In the Kitchen Bundle

Learn the art of wood carving with artist Mokoto Smith of Leo in the Woods. Bring a touch of rustic craftsmanship to your kitchen with a curated kit to carve four beautiful serveware pieces in walnut, bass or cherry wood. 

Motoko guides our in-depth, premium digital workshop and pairs her expertise with a complete wood carving kit that includes all of the tools & materials you'll need to learn this artisan craft. The wood blanks in this kit have been custom designed and prepped to start each student with Motoko's custom carving patterns. Our carving tools come from Michihamono, a carving tool manufacturer based in Miki City in the Hyogo prefecture, also known as the home of blade making in Japan. They have cultivated their craft for generations and every blade has gone through a forging, grinding, sharpening, and polishing process. In short, this is the best wood carving kit for beginners.

This workshop includes: 

• Tools and materials to make a knife, coffee scoop, spatula, and kuksa
• A detailed, digital workshop by Mokoto Smith
• A recorded Maker Chat Q&A with the artist

The specialty tools and materials in our wood carving kit include:

• 18 mm carving U-gouge
• Carving knife
• 6-inch bar clamp
• Custom sandpaper packet featuring seven different grits
• Carving gloves
• 20 ounces of walnut oil
• Non-adhesive shelf grip liner
• Four pattern cherry blanks for a knife, coffee scoop, large spatula, and kuksa wooden cup
• Six printed custom wood carving patterns by Motoko Smith

Due to the oversized nature of this box, it does not qualify for any free shipping promotions.

Additional blanks can be purchased as add-ons below. For the adventurous, Motoko teaches in her workshop how to begin her utensils from a rectangular wood block rather than a wood pattern, we're suppling the additional tool + pattern blocks below.

Welcome to our workshop exploring the fiber art of locker hooking led by Lindsey Campbell. With our locker hooking kit, learn to use a specialized hook and needle tool with unique mesh fabric to build wool trivets for your kitchen and dining room. We’ll start with the basics and expand to new materials, large-scale wall hangings, and even floor rugs.

The workshop comes with a beginner locker hooking kit curated by Lindsey, which introduces this unique technique with her modern designs. One great thing about this particular craft is that you have the flexibility to pick it up and put it down without losing your place or loops. The hidden cord beneath the surface holds everything securely in place, so it’s the perfect craft for the busy maker.

This workshop includes: 

• A detailed, digital workshop by Lindsey Campbell
• A live and recorded Maker Chat Q&A for our community to join in creative conversation
• Tools and materials to create two unique trivets

Happy making!

Brush up on this modernized 16th-century craft with our custom broom making kit. Led by Alyssa Blackwell of Hearth Craft Brooms, this workshop teaches you everything you need to know about how to make a whisk broom with a decorative woven handle and hanging cord so you can put it proudly on display. The tools & materials provided in this kit will make three complete hand brooms.

Under Alyssa’s expertise, you’ll master the step-by-step process of creating a small whisk broom. Skills you’ll learn include a specialized technique to secure broomcorn with twine cording, how to add split broomcorn stalks, and weaving decorative patterns for the handle. If you run into an issue, don’t worry—Alyssa will show you how to sweep it under the rug and make a beautiful piece.

This workshop includes:

• A detailed, digital workshop by Alyssa Blackwell
• A live and recorded Maker Chat Q&A for our community to join in creative conversation
• Tools and materials to make a whisk broom

The specialty tools and materials in our broom making kit include:

• 1 pound of broomcorn
• 60 broomcorn stalks (for the woven handle)
• 7/8-by-14-inch pine handle (to be used as a foot break)
• 30 yards of slate, black, and mist broom cording

Learn more about the details of this project on Alyssa’s Featured Maker Page.