A Room Full Of People Making Things
Three gatherings this month in Edmonton — craft night, beginner embroidery, yoga and mocktails. Come solo or bring a friend, both work.
Next upTue · Aug 25 · 5:30–7:30 PMArarat Café & Bakery
How A Night Goes
Two hours, one table, no pressure
Doors
Arrive, no rush
Come a little early, grab a coffee from the shop, and find a seat wherever looks good.
First 20
We start together
I'll walk everyone through the basics as a group, then you go at whatever pace you like.
The Middle
Make, chat, repeat
The good part. Talk to the person beside you or put your headphones in — both are normal here.
The End
Take it home unfinished
Nothing has to be done by the last hour. Half the room comes back next month with the same project.
What’s Coming Up
2 gatherings before the month is out
All of them are built for beginners. Come solo or bring a friend, both work.
TUE · AUG 25 · 5:30–7:30 PM
Sip & Stitch: Beginners Embroidery
Ararat Café & Bakery, Calgary Trail · $50
The one so many of you asked about. You will hoop your fabric, pick your threads, and work through four or five foundational stitches. Supplies are in the ticket, plus a coffee and a sweet treat.
We are keeping this one small, 11 seats, so everybody gets proper attention.
SAT · AUG 29 · 4–6 PM
Flow & Sip
ATMA Yoga, 14915 107 Ave NW · $49.40
Roll out your mat with Salonee Desai (RYT-300) for a gentle to energizing flow, then stay for mocktails and good company. Every pose can be modified, props are provided, goodie bag for everyone.
Last One · August 8
Sip n’ Stitch was so much fun
A room full of you showed up with a photo that meant something and spent the afternoon turning it into thread. There was coffee, there were snacks, and there was a lot of laughing at knotted thread. Honestly nobody wanted to pack up and go home.
Be in the next one →
Jasmine K Chadha
Community Builder & Designer
I’m a designer and creator based in Edmonton building Get Offbeat, an inclusive community made by the people for the people. We’re building more than events here, we’re building a group of creative people who show up for each other, month after month.
Have an idea for a new event?
We’re always on the lookout for new event and workshop ideas. Tell me yours below — it lands in the same place as everything else, and I read all of them.
Signing up also gets you the one email a month: photos from the last night and dates for the next ones. Nothing else.
come be part of it.
three ways people end up at a Get OffBeat night.
- 01count me in
just come
Pick a night, or get on the list and I'll tell you when the next one lands.
- 02let's collab →
bring what you make
Teach a table for two hours. I handle the room, the people and the promo.
- 03co-host with me
lend me a room
A cafe, a studio, a back room after close. If it seats ten, it works.
tell me a bit about you.
takes a minute, and nothing here is binding.
Before You Book
The things people usually ask
I've never done this before — is that fine?
That's most of the room. Nothing here assumes you've held a needle, and there's no step you can fall behind on.
Can I come on my own?
Plenty of people do, and the table is set up so that talking happens on its own. If you would rather make things quietly, that works too.
Do I need to bring anything?
For most nights, just yourself — supplies are in the ticket. Craft & Yap is the exception: bring whatever you are already working on.
What if I have to cancel?
Send me a note before the day and I will move you to another gathering. Life happens, and the seat will find someone.