Home Ec Opens In Brooklyn!
Saturday, November 15, marks the official grand opening on Flirt's design studio, class space, and retail shop filled with unique home finds, Home Ec. If you head down to the space on Saturday from 12-6pm, you'll be treated to free craft tutorials for kids and adults alike, snacks, 15% off purchases and class sign-ups, and a trapeze performance (whoa). The Flirt ladies are super great and just look how cheery this place is!I love the idea of this space, not least of all because I'm particularly fond of the notion of home economics, especially in its modern incarnation (and one of the many reasons why I love Jean Railla's Get Crafty: Hip Home Ec). But maybe most importantly, I also love the feeling that comes from a community of people engaged in creativity together. It's amazing what a sense of connection you can feel for the person cutting out a pattern next to you while the two of you discuss the finer points of Rock of Love. That is, after all, what the real magic of quilting circles was all about: bringing women together under the auspice of practical creativity, when the end result, of course, was so much more meaningful than a warm blanket.
If you're in the nabe, go!
Home Ec
303 3rd Avenue
between Carroll and 1st Street
718 852 2889
Comments
Ooooh good find! I definitely want to stop in at some point.
Go 3rd Avenue too! Haha
Posted by: Alicia Kachmar | November 14, 2008 12:16 PM
sounds like so much fun! i wish there were a place like this where i live!
Posted by: Haley D. Glasco | November 14, 2008 2:39 PM
doesn't it look great? we should have craft spaces in every city! how great would that be?!?
Posted by: sarah | November 14, 2008 3:18 PM
Oh how exciting! I'll def. stop in
Posted by: miss fae | November 15, 2008 10:04 AM
i love that these kinds of sewing lounges have popped up throughout the country. Flirt looks particularly cute! don't you love the resurgence of home ec?
Posted by: Ruth | November 15, 2008 10:38 AM
Sounds like a fun place to take my daughter! Can we make jewelry there?
Ever since my daughter and hubby bought me a gorgeous diamond necklace from www.idonowidont.com all she wants to do is make pretty jewelry.
She's into crafty stuff too, we would love to pop in!
Posted by: MichelleB | November 17, 2008 6:02 PM
MichelleB, I think it's more sewing and knitting, but you should give them a call and check.
Posted by: sarah
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November 18, 2008 11:55 AM
thanks for the shout-out. love your site.
regards,
jean railla
Posted by: jean | November 21, 2008 3:29 PM
jean! i'm so flattered you stopped by AND liked your look around. the seal of approval means a lot from you. ;)
Posted by: sarah
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November 21, 2008 3:43 PM