The Works Seattle
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This is from our Kickstarter video. I wanted to share it here too.
The Maker Bar didn’t come from a business plan. It came from a hospital room, a lot of quiet, and finally having the space to see what we’d been building toward all along.
She’s doing great. And we’re building the space.
The full story is here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1550843362/the-works-is-moving-to-west-seattle
I’ve been a little nervous to say this out loud.
Kickstarter is all or nothing. If we hit $50,000, it funds. Everyone gets their rewards, we build the space, we open.
If we don’t — no one gets charged. No one gets their rewards. The campaign just… ends. And we figure out another way.
I’ve been doing this for eight years. And as one of my good friends Frances recently commented, ‘your resilience!!’ I’ve never felt more seen. I built this business with infant twins. We survived the Covid pandemic, a stroke, my daughter’s bone marrow transplant, a lease that almost didn’t happen... multiple times. I’m not scared of hard things.
But this one is public. And it has a deadline. And the number is specific. And every day I wake up and look at that percentage and feel all of it.
So here’s me asking directly: if you’ve been waiting to back us, please don’t wait too long. And if you already have - please share it today. One share from you reaches people I will never reach on my own.
We have until June 26th. We’re 20% there. Let’s go.
Link in bio. 🧡
05/28/2026
The Kickstarter is LIVE. 🧡
Eight years ago, The Works started in my kitchen.
I kept running into people who said things like “my grandma used to can stuff” or “she loved painting but I never learned.” And the more I thought about it, the more I thought… there should be a place where people can come together and learn those things and connect over shared passions.
From my kitchen to pop-ups to subleasing space from Seattle Seed Company to taking over that lease to Pioneer Square to Fremont - it’s been a journey!
This reminds me of that thing they say about parenting: the days are long but the years are short. That’s exactly what building this business has felt like.
The Works is, in a way, the third child in our family, although technically maybe the first, since it got here just a pinch before the twins.
Last night, surrounded by the people who’ve been part of this story, we watched our Kickstarter video for the first time together. And now it’s live.
We’re moving to West Seattle - a neighborhood we’re so ready to be part of - and we need your help to build the space this community deserves.
Whether you back us or simply share this with someone who might, thank you so much for your support. It means everything.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1550843362/the-works-is-moving-to-west-seattle
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Thank you for the delicious cupcakes
We got the keys!! And for the first time in eight years, we get to build something designed from the start to be The Works. A proper Maker Bar. A real classroom. An art sink. An ADA bathroom. Retail that makes sense.
That’s what the Kickstarter builds. It goes live May 27, one week from today.
Visit the link in our bio if you still want to get on the launch party invite list. 💛
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