Stash House Membership
A Swanson’s membership is less expensive than joining a gym, and is just as good for you!
Why membership?
Membership helps sustain us and keeps our prices low, and it connects you to all the benefits of being a close Swanson’s community member.
Levels of Membership
The Wednesday Drop
Get the experience of being a local by seeing this week’s newest items first!
New items drop on Wednesdays at 8 pm EST and stay live until Thursday @ 7 pm, when they move to the public shop.
This is best for: Those with FOMO, far-away friends who want the first-look feeling, and those who want to offer us consistent support but on a budget!
Stash House Membership
We’ve packed our calendar with education opportunities for new sewers and experienced makers. Make the most of this amazing community resource and receive major discounts (at least 50%!) on classes and events!
The newest feature of this membership level is member-determined discounts. That means the more members we have, the bigger the discount they all get, with our goal being 100% free classes and events.
Member-determined discount:
-100 members = Free staff-led classes and events!
-150 members = We hire a part-time studio manager to be dedicated support during open studio time!
-200 members = Free staff and guest-led classes and events!
Member discounts are set at the beginning of each trimester. As of January 1st, we had 94 members, making the 2025 Winter Trimester member discount 90%!
2 Person Stash House Membership
All the same benefits as above but for two!
Interested in sponsoring a membership for a community member? Sign up for the “2 Stash House Members” option and let us know that the second seat is for our scholarship program!
This is best for: Those who are local-ish, anyone short of workspace but big on making, eager learners, and makers hoping to gain new skills!
Want more info? Read about all the membership updates here.
Membership Common Questions
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Class discounts are based on the number of Stash House Members we have.
These will be updated every time a trimester calendar is released and will be good for the entirety for that trimester.
This means if we have 70 members, classes would be 70% in the first trimester. If 6-10 more folks sign up, the next trimester discount would be 80%!
We will round to the nearest 5.
We guarantee that there will always be at least a 50% discount for members.
Our goal is 100 members so that we can offer free staff led classes.
If we reach 200 we will be able to offer free Guest led classes as well!
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Single Stash House Members
Your member discount is good for only one spot in each class.
This means we kindly ask that if you are signing up for a friend to take a class with you, you pay the nonmember cost of the class for the second seat. (Unless they are a member too!)
Two Person Stash House Members
Your member discount is good for two spots in a class, unless you’ve opted to be a sponsor with your Two Person Membership, in this case it is only good for one.
While we love and appreciate the spirit of generosity that is present in our community we do count on the revenue of non member classes to run the Stash House :)
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Staff-led workshops are those taught by, you guessed it, Swanson’s Fabrics staff!
Staff-led workshops will always have a ❤️ emoji in the name on our event calendar.
Guest Workshops are those taught by anyone else :)
Guest workshops will always have a ⚡️ emoji in the name on our event calendar.