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

Basketry

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 Berry Basket: Workshop and Field Harvest

Birch Bark Berry Basket: Workshop and Field Harvest (3 days)
Dennis Chilcote

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

Black Ash Basketry: An Introduction

Black Ash Basketry: An Introduction (2 days)
Dennis Chilcote

Cattail Basketry: Twining and Fishtail Plaiting Techniques

Cattail Basketry: Twining and Fishtail Plaiting Techniques (2 days)
Tina Fung Holder

Crafting the Traditional Stake & Strand Willow Basket

Crafting the Traditional Stake & Strand Willow Basket (2 1/2 days)
Lindsay and Lee Zieke Lee

Etched Birch Bark Basketry

Etched Birch Bark Basketry (2 1/2 days)
Jarrod StoneDahl

Square to Round Black Ash Baskets

Square to Round Black Ash Baskets (2 days)
Dennis Chilcote

The Harvest Basket: Red-Osier Basketry

The Harvest Basket: Red-Osier Basketry (2 days)
Tina Fung Holder

The Northern Sun Hat: Cattail Weaving

The Northern Sun Hat: Cattail Weaving (1 1/2 days)
Tina Fung Holder

Willow Market Basket (2 days)
Fred Livesay

Not Currently Scheduled / Past Offerings

Antler Basketry: Open Season

Antler Basketry: Open Season (2 1/2 days)
Cathryn Peters

Basketry For The Fall Harvest - Onion & Garlic Round Reed Baskets (1 day)
Cathryn Peters

Birch Bark Berry Basket - Builder's Workshop

Birch Bark Berry Basket - Builder's Workshop (2 days)
Dennis Chilcote

Birch Bark Tutorial

Birch Bark Tutorial (2 days)
Charlie Mayo, John Zasada

Black Ash Basketry Tutorial: Iroquois Style and Approach

Black Ash Basketry Tutorial: Iroquois Style and Approach (3 days)
Mike Benedict

Black Ash Pack Baskets

Black Ash Pack Baskets (1 day)
Ian Andrus

Cattails & Cornhusks: Craft for Families

Cattails & Cornhusks: Craft for Families (1 1/2 days)
Tina Fung Holder

Cedar Bark Weaving

Cedar Bark Weaving (2 days)
John Zasada

Craft Your Own Coiled Bee Skep

Craft Your Own Coiled Bee Skep (2 days)
Cathryn Peters

Hanging Birch Bark Baskets: Basketry for Families

Hanging Birch Bark Baskets: Basketry for Families (1 day)
Kurt Mead

Holiday Hanging Birch Bark Baskets: Birch Bark Basketry for Families

Holiday Hanging Birch Bark Baskets: Birch Bark Basketry for Families (1 day)
Kurt Mead, Yarrow Mead

Pine Needle Basketry

Pine Needle Basketry (2 days)
Paula Sundet Wolf

Russian Birch Bark Weaving Tutorial with Vladimir Yarish

Russian Birch Bark Weaving Tutorial with Vladimir Yarish (2 days)
Vladimir Yarish

Sustainable Harvest of Tree Bark For Basketry

Sustainable Harvest of Tree Bark For Basketry (1 day)
John Zasada

Swedish Traditions of Hemslöjd: Birch Bark Boxes (2 1/2 days)
Ramon Persson

Sweet Grass Basketry

Sweet Grass Basketry (2 days)
Paula Sundet Wolf

Unplugged X Mini Course: Black Ash Basketry

Unplugged X Mini Course: Black Ash Basketry (1/4 day)
Dennis Chilcote

Weaving Holiday Ornaments From Birch Bark

Weaving Holiday Ornaments From Birch Bark (2 days)
Julie Kean, John Zasada

Weaving with Birch Bark: The Project Series: Footwear

Weaving with Birch Bark: The Project Series: Footwear (2 days)
Charlie Mayo, John Zasada

Woven Birch Bark Basketry

Woven Birch Bark Basketry (2 days)
Phyllis Knutson

Basketry Calendar

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