Announcing Embroidery Extravaganza! This May, SCRAP is partnering with our Bayview neighbors & friends at Cafe Alma to host a new workshop series celebrating embroidery traditions from around the world.
Each workshop offers a chance to learn foundational sewing skills, and a hand-on exploration of culture and craft in community.
✨ SCRAP Workshops at Cafe Alma
📍 888 Innes Ave, SF, CA - 94124
🔗Workshop links in bio. Register via Eventbrite.
Come stitch with us in the Bayview:
🪡 Sat, May 16 — Decorative Sashiko with Lisa Solomon
🪡 Thurs, May 21 — Chain Stitch through Latin America with Lucy Ornelas
🪡 Fri, May 22 — Appliqué: Sewing Seeds with Aki Yoshie & Kate Vadasz
🪡 Fri, May 29 — Tatreez Circle with Jackie Romero
Seriously I was so in aweeeee haha! 😍🤩I didint even show you guys the big stack of envelopes too that were included!! I was looking for paper for upcoming workshops I have of “cards of hope and love 💌“ and my gurrr @mjocee told me about this place @scrapsf where people donate all their left over craft scraps instead of tossing them …And I’m mind BLOWN!!! 🤯🤸♀️✨
I love it here! They literally had
EVERYTHING!!!
In celebration of Ruth Asawa’s 100th birthday, we’re honoring her legacy as one of SCRAP’s founders, and as an artist and educator who believed that art was for everyone.
As SCRAP’s founding board president, Ruth Asawa championed the idea that creativity is a shared community resource. That ethos lives in everything we do—from accessible arts education and the materials in our Depot, to the communities we serve across San Francisco.
SCRAP is one of Ruth Asawa’s gifts to San Francisco. We’re proud to carry her vision forward and grateful to be part of her lasting legacy, every day.
All photos are from SCRAP Archives.
In the practice of perfume-making a foul-note is used intentionally to provide an entourage effect to the otherwise more pleasant scents.
In music: same.
In movies: same.
In SCRAP: variety is the spice of life
#scrapsf #sf #creativreuse #art #hiddengemsofsf
Music Salon Pop-Up opens tomorrow 🎶 Filled with all things musical (& music-adjacent) we’ve been collecting along the way: think vintage and handmade instruments, sheet music, small curiosities, art, and yes… so many accordions.
It’s a full SCRAP-style ensemble, and you’re sure to find something that hits the right note.
📍 May Pop-Up in the SCRAP Workshop
🗓️ Thurs, May 7 – Sun, May 10
⏰ 10am–6pm
Repair is one of the easiest ways to reduce waste!
This May, join us at free Repair Clinics across San Francisco with @SCRAPSF and @ThBikeMobile .
📅 May 13, 16, and 23
🧵 Bike and clothing repair
📍 Public libraries across San Francisco (@SFPublicLibrary )
💚 Free and open to all
🎭 What if teaching felt more like performance art? Join our FREE teacher workshop and learn how to bring your lessons to life: L*E*A*R*N: Let’s Explore Artful Reenactment Now
Step into the role of artist, actor, and storyteller—and transform everyday lessons into immersive, interactive experiences ✨
Grounded in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and led by @maiascottmoves , this workshop is all about making learning more accessible, engaging, and joyful—for you and your students.
📅 Thursday, May 14
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍At the SCRAP workshop: 2150 Newcomb Ave, SF, CA - 94124
✨ $25 in free materials for all teachers
📚 Counts toward Prop G Hours
🎟️ Free (with $5 refundable registration fee—cancel 48 hrs ahead if needed)
Next week at SCRAP—our May Pop-Up 🎶 Accordion to us… it’s going to be a pretty good time.
We’re turning the workshop into a Music Salon—filled with vintage + handmade instruments. Accordions, yes—but also recorders, flutes, percussion, and more. Plus music-adjacent finds and plenty of art.
Whether you play, collect, or just like to poke around and make a little noise—we think you’ll enjoy this one.
May Pop-Up: Music Salon 🎵
🗓️ Thurs-Sun, May 7– 10
🕙 10am–6pm 📍At the SCRAP Workshop: 2150 Newcomb Ave, SF - 94124
Giving clothes a second life > sending them to landfill ♻️
Inspiring creativity and caring for the planet by giving new life to materials once considered waste. At @scrapsf they help people of all ages transform everyday objects into projects that fuel the spirit, strengthen community, and spark environmental awareness.
We loved seeing the community come together at the fix-it clinic with @scrapsf and @sfenvironment 🌱
Repair, reuse, repeat.
#ZeroWaste #FixDontTrash #SFEnvironment #SanFrancisco #EarthMonth
