North House Folk School

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September

White on Blue: Organic Indigo and Resist Designs September 10 Overshot Weaving September 12 Warp Weighted Tabletop Loom: Build and Weave September 12 Natural Dyes Above and Beyond September 12 Blacksmithing: Women & Non-Binary Session September 13 Introduction to Spinning on the Wheel September 13 Basic Timber Framing September 13 Kioke: Japanese Coopered Vessels with Shuji Nakagawa September 13 Event: Unplugged September 14 – 17
Lichens: Pioneers of the North Woods September 14 All Ground Up: Sausage Making September 14 Lichens: Pioneers of the North Woods September 15 Forged Cooking Utensils: At the Grill and in the Kitchen September 17 Woven Bark Pouch September 17 Celestial Navigation: Dancing with the Stars September 17 Tabletop Candle Basket September 18 Rosemaling an Acrylic Dala Horse September 18 Bundle Dyeing with Garden-Grown Pigments & More September 19 Spoon Carving Crash Course September 20 Japanese Woodworking Introduction September 20 Spoon Carving Crash Course September 22 The Authority of Stamping: Printmaking Workshop September 23 Lost Wax Casting: Sterling Silver Rings September 23 Spoon Carving with Barn the Spoon September 24 The Modern Autumn Pantry September 24 Weaving Barks with a Positive Bias September 24 Grand Marais & Beyond: Autumn Nature Photography Workshop September 25 Leather Bedside Book Bag September 27 Lakeside Swatch to Sweater Adventure September 27 Herbalism Apprentice: Beginner's Botanical Medicine September 27 Rosemaling Plants from the Boreal Forest September 27 Welcome to Blacksmithing! September 27 Peak Veggie: Cooking with September's Vegetables September 28 Willow Exploration Extravaganza September 30 Event: Basket Week October 1 – 7

October

Weaving the Black Ash Pack Basket: Extended Session October 1 Advancing with Coiled Baskets October 2 Etched Birch Bark Maple Sugar Cones October 2 Sweetgrass Basketry October 5 Birch Bark Boxes: Scandinavian Bark Basketry October 5 Weaving Holiday Ornaments October 5 Willow Exploration Extravaganza October 5 Basketry Open Studio October 5 Woven Birch Bark Basketry October 5 Cider: Crafting Fine Hard Cider at Home October 5 Viking-Era Smelting: Iron-Age Technology in the Modern Era October 9 Wooden Spoon Carving Traditions October 10 Fall Fly Fishing Tactics for Brook Trout and Splake October 10 Single Slat Post and Rung Chair October 10 Needle Felting & Bead Embroidery: Bead, Felt, & Frame October 11 Primitive Rug Hooking: Open Session October 11 Sharpening for the Woodworker October 12 All Things Cardamom October 12 Mabon Medicines: Being Deeply Rooted October 12 Event: Family Weekend October 18 – 19
Kids Only - Beeswax Candle Making October 18 Families at the Forge October 18 Kids Only - Slöjd in the Wood Shop October 18 Artisan Copper Pendants for Families October 18 Leather Treasure Bag - Family Class October 18 Artisan Copper Pendants for Families October 18 Old-Fashioned Kids Games October 18 Kids Only - Weaving with Willow! October 18 Hand Puppets and Oven Mitts for Families October 18 Fall Tarts for Kids October 19 Fun with Plant Fibers for Families October 19 Kids Only - Color Collage in Wool October 19 Inspired by Cabochons October 19 Families at the Forge October 19 Kids Only - Hand-sewn Leather Shoulder Bag October 19 Kids Only - Build Your Own Kite! October 19 Folktales and Crafting for Families October 19 Fall Tarts for Kids October 19 Forge a Railroad Spike Knife October 21 Pebbles and Fire Mixology: Enameled Jewelry October 24 Wild Yeast: The Art and Science of Sourdough Bread October 24 Creative Sewing October 25 Rosemaling: Complete Your Own Project in Any Style October 25 Handcraft A Wool Braided Rug October 25 Lost Wax Casting: Sterling Silver Rings October 25 Introduction to Handmade Brushes October 26 Exploring Colors and Textures in Woodturning October 29
November

Felt for the Home: Table Runners and Rugs November 1 Loop-in-Loop Chain Bracelet November 1 Chainsaws: Safety, Maintenance, and Tree Felling November 1 Exploring Colors & Textures in Woodturning for Women/Non-Binary November 1 Better Butter Baking November 1 Gifts of the Porcupine: A Quillwork Intensive November 2 Nordic Herbals November 2 Leather Firewood Carrier November 2 Beaded Buckskin Shoulder Bag November 7 Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade November 7 Laminated Canoe Paddles November 7 Woven: Traditional Swedish Table-Made Hair Bracelet November 7 Making Hide & Canvas Boots November 8 Pole Lathe Turning November 8 Designing Scandinavian Style Mittens November 8 Not Your Mom's Casseroles November 9 Artisan Breads Immersion November 12 Automata: Mechanical Marvels in Wood November 13 Old World Ale Bowls: Pole and Power Lathe Turning November 14 Kolrosing a Primstav November 15 Flavorful Rye Breads November 15 Hand-Stitched Leather Travel Accessories & Gifts November 16 Rosemaling Holiday Ornaments November 16 Carve a Jointed Figure November 19 Knife Making in Traditional Nordic Styles November 20 Build Your Own Shave Horse November 21 Event: Winterers' Gathering and Arctic Film Fest November 22 – 24
Winter Moccasins, Anishinaabe-Style November 22 Hand Drawn Maps: Exploring Your Relationship with the Land November 23 Tofu, Tempeh, Seitan: Traditional Plant Proteins from Scratch November 23 Felt Your Feet: Slippers or Boot Liners November 23
December

Sew Your Own Scandinavian Work Shirt December 5 Beginning Floor Loom Weaving December 5 Wood Carving Tutorial December 6 Knit a Fisherman’s Kep December 6 Round Braid Edge Lacing Leather Shoulder Bag and Wallet December 7 Buche de Noel: Bake Your Own December 7 Felting for the Sauna December 7 Holiday Cookies of Central Europe December 8 Build Your Own Yurt December 10 Holiday Weaving: Monk's Belt Table Runner December 12 Kick Sled Building: Push and Glide December 13 Put A Birch On It: Holiday Birch Bark Weaving December 14 Luminaries and Bowls: 3-D Sculptural and Nuno Felting December 14 The Elements of Pizza December 14 Build Your Own Yurt December 16
January

Basic Yeasted Breads January 7 Wooden Spoon Carving Traditions January 9 Warp and Weft: Introduction to Floor Loom Weaving January 9 Craft of Birch Ski Making: Making Your Own Set January 9 Ukulele: Build Your Own January 10 Making Hide & Canvas Boots January 10 Bezel Set Stones for North Shore Jewelry January 10 Basic Yeasted Breads January 10 Wet Felting Immersion January 16 Handwoven Wool Tote Bag January 16 Coopering: Make a Wooden Bucket January 17 Sewing a Simple Garment: Introduction to Sewing January 17 Creativity with Beverages: Teas, Herbs, Water, and Bubbles January 18 Hand-Sewn Leather Tote Bag January 18 Sweetgrass Basketry January 18 Rölakan Rug Weaving January 23 Masonry Heater Building January 24 Rigid Heddle Weaving: Towels January 24 The Magic and Mechanics of the Antique Circular Sock Knitting Machine January 24 Hand Tool Woodworking: Getting Started January 24 Rye - Bread to Booze January 25 Ways of Weaving: Inkle, Rigid Heddle, Table and Floor Looms January 30 Wild Yeast: The Art and Science of Sourdough Bread January 30 Timbered Workbench: Early American Style January 31 Hand-Sewn Leather Project Tote January 31
February

Winter Natural Dye Exploration February 1 Tie Up Magic: A Hands-On Look at Weaving Drafts February 6 Kick Sled Building: Push and Glide February 7 Tying Flies That Catch Fish February 7 Masonry Heater Building February 7 Cardamom: A Global Approach February 8 Handsew Your Own Warm Wool Blanket Coat February 10 Learn to Knit: Artists Point Cowl February 11 Sculptural Felting February 11 Demystifying Double Weave February 11 Much is More: Venture into the World of Finery Embroidery February 11 Introduction to Nålbinding February 11 Seven Ways To Knit and a Dye Pot Too! February 12 How to Make a Color Way February 12 Revelations in Rep Weave February 15 Skinnfell: Norwegian Wood Block Party February 15 Decorated Hands: A Modern Twist on Brudvantar February 15 Norwegian Needlecraft: Taking the 'Hard' out of Hardanger February 15 Scandinavian Roots Weaving on the Rigid Heddle Loom February 15 Introduction to Tablet Weaving February 15 Soupcraft February 15 Grow Your Own Sweater: Shepherding, Spinning, Stitches February 15 Perching Stools February 20 Cabinetry Basics: Building the Wall Cabinet February 21 Processing Wild Foods and Home Grown Grains/Legumes February 21 Buckskin Puzzle Pouches February 21 Masonry Heater Building February 21 Woven Birch Bark Fanny Pack February 21 Perching Stools February 23 Artisan Breads Immersion February 25 Deerskin Mittens with Anishinaabe-Style Beadwork February 27 Bark Tanned Sheep Hides February 27 Beginning Floor Loom Weaving February 27 Black Ash Pack Baskets February 27 Making Hide & Canvas Boots February 28 Flavorful Rye Breads February 28
March

Black Ash Pack Baskets March 2 Adirondack Chair Building March 7 Penny Rugs: Woolen Mosaics March 7 Hand-Crafted Brooms: An Introduction March 7 Gjetost March 8 Natural Wet Felting with Local Wool March 8 Bowl Carving with Axe, Adze, and Gouge March 11 Kolrosing: Decorative Line Carving March 11 Carve a Jointed Figure March 11 Cases, Covers, and Sheaths: Protect Your Tools March 11 Fermented Foods: From the Basics to the World of Koji March 11 Carving the Tyldal Chair: Beginner Session March 11 Woodcarving Open Studio March 15 Chip Carving: Decorative Wall Hanging March 15 Bird Carving March 15 Spoon Carving for Wood Week March 15 Hand Pies March 15 Plane Talk: Restoring & Tuning Hand Planes March 15 Carving the Tyldal Chair: Intermediate Session March 15 Kuksa Carving: Traditional Scandinavian Drinking Cup March 15 Flatbreads from Around the World March 20 Table Design Fundamentals: A Hands-On Approach March 21 Try Your Hand at Irish Crochet March 21 Hardcover Codex Bookbinding March 21 Yurt Building: Design and Construction March 22 Flatbreads from Around the World March 22 Sharpening Tutorial March 22 Chainsaws: Safety, Maintenance, and Tree Felling March 28 Twining Foundations: Build a Frame; Twine a Rug March 28 Felt for the Home: Table Runners and Rugs March 28 Meat Preservation: The Basics and Beyond March 28 Herbalism Apprentice: Beginner's Botanical Medicine March 28 Sharpening Tutorial March 29 Fan Bird Carving March 29
April

Artisan Breads Immersion April 1 Healing Through Craft: Jewelry Fabrication April 3 Cedar Bentwood Boxes April 3 Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond April 3 Tramp Art: Obscure Folk Art of the Working Class April 4 Creative Mending April 4 Build Your Own Custom Fishing Rod April 4 Artisan Breads Immersion April 4 Belt Making: Forge and Stitch April 17 Wood, Fiber, Leather, Wire: A Handcraft Sampler April 17 Fiber + Twist = Yarn April 19 Playful Freeform Embroidery April 20 Pocket Spoon Carving April 24 Outdoor Timbered Benches April 24 Black Ash Market Basket April 24 Soapmaking: The Old Fashioned Way April 24 Forged Cooking Utensils: At the Grill and in the Kitchen April 25 Automata: Mechanical Marvels in Wood April 25 Knitting the Night Sky: The Borealis Hat April 25 Tortillas, Polenta, and More: Traditional Corn Processing April 26 Winter Tree and Shrub Identification April 26 Timber Frame: Build Your Own Smaller Frames April 28 Ovencrafting: Building and Baking in the Wood-Fired Oven April 30
May

Build Thoreau's Cabin: Basic Building Skills Workshop May 2 Herbalism Apprentice: Beginner's Botanical Medicine May 2 Beginning Telemark Rosemaling May 3 Duck, Duck, Grey Duck! May 3 Birding and Botanizing Through May May 6 Fundamentals of North Shore Pebble Jewelry May 8 Basic Timber Framing May 8 Needle Felting & Bead Embroidery: Bead, Felt, & Frame May 9 Knutkorg: The Scandinavian Knot Basket May 9 All Ground Up: Sausage Making May 10 Anishinaabe-Style Beaded Baby Moccasins May 10 Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade May 10 Birding and Botanizing Through May May 13 Intermediate North Shore Pebble Jewelry May 14 Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond May 15 Woven: Traditional Swedish Table-Made Hair Bracelet May 15 All About Beading! A Technical Approach May 16 Sewing: Next Steps May 16 Power Tool Fundamentals: Cutting Board May 17 Beyond Pot Pies: Meat Pastries and Pasties May 17 Fly Casting Workshop and North Shore Fly Fishing Primer May 18 Fly Casting Workshop and North Shore Fly Fishing Primer May 19 Birding and Botanizing Through May May 20 Fly Fishing Field Adventure May 20 Lathe Turning: The Wooden Bowl May 21 Birding by Ear May 23 Open-Top Custom Leather Toolbag May 23 Lakeside Swatch to Sweater Adventure May 23 Weft-Faced Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom May 23 Lost Wax Casting: Sterling Silver Rings May 23 Lathe Turning: The Wooden Bowl May 24 Cooking With Spring Vegetables May 24 Foraging for Spring Wild Edibles May 25 Birding and Botanizing Through May May 27 Turning Thin Walled Vessels May 27 Spring Birding on the North Shore May 30 Welcome to Blacksmithing! May 30 Wool: The Full Experience May 30 Foraging for Spring Wild Edibles May 30 Northwoods Nature Through the Lens May 30 What's This Rock 3? Southern North Shore’s Geological Story May 30 Discovering the Language of Birds May 31 Lichens and Mosses of the North Woods May 31 The Beekeeper’s Pantry—Making the Most of Honey in the Kitchen May 31 Foundations in Woodturning: Developing Finesse and Skill May 31 Beekeeping Basics May 31
June

Lichens and Mosses of the North Woods June 1 Sail Training Trip: Isle Royale Circumnavigation June 5 Birch Bark Berry Basket June 6 Herbal ID Basics and Creating an Herbal First Aid Kit June 6 “Stained Glass” Nuno Felt Window Hanging June 6 Lathe Turning: The Wooden Bowl June 6 Loop-in-Loop Chain Bracelet June 6 Spring Birding on the North Shore June 7 Designing a Landscape Using Edible and Medicinal Plants June 7 Pies and Tarts for Spring and Summer June 7 Discovering the Language of Birds June 8 Forge a Railroad Spike Knife June 12 Needle Felting & Bead Embroidery: Bead, Felt, & Frame June 13 Carving Köksredskap: Breadboards, Butter Knives, & Spoons June 13 A Midsommar Feast June 13 Insect and Macro Photography: An Introduction June 13 Custom Leather Sandal Construction June 14 Introduction to Rosemaling Gudbrandsdal Style June 14 Rhubarbarama June 15 Fly Fishing the North Shore: Grand Marais Area June 15 Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade June 16 Families at the Forge June 20 Shoemaking with the Cordwainer Shop: The Squire Boot June 23 Fly Fishing the North Country in Prime Time June 24 Shoemaking with the Cordwainer Shop: The Pathfinder June 28
July

Grand Marais & Beyond Nature Photography Workshop: Summer Session July 23