North House Folk School - Traditional Northern Craft Courses, Classes and Workshops

Traditional Crafts

North House's programs take place year-round exploring themes from timber framing to basketry, boat building to fiber arts, woodcarving to northern ecology. We welcome your questions and inquiries anytime!

Currently Scheduled

Birch Bark Boxes: Scandinavian Bark Basketry

Birch Bark Boxes: Scandinavian Bark Basketry (2 days)
Fred Livesay

Birch Bark Weaving: An Introduction

Birch Bark Weaving: An Introduction (2 days)
Fred Livesay

Creating & Designing Mosaics

Creating & Designing Mosaics (2 1/2 days)
Kelly Dupre, Jeanne Wright

Fish Skin Sewing: Lantern Sewing Bee

Fish Skin Sewing: Lantern Sewing Bee (5 days)
Emily Johnson

Greening Up Campus: Volunteer Service Weekend (1 day)
Staff of North House Folk School

Handcrafting A Broom-Corn Broom

Handcrafting A Broom-Corn Broom (2 days)
Dennis Chilcote

Hookers & Spooners: Working in Horn, Bone, Antler

Hookers & Spooners: Working in Horn, Bone, Antler (3 days)
Harley Refsal

Inuit Soapstone Carving: Speaking through Sculpture

Inuit Soapstone Carving: Speaking through Sculpture (2 days)
David Ruben

Luffarslöjd: Swedish Hobo Wirework

Luffarslöjd: Swedish Hobo Wirework (2 days)
Kurt Mead, Betsey Mead

Make a Steambent Firewood Carrier (2 days)
Paul Linden

Raku Pottery Experience

Raku Pottery Experience (1 day)
Kristi Downing

Romancing the Stone: An Introduction to Inuit Soapstone Carving

Romancing the Stone: An Introduction to Inuit Soapstone Carving (3 days)
David Ruben

Sew Bee It : Traditional Quilting Workshop

Sew Bee It : Traditional Quilting Workshop (1 1/2 days)
Crystal Nelson

Shoemaking: 10th Century Scandinavian Turn Shoe

Shoemaking: 10th Century Scandinavian Turn Shoe (4 days)
Jason Hovatter

Soap Making: The Old Fashioned Way

Soap Making: The Old Fashioned Way (1/2 day)
Jeanne Wright

Tied Up in Knots: The Nautical Door Mat

Tied Up in Knots: The Nautical Door Mat (1 day)
Matthew Brown, Carolyn Fritz

Woodblock Printmaking

Woodblock Printmaking (3 days)
Nick Wroblewski

Not Currently Scheduled / Past Offerings

A Handmade Life: Three Days, Three Projects (3 days)
Bill Coperthwaite

A Handmade Life: Two Days, Two Projects: (Northern Clothing) (2 days)
Bill Coperthwaite

All Hung Up: Make Your Own Hanging Chair

All Hung Up: Make Your Own Hanging Chair (2 days)
Kurt Buetow

Clean and Green? Making Sustainable Suds!

Clean and Green? Making Sustainable Suds! (1/2 day)
Jeanne Wright

Cookie Cutters and Other Small Tin Projects

Cookie Cutters and Other Small Tin Projects (1 day)
Catherine Latané

Exploration of Wheel Throwing and Surface Treatments

Exploration of Wheel Throwing and Surface Treatments (2 days)
David Voorhees

Inuit Soapstone Carving Traditions

Inuit Soapstone Carving Traditions (2 days)
Ohito Ashoona

Inuit Stone Sculpting: Movement On Ice

Inuit Stone Sculpting: Movement On Ice (2 days)
Ohito Ashoona

Low-Tech Clay Forming and Firing: Low and Slow

Low-Tech Clay Forming and Firing: Low and Slow (3 days)
David Voorhees

Maritime Ropemaking & Rigging

Maritime Ropemaking & Rigging (1 day)
Dick Enstad, Ted Gephart

Mosaic Gifts: A Bit of Holiday Dazzle

Mosaic Gifts: A Bit of Holiday Dazzle (2 days)
Kelly Dupre, Jeanne Wright

Mosaic Open Studio

Mosaic Open Studio (4 days)
Kelly Dupre, Jeanne Wright

Mosaic Open Studio: Individual Days

Mosaic Open Studio: Individual Days (1 day)
Kelly Dupre, Jeanne Wright

Natural Wreaths: From Minnesota's Forests

Natural Wreaths: From Minnesota's Forests (1 day)
Julie Miedtke, John Zasada

North Shore Birch Bound Journal

North Shore Birch Bound Journal (2 days)
Nancy Cooley

North Shore Books with Twig and Twine

North Shore Books with Twig and Twine (1 day)
Nancy Cooley

Ovencrafting: Building and Baking in the Oversize Oven (5 days)
Kent Jones, Derek Lucchese

Piles of Tiles: Mosaics for Everyone!

Piles of Tiles: Mosaics for Everyone! (1 1/2 days)
Kelly Dupre, Jeanne Wright

Rope-Making for the Northern Cowpoke

Rope-Making for the Northern Cowpoke (1/2 day)
Ted Gephart

Service Learning Project - Add Some Color: Mosaic The Bread Oven (2 days)
Kelly Dupre

Stone Building for the Wood-fired Oven: Volunteer Service Learning

Stone Building for the Wood-fired Oven: Volunteer Service Learning (3 days)
David/Lise Abazs

Traditional Seat Caning For the Vintage Chair

Traditional Seat Caning For the Vintage Chair (3 days)
Cathryn Peters

Twig Furniture: Garden Trellis and Plant Stand

Twig Furniture: Garden Trellis and Plant Stand (2 days)
Paula Sundet Wolf

Unplugged X Mini Course: Crafting the Birch Bark Star (1/4 day)
Julie Kean

Wreath Weaving: The Traditional Balsam Bough Wreath

Wreath Weaving: The Traditional Balsam Bough Wreath (1/2 day)
David/Lise Abazs

You Can Handle It: Nordic Inspired Stacked Handled Flatwear

You Can Handle It: Nordic Inspired Stacked Handled Flatwear (3 days)
Harley Refsal, Mike Schelmeske

Traditional Crafts Calendar

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