for a Moving Thread beginner 4-week workshop. 3 hours each session. Last night was class 1 of 4. My class was six ladies aged from mid 20s to late 60s. One never sewed. Two hand sewed. And two of us used machines 20 and 30 years ago and one lady had a machine and used it but felt intimidated. So we were all pretty nervous about our fledgling sewing skills. But the class was paced perfectly and by the end of our first class we successfully completed beautiful reversible totes! The workshop is $550 and it's a great value: project 1 tote, project 2 zipper pouch, project 3 pants (two classes). Our instructor was warm, friendly, funny, knowledgeable, helpful. My only drawback are the chairs. They're not comfortable for me and my leg felt like it wanted to go numb. No one else seemed uncomfortable so maybe it's just me. I'll try a seat cushion to see if it'll help. I brought my machine with me so I could learn how to use it but my husband actually bought the same Heavy Duty Singer sewing machine provided in the class for student use. All the equipment, accessories, fabric needed is provided by the class. You only need to show up. No good or drink allowed in classroom but water is okay. Be sure to enter the rear entrance let the instructions in your student information email. Because to show up on time. Basically no make classes. So if you sign up be sure you're schedule is free for the specified time period. If you're thinking of taking a quick afternoon class or a full workshop I highly recommend you give Moving Thread a try. The instructor we had last night has her own fashion label and is highly knowledgeable but gave us very easy instructions that us newbies could follow. The was patient with our foibles and created an atmosphere of grace and fun. I look forward to my to rest of classes Eventually I look forward to trying the advanced class offerings too. I've hit my eye on the alterations class.

My daughter has taken a few kids classes and loved them…read more I did the intro to sewing and was so impressed with what I made, having never used a machine previously. We were taught how to make the I item look pretty professional.

Had an amazingggg time here! I joined an online women's group for activities and get togethers and…read moreone of them organized for us to do a class here. Had taken ceramics in college for a whole semester but really could not remember a single thing...so was super excited for this. We got Joy as our teacher for a single session of no frills, basic pottery class and she was great. She was patient and pretty friendly to all of us beginners. Class was super organized. You grab your aprons, your wheel, your slab of clay and watch her demo. You go step by step because some steps will cause you to "lose it all" lol. She explained that their typical classes would allow you to see your clay through from a blob all the way to the firing process which takes several sessions of classes (gotta wait for things to dry etc). There is also a little board with all the firing colors and oxidization/reduction differences which is cool to see it nearly organized. I remember in school there were just huge vats of color hanging around for us to visualize. Afterwards we all helped clean up and labeled our pottery. Entire session was about 2-3 hours. Our bowls will likely be finished in a month after they dip them and fire them up for us. Would totally come back for more classes if they weren't so far... We also had some snacks and drinks some people had brought along but typically I don't think there would be much eating involved...hands are dirty. Theres also a parking lot so parking is handled.

If you're looking for the most amazing pottery wheel apron, you MUST buy their Claypron apron. It…read moreis so practical with its split leg design and so cute - comes in various colors. Customer service is great!

We had a great time at the Shell Tree workshop! Everything…read morewas perfect! Millie and Ellie are the best! Thank you

We did a very cute little Christmas Shell Tree Workshop with Ellie Piper at The Artist Mill on a…read moreSunday afternoon. We had such a fun mother-daughter day. Millie was so sweet, and made it feel as if we were doing crafts in our own home. We can't wait for the next project at the Artist Mill in the heart of downtown Hermosa Beach!!

Born to do art, forced to write emails...I know I've been saying this a lot (especially w/all the…read moregreat businesses I've found lately), but seriously I'm so happy this place exists. ARTime BARRO is part pottery studio, part community space, and is a relaxing, chill place where you can unleash the creativity you thought was dead, where your artistic spirit gets to come out to play, if only for just a little bit of time in this crazy world. On a recent weekend, I had the opportunity to take the One-Time Class, which is a one-hour course designed for complete beginners. You get to make two pieces, one by hand at the table and one on the pottery wheel. The class size was small (just 5 people) and we got great 1:1 instruction and guidance from our knowledgeable instructor Max. I've always wanted to try the wheel and was surprised how hard it was to use it but it was such a great experience that I think everyone should try at least once. After you sculpt your pieces, you are invited to come back to hand paint (glaze) your work at no additional cost. You can also have them do a one-color glaze for you, but after I saw all the multi-colored pieces of other folks previous to me, it was no contest to decide that I wanted to color my pieces myself. You have up to 3 months to come back to glaze so it's very doable in anyone's busy LA (corporate) lifestyle. Pricing was very reasonable for such a cool bespoke experience. There are a lot of pottery painting studios (e.g. Color Me Mine) but this is awesome bc you get to make the pottery AND color it later! I've already recommended this place to countless people!

The class is perfect for date night! I loved learning both ways to make pottery. Keke was very kind…read moreand helpful!

I just loved this studio. I was looking for an adult water color class and was instead lead to the…read morevision board class. It was such a pleasant surprise. Montine is an excellent facilitator for these classes; her sweetness and warmth make everyone feel comfortable and I learned a lot about myself during our short three visit sessions. Long story even longer, I highly recommend this studio to anyone who is looking to make their life a little richer. Lots of love for this studio! GO!

Hi all! Just do it! If you have been procrastinating like me you don't have to. Just do it! I…read moresigned up for PYGO(paint your guts out) through groupon and I was very satisfied! I met nice people, had fun, and learned a lot about watercolor and so much more. I recommend Montine's classes to everyone with or without experience. She is very knowledgable, sincere, and patient and makes classes lots of fun! The "gift" was that I learned it's ok to have fun and learn at the same time. You will not be disappointed if you take a class at PYGO! "Just do it"!,, Linda. ;()-