First Fridays May
First Fridays community events continue through May! Join us for a pizza bake potluck on Friday, May 2 at 5:30pm. Free and open to all. We hope to see you there!
Healing Fire
On June 1, join Ferin Davis Anderson and Hope Flanagan for Healing Fire Leading to Cultural Revitalization: a course that explores our relationship to fire and how we must find balance.
Making Handplanes with Björn Svantesson
Handplanes are an essential tool for the woodworker, and they're something that anyone can build. Gabe Strand writes about making handplanes with Björn Svantesson in Sweden.
Northern Landscapes Festival 2025
Spring is an explosion of life in the north! Deepen your connection to the outdoors and learn more about the natural world around us at this year's Northern Landscapes Festival, May 30-June 1.
Vernacular Habitation of Dalarna
Like a dialect, houses in rural Sweden bear distinct differences that reflect the way of life in that village. Resident Artisan Ty Sheaffer shares about traditional homes in Dalarna and the stories told by their construction.
Hello from Norway
Color is a central part of Cooper Ternes's craft. In this blog post, Cooper writes about being inspired by color in Scandinavia, including the surprising hue he searched for throughout his trip.
Fibers Unleashed: Finding Textiles in Unexpected Places
Sometimes, treasures are found in the most surprising places. In this blog post, Riley Kleve writes about traveling through Sweden, and the unexpected textiles and tools they found along the way.
Dispatch from Sweden: Making Bentwood Boxes
The Resident Artisans are in Sweden! In this blog post, Gabe Strand writes about his travels through southern Sweden, including making bentwood boxes at Helena Åberg's workshop.
Spring Community Classes
North House is about building community, and this April we’re hosting a series of evening courses for local folks to sample some favorite crafts!
2025 Slöjd Fellowship recipients
The 13th Wille Sundqvist and Bill Coperthwaite Slöjd Fellowship has been awarded to Michelle and David Rauenbusch of Cygnet, Tasmania! Learn more about them and the fellowship.