Artist Lead Crafting Open Session
Thu, Sep 17
|The Shiny Shop - Harvard Square
You’ll learn how to sew your own plush star, using hand sewing and simple embroidery. The session is fluid during the time frame with an artist-led craft.
Time & Location
Sep 17, 2026, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
The Shiny Shop - Harvard Square, 1350 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
About the event
Join Yasemin (Yaya) Isaacs for an afternoon of cozy reflection at The Shiny Shop. You’ll learn how to sew your own plush star, using hand sewing and simple embroidery. Through the longstanding tradition of the crafting circle, you can meet new friends, engage with soft materials, and take home your very own baby star!
No previous experience required. Just bring a positive attitude and hands ready to craft
Yasemin Isaacs is a fiber artist and BFA candidate at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, specializing in weaving, felting, knitting, and soft sculpture. She grew up in cold and snowy Minneapolis, surrounded by women who lovingly taught her to value careful craftsmanship. She carries this affinity for generational craft into everything she makes.
Isaacs’ work was most recently included in a two-person exhibition at Fenway Gallery titled Inhabited Thought Forms, and in a show she co-curated, titled Farm to Form at the Watertown…