MAKE Roanoke’s Community Meetings are getting a rebrand!

I am writing to formally announce the results of the recent election for the board members of MAKE Roanoke. The election, held in accordance with the organization’s bylaws, has concluded, and I have conducted a review of the results. I am pleased to share the outcome with you.

Vote Now for the MAKE Roanoke Board, and have your voice be heard in our Annual Survey

Meet the people running for MAKE Roanoke's board in 2026

MAKE Roanoke's Annual Meeting is April 23, 2026 at 6 PM! This event is just once a year and is our opportunity to share how the organization is doing and what our goals are for the next year with our membership and the community at large. This meeting is open to the public, and all MAKE Roanoke members are strongly encouraged to attend. This meeting is taking the place of our April Community Meeting. Unlike our usual Community Meetings which focus on the month prior and ahead

Thanks to several donations, MAKE Roanoke now has a library of 449 Sewing Patterns that are free for our members to use! The sewing patterns are located in the file cabinet in the locker area, and you can browse our catalog right here on our website . It's also linked on our Member Resources page. Members are encouraged to view our Sewing Pattern Guide on the MAKE Roanoke Wiki to learn our policies about sewing patterns and tips on how to navigate the catalog. It is recomme

Our second quarter of classes and Maker Minis at MAKE Roanoke has been planned. Read on to find out what you can learn at MAKE Roanoke in Q2 of 2026!

MAKE Roanoke is now accepting payment through Member Matters, via Stripe. By signing up on Member Matters, your payments will be collected just as before, but it will be less administrative work for the board, and you’ll have the option to pay annually!

From our 3D Printing Captain: I have some exciting news about our shop! New 3D Printer - Bambu Lab P1S We have a new printer in the 3D printing lab, thanks to our generous members! This printer will be available for use starting this evening at community craft day. The P1S has been upgraded with a hardened steel nozzle and extruder gears, which makes material compatibility equivalent to the X1C. Our new P1S also has its own AMS unit, which means it can do multicolor and multi

Join us at MAKE Roanoke as we plan an exciting lineup of classes for January, February, and March 2026!

MAKE Roanoke is building a local, semi-local, and online vendor directory for the makers in our community. Tell us where you get all your supplies for whatever you make, so our directory can be a great resource for anyone who needs it!

The highly anticipated CNC Router is now available for trainings. Trainings will take place in two parts: a classroom overview of the software and a one-on-one session when members are ready to cut out a piece on the Shapeoko 4XL

Stuck in a creative rut? Need something fun to do? Bring a friend and come hangout at MAKE Roanoke for a Community Craft night.

Big News! MAKE Roanoke now offers 24/7 Access to our members! Members can now come in to use the space and tools MAKE Roanoke has to offer at any hour of the day by using their key fob on the exterior door. Great for our Night Owls and Early Birds!

Are you a fan of learning new creative skills and sharing your knowledge? If so, you’re in luck! Join us for MAKE Roanoke’s Classes Committee interest meeting. We’ll chat about what the Classes Committee does at MAKE Roanoke, brainstorm ideas for future classes, and explore ways you can get involved.

Another wood shop tool training has been announced! From 6-9 PM on Tuesday, July 22, we will be offering trainings on our Red Level tools. Please RSVP on MeetUp for the time slot you will attend

Another wood shop tool training has been announced! From 1-7 PM on Thursday, June 19, we will be offering trainings on our Red Level tools. This is first-come first-served, if there are people ahead of you, you may be asked to wait.

More wood shop orientations have been announced! The 4 pm orientation on Sunday, June 15 will get you access to yellow wood-shop tools, and the 5 pm orientation on the same day will get you access to some red-level wood shop tools.

We have announced 2 new Electronics Shop Orientation Sessions for our Members. The first is June 15 from 6-8 PM and the second is June 17 from 6-8 PM. Please RSVP on the MeetUp Events and comment the time you will be arriving as we can only train 5 people at a time.

Two new Fiber Arts Orientations have been announced for June 12 at 6 and 7PM. The 6PM slot is a shop-level orientation, and the 7PM slot is for tool-specific training for red level tools