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Bessie’s Workbasket

Central School 103 South Maple Street, Mount Prospect, IL, United States

Join us the second Wednesday of each month in Central School (103 S. Maple St., Mount Prospect) from 10:00 am-12:00 pm or 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Bring your own knitting/crocheting/embroidery project or try our spotlight project each month. All experience levels are welcome. Advance registration is recommended and a $10 donation per class is suggested. […]

$10

History Camp Session I

Join us for a week-long history camp! More info to come... Email info@mtphistory.org if you would like to be notified when details become available.

$100

History Camp Session I

Join us for a week-long history camp! More info to come... Email info@mtphistory.org if you would like to be notified when details become available.

$100

Bessie’s Workbasket

Central School 103 South Maple Street, Mount Prospect, IL, United States

Join us the second Wednesday of each month in Central School (103 S. Maple St., Mount Prospect) from 10:00 am-12:00 pm or 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Bring your own knitting/crocheting/embroidery project or try our spotlight project each month. All experience levels are welcome. Advance registration is recommended and a $10 donation per class is suggested. […]

$10

Bessie’s Workbasket

Central School 103 South Maple Street, Mount Prospect, IL, United States

Join us the second Wednesday of each month in Central School (103 S. Maple St., Mount Prospect) from 10:00 am-12:00 pm or 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Bring your own knitting/crocheting/embroidery project or try our spotlight project each month. All experience levels are welcome. Advance registration is recommended and a $10 donation per class is suggested. […]

$10

Second Sundays at the Society

Join us at this month's open house for a crafts in Central School and a tour of the Dietrich Friedrichs House Museum. More information to come.

Evening Creations at MPHS – Vintage Book Wreaths

Learn how to make a beautiful and unique book page wreath from an unwanted old book. All supplies will be provided but if you have a favorite unwanted old book and/or decoration for the wreath center, bring it along. Instructor: Linda Burns/Laurie Roubitchek

$10

Bessie’s Workbasket

Come try your hand at candlewicking on October 9. Candlewicking, a classic whitework embroidery technique, has a distinct style that involves stitching primarily with Colonial knot stitches. In the early days of the United States, especially during the Westward Expansion, fine embroidery threads weren’t plentiful—they also wouldn’t have been efficient. However, because the cotton threads […]

$10