Denise Ambrosi, who started the collective about six years ago, opened the current space — a sunny, open workshop on Washington Boulevard — in 2022. With craft supplies for sale, co-working stations for artists-in-residence and large tables for classes, These Hands draws neighbors and crafty friends from around the city. It’s also home to Moving Thread, which hosts sewing workshops for all different skill levels.

“I want it to be a creative community,” Ambrosi said. “I want people to be able to come here and feel like it’s a place where they can come and relax, and just kind of get out of their heads and get off their phones.”

Ambrosi hosts an occasional “paint and sip” event using elevated easels where guests are guided through simple steps to create their own works of art. While suggested templates are provided as a guideline, painters are encouraged to bring their own reference photos, which Ambrosi will help trace onto canvas.

Additionally, monthly “make & mediate” sessions from art therapist Hannah Schaler include rotating mediums like block printing, sacred geometry, upcycled gifts and gel printing. While they are not smoke- or sip-friendly, the events will encourage a natural high by tapping into one’s creative expression.

Though many of the classes at These Hands are focused on fiber arts — weaving, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, punch needle and fabric dyeing are just a few of the options — you can also try courses like jewelry making, paper cutting and even chocolate tasting.

“We have a chocolate teacher who works with us from [the] Gourmandise School of cooking,” Ambrosi explained. “It’s a mixture of creative tasting, where you taste a piece of chocolate and then you paint what you taste.”

Next event: No “paint and sip” events are currently scheduled, but check the calendar for upcoming workshops.