Five guests sat down at the Make Saint Clair maker space at the Eddy Center in St. Clair with wooden embroidery hoops, tiny scissors, and colorful thread on a frigid weeknight evening.
One of the class participants, Jamie Leslie immediately signed up for the embroidery class when she saw it posted on Facebook.
“It’s been a trying new things kind of year,” Leslie says. “I want to create art.”
St. Clair native Anson Pavlov launched the space late last year as a collaborative community space for creatives, remote workers, freelancers, and anyone in the community to gather.
Inside are cameras, 3D printers, computers, editing software, a green screen, video recording equipment, laser engravers, and other creative equipment that guests can use for personal or professional projects. He also provides basic training for guests who are new to the…