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Currently Scheduled Traditional Crafts Courses
Leather Bag with Anishinaabe-Style Beadwork
Instructors:
Marcie McIntire
Join Marcie McIntire for an exploration of Anishinaabe beadwork as you make a beautiful beaded…
Fri, Jun 23rd, 2023 – Sun, Jun 25th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Marcie McIntire
Bags of the Boundary Waters and Beyond
Instructors:
Amir Najam
Head out on the lake, into the woods, or to the grocery store in style and function with a…
Fri, Sep 1st, 2023 – Sun, Sep 3rd, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Amir Najam
Bark Tanned Sheep Leather
Tan sheep leather using natural plant tannins, oils, and some hard work. Bark tanning is an…
Tue, Oct 3rd, 2023 – Sun, Oct 8th, 2023
9am-5pm Tue-Thurs and San-Sun (class will pause on Friday for conference day)
9am-5pm Tue-Thurs and San-Sun (class will pause on Friday for conference day)
Beaded Buckskin Shoulder Bag: Online Course
Instructors:
Marcie McIntire
Traditional beadwork is widely practiced in Grand Portage, Minnesota where for generations it has…
Wed, Oct 25th, 2023 – Wed, Nov 8th, 2023
6-9pm CT; Three Wednesday evenings, October 25th, and November 1st, and 8th.
6-9pm CT; Three Wednesday evenings, October 25th, and November 1st, and 8th.
Instructor:
Marcie McIntire
Birch Bark Boxes: Scandinavian Bark Basketry
Instructors:
Wesley Hathaway
In this class, students will make durable, airtight birch bark boxes that are perfect for storage…
Thu, Oct 12th, 2023 – Sun, Oct 15th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Wesley Hathaway
Brain Tanning Deer Skins
In three whirlwind days, using brains, smoke, and hard work, we will take deer skins from their raw…
Tue, Oct 3rd, 2023 – Thu, Oct 5th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Caribou Hair Tufted Jewelry
Instructors:
Delaney Keshena
Tufting caribou and moose hair is an embellishment craft practiced across many northern Indigenous…
Fri, Sep 29th, 2023 – Sun, Oct 1st, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Delaney Keshena
Deer Hock Skin Bags
Instructors:
Delaney Keshena
Hock Hock Hooray! These unique rawhide bags celebrate a typically discarded part in most meat…
Thu, Oct 12th, 2023 – Sat, Oct 14th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Delaney Keshena
Geometric Straw Mobiles: The Traditional Craft of Himmeli
Instructors:
Mary Erickson
In this course students will construct a himmeli mobile. They will gain experience working with…
Sat, Sep 9th, 2023 – Sun, Sep 10th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Mary Erickson
Gifts of the Porcupine: A Quillwork Intensive
Instructors:
Jean Marshall
Using porcupine quills, students will learn to sew them onto home tanned hide. This class is not…
Sat, Oct 7th, 2023 – Sun, Oct 8th, 2023
9am-4pm each day
9am-4pm each day
Instructor:
Jean Marshall
Hand-Stitched Leather Travel Accessories & Gifts
Instructors:
Candace LaCosse
Two things that many of us can expect during the holidays are traveling and gifting! In this class,…
Sat, Nov 11th, 2023 – Sun, Nov 12th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Candace LaCosse
Handmade Whisk Brooms
Instructors:
Marybeth Garmoe
One whisk broom is never enough! Great for cleaning off car seats or workbenches, whisking dirt out…
Sat, Jul 29th, 2023
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Marybeth Garmoe
Hardcover Codex Bookbinding
Instructors:
Sam Gathje
Hand-bound hardcover books are not only functional and beautiful, but they hold a certain…
Fri, Jul 7th, 2023 – Sun, Jul 9th, 2023
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Sam Gathje
Herbalism Apprentice: Beginner's Botanical Medicine
Instructors:
Gigi Stafne
Desire to be more self-sustainable with your health care and home? Dipped your toes into the deep…
Fri, Sep 22nd, 2023 – Sun, Sep 24th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Gigi Stafne