I flew in to Madison from out of town to attend a 4-day wire working retreat at Shake Rag with Sarah Thompson. Everything about it was great! Easy to register, easy to find, easy to check in.... The studio was great and actually DID have...More

A group of friends planned a last minute ladies get away to Mineral Point. A week before our departure, I spoke with Megan Kulick the director at Shake Rag and inquired about scheduling a craft type class. She arranged for Cheryl Smeja of Smeja Jewelry...More

The class in knife making was excellent. Learned the process and had a nice knife at the end. The instructor was knowledgeable and very helpful in the forging of and making the blade all the way to the finished knife

With this being our first time to Mineral Point, we were a bit confused on what was going on. We went into the registration building to ask and they told us it was an art village. There was a pamphlet that was given to us...More

Have now taken five different classes at Shake Rag Alley, and have enjoyed each one. Each was unique and very enjoyable, all positive experiences. Not having been blessed with any natural artistic ability, I was at first concerned about trying any class. I soon learned...More

Just finished Introduction to Torch Welding this past Saturday and it was Awesome! I had great classmates and our instructor Dennis was patient, informative, down to earth and very affirming. Welding has always been a bucket list item for me and thanks to a great...More

Interesting collection of old buildings and grounds around the 1800's mining community. Free to just wander around. Office staff full of information and interesting tidbits. Offerings of many different art and crafting classes at various times on the grounds.

I've taken several classes here over the years and keep coming back. The artists and artisans really know their media and the teaching is generally excellent. Classes offered have ranged from woodcrafting, metal forging, fine jewelry-making, collaging, painting, felting, repurposing....every year has more to offer....More

I've been coming to Shake Rag for years for their classes. In addition to learning lots of cool stuff, the town of Mineral Point is a destination in itself with shops and art everywhere. I try to get there for a long weekend at least...More

Three friends and I visited Shake Rag Alley for the Fine Silver Rings in a Day workshop on June 27. Sherry was a great instructor and the staff of Shake Rag Alley made the entire experience from registration through exit survey an outstanding experience. While...More