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Intermediate North Shore Pebble Jewelry

Instructors: Meredith Middleton

Have you ever collected perfectly smooth, round pebbles from the shores of Lake Superior or other…

Session Information

Wed, May 14th, 2025 – Fri, May 16th, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Meredith Middleton

Introduction to Handmade Brushes

Instructors: Marybeth Garmoe

In this class we will use a combination of hand and power tools to craft brushes with uses…

Session Information

Sat, Oct 26th, 2024 – Sun, Oct 27th, 2024
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Marybeth Garmoe

Introduction to Nålbinding

Instructors: Melba Granlund

Nålbinding, or needle binding, is an ancient looping technique that has been practiced in six…

Session Information

Tue, Feb 11th, 2025 – Thu, Feb 13th, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Melba Granlund

Introduction to Rosemaling Gudbrandsdal Style

Instructors: Tara Austin

During this class you will be introduced to rosemaling. Rosemaling is a folk art of Norway that has…

Session Information

Sat, Jun 14th, 2025
9am-5pm

Instructor: Tara Austin

Introduction to Tablet Weaving

Instructors: Caroline Feyling

Tablet weaving (also called card weaving) is an ancient craft found in many places around the world.…

Session Information

Sat, Feb 15th, 2025 – Mon, Feb 17th, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Caroline Feyling

Kick Sled Building: Push and Glide

Instructors: Randy Schnobrich

Follow the tracks of generations of northern folks and take advantage of snow-covered roads,…

Session Information

Fri, Dec 13th, 2024 – Sun, Dec 15th, 2024
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-1pm

Instructor: Randy Schnobrich

Session Information

Fri, Feb 7th, 2025 – Sun, Feb 9th, 2025
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm, Day 3: 9am-1pm

Instructor: Randy Schnobrich

Kids Only - Beeswax Candle Making

Instructors: Lauren Dahl

As winter settles in the north, the days grow shorter and darker. Inside, we find ways to glow a…

Session Information

Fri, Oct 18th, 2024
9am-noon

Instructor: Lauren Dahl

Kids Only - Build Your Own Kite!

Instructors: Philip Stephens

In this class students will explore the principle forces that allow kites to function, while drawing…

Session Information

Sat, Oct 19th, 2024
1-4 pm

Instructor: Philip Stephens

Kids Only - Color Collage in Wool

Instructors: Gracee Hurley-Brown

Budding fiber artists will learn how wool transforms into fabric through the magical process of wet…

Session Information

Sat, Oct 19th, 2024
9am-noon

Instructor: Gracee Hurley-Brown

Kids Only - Hand-sewn Leather Shoulder Bag

Instructors: Beth Dow

You have important things to carry, so let’s make a hand-sewn leather shoulder bag with an…

Session Information

Sat, Oct 19th, 2024
1-4pm

Instructor: Beth Dow

Kids Only - Slöjd in the Wood Shop

Instructors: Paul Linden

This course is meant as an introduction for young people to the various tools and simple skills…

Session Information

Fri, Oct 18th, 2024 – Sat, Oct 19th, 2024
9am - 3pm each day

Instructor: Paul Linden

Kids Only - Weaving with Willow!

Instructors: Julia Nellessen

Come learn more about the history of willow basketry and the basics of weaving with willow by…

Session Information

Fri, Oct 18th, 2024
1-3pm

Instructor: Julia Nellessen

Knife Making in Traditional Nordic Styles

Instructors: Niilá Omma

A good knife has been an essential tool for humans around the globe for millennia. Join guest…

Session Information

Wed, Nov 20th, 2024 – Fri, Nov 22nd, 2024
Days 1,2: 9am-5pm, Day 3: 9am-3pm

Instructor: Niilá Omma

Knit a Fisherman’s Kep

Instructors: Diane Thomson

Along the main highways of the world's seaways lies a small Scottish island called Fair Isle,…

Session Information

Fri, Dec 6th, 2024 – Sun, Dec 8th, 2024
Day 1: 4:00pm-7:00pm Day 2: 9:00am-4:00pm; Day 3: 9:00am-noon

Instructor: Diane Thomson

Knitting the Night Sky: The Borealis Hat

Instructors: Annie Albertson

Let the colors of the Northern Aurora Borealis sky inspire this delightful winter hat, knit with…

Session Information

Fri, Apr 25th, 2025 – Sun, Apr 27th, 2025
Day 1: 4-6pm; Day 2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-noon

Instructor: Annie Albertson