Summer 2025 Digital Catalog
Our Summer/Fall 2025 course catalog is here! Browse the digital catalog here to discover 170 new traditional craft courses. Registration opens February 27 (or February 26 for members).
Full Course Listing
May
Service Learning: Outdoor Timbered Benches May 15 Invitation to Coiled Basketry May 24 Event: Northern Landscapes Festival May 30 – 1
Woodcarving for Families: Carrot Edition May 31
June
Damascus Blade Forging Intro June 6 North Shore Cyanotype Folio June 17 Giizhik: Northern White Cedar June 17 Event: Summer Solstice and Wooden Boat Festival June 20 – 22
Layer Up! The Art and Science of Lamination June 22 Scandinavian Band Weaving June 23 Cedar-Strip Boat Construction: Techniques & Fundamentals June 23 Yakutian-Style Knives June 23 Single Slat Post and Rung Chair June 23 Hand-Sewing Slöjd June 26 Yakutian-Style Knives June 27 Baltic Cooking June 28 Advancing with Coiled Basket Skills June 28 Composite Canoe Repair and Maintenance June 28
July
Carve a Loom, Weave a Band: Carving Session July 1 Carve a Loom, Weave a Band: Weaving Session July 1 White on Blue: Organic Indigo and Resist Designs July 1 Convertible Bicycle Backpack: An Intro to Leather and Wood July 3 Boreal Basketry Immersion July 5 Families at the Forge July 5 Timbered Sawhorse Trestles: Women & Non-Binary Session July 5 Natural Dyes Above and Beyond July 5 Families at the Forge July 6 Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond July 7 Basic Timber Framing July 9 The Sister Hood: A Knitting Skill Builder July 11 Handspinning Yarn: Unraveling Woolen and Worsted Textures July 11 Black Ash Pack Baskets July 11 Chip Carved Box July 12 Blacksmithing: The Next Step July 12 Small Breads: Bagels, Pretzel Buns, Cardamom Twists, and More July 12 Crafting the Traditional Longbow & Arrow Making July 15 "Fachwerk" or German-Style Timber Framing July 15 Viking Axe Heads July 17 Swedish Dalmålning: Using Traditional Techniques July 18 Hardcover Codex Bookbinding July 18 Bird Carving July 18 Natural Dyes: Adding Iron July 19 Crafting the Traditional Longbow & Arrow Making July 20 Folding Camp Stool: Intro to Staked Furniture July 24 Lions, Tigers, and Dragons: Forging Animal Heads in Steel July 24 Woven Cotton Towels on the Rigid Heddle Loom July 25 You Can Handle It: The Custom Slöjd Knife July 25 Handmade Whisk Brooms July 25 Wattle Fences and Garden Trellises July 25 Peak Veggie: Cooking with Summer Vegetables July 26 Handmade Whisk Brooms July 26 Jewish Baking July 27 Viking-Era Bronze Casting with Recyclable Clay Molds July 30 Tapestry Weaving: Painting with Fiber July 31 Figure Carving: Scandinavian Style July 31 Bowl Carving with Axe, Adze, and Gouge July 31
August
Midsommar Herbs: Wild Medicine Workshop August 1 Invasive Color: Using Invasive Species as Natural Dyes August 1 Wiigwaas Makak: Birch Bark Baskets August 1 Dye Like a Viking August 2 Inkle Loom Weaving August 4 Hand-Sewn Leather Shoulder Bag August 6 Spinning the North Shore August 6 Continuing Inkle Loom Weaving August 6 Herbal Foods and Drinks August 7 Botanical Blacksmithing August 11 Exploring Woven Structures August 13 Bezel Set Stones for North Shore Jewelry August 13 The Art of Spoon Carving August 13 Untamed Mushrooms: A Walk in the Woods & Cooking Exploration August 14 Craft Exploration Camp for Families August 18 Craft Exploration Camp for Adults August 18 Untamed Mushrooms: A Walk in the Woods & Cooking Exploration August 21 Rings for Your Fingers: Stacked Rings August 21 Natural Dyes in the Steam Box August 22 Damascus Rings: Jewelry from the Blacksmith Shop August 25 Rya Rugs on a Floor Loom August 28 Wool: The Full Experience August 29 Basic Timber Framing August 29 Chocolate Making: From Cocoa Bean to Bar August 30 Blacksmith’s Folding Knife August 30 Understanding, Forecasting, and Photographing the Aurora Borealis August 30
September
Anishinaabe-Style Bead Embroidery & Moccasin Sewing September 4 Sail Training Trip: Isle Royale Circumnavigation September 4 Blacksmithing: Women & Non-Binary Session September 5 Mushroom & Fungi Intro September 5 Timber Frame: Build Your Own Smaller Frames September 5 Designing Scandinavian Style Mittens September 5 Mushroom & Fungi Intro September 6 Foraging to Fiber: Naturally Dyed Tote Bag and Scarf September 6 Sweetgrass Basketry September 6 Plums September 6 Mushroom & Fungi Intro September 7 Fine Furniture: Windsor Comb Back Armchair or Rocking Chair September 9 Scandinavian Squareweaving on a Tabletop Warp-Weighted Loom September 11 Tramp Art: Obscure Folk Art of the Working Class September 11 Mushroom & Fungi Intro September 12 Lost Wax Casting: Sterling Silver Rings September 12 Layer Up! The Art and Science of Lamination September 12 Mushroom & Fungi Intro September 13 Fine Furniture: Natural-Edged Windsor Bench September 13 Mushroom & Fungi: A Closer Look September 14 Introduction to Nålbinding September 15 Event: Unplugged September 18 – 20
Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond September 22 Build Thoreau's Cabin: Basic Building Skills Workshop September 24 Nordic Designs in Boundweave September 26 Introduction to Spinning on the Wheel September 26 Herbalism Apprentice: Beginner's Botanical Medicine September 26 Elemental Salt: A Culinary Exploration September 27 Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade September 27 Old-School Inks September 27 Log to Timber Frame - Building by Hand: Hewing Session September 27
October
Grand Marais & Beyond Nature Photography Workshop: Fall Session October 1 Fall Fly Fishing Tactics for Brook Trout and Splake October 2 Beginning Floor Loom Weaving October 2 Viking-Era Smelting: Iron-Age Technology in the Modern Era October 2 Loop-in-Loop Chain Bracelet October 3 Log to Timber Frame - Building by Hand: Joinery October 3 The Geometry, Magic, and Beauty of Himmeli October 4 Cider: Crafting Fine Hard Cider at Home October 4 Shadow Weave: Complex Patterns from Simple Structures October 9 Rosemaling Plants from the Boreal Forest October 10 Pole Lathe Turning October 10 Lost Wax Casting: Sterling Silver Rings October 10 Mabon Medicines: Being Deeply Rooted October 11 Pebble Prongs, Captures and More October 11 Seasonal Pies: Baking for the Colder Months October 11 Event: Family Weekend October 16 – 19
Families at the Forge October 16 Families at the Forge October 17 Families at the Forge October 18 Pebble Jewelry Fabrication from Soup to Nuts October 19 Foundations in Woodturning: Developing Finesse and Skill October 23 Frightful Forging October 23 Woven: Traditional Swedish Table-Made Hair Bracelet October 23 Wild Yeast: The Art and Science of Sourdough Bread October 23 Hand-Crafted Brooms: An Introduction October 24 Rosemaling: Complete Your Own Project in Any Style October 24 Handcraft A Wool Braided Rug October 24 Primitive Rug Hooking: Open Session October 24 Lidded Containers on the Lathe October 27 Artisan Breads Immersion October 28 Birch Bark Boxes: Scandinavian Bark Basketry October 30 Rigid Heddle Scarves October 31 Making Hide & Canvas Boots October 31 Lathe Turning: The Wooden Bowl October 31 Learn to Knit a Norwegian Sweater October 31 Artisan Breads Immersion October 31
November
Nordic Herbals November 1 Better Butter Baking November 4 Chainsaws: Safety, Maintenance, and Tree Felling November 5 Handwoven Pillow November 6 Fingerweaving November 7 Felt for the Home: Table Runners and Rugs November 7 Primstav: Tattoo Your Stories in Wood November 7 End Grain Turning: Cups & Bowls on the Lathe November 7 Better Butter Baking November 7 Sharpening for the Woodworker November 8 Automata: Mechanical Marvels in Wood November 12 Handwoven Wool Tote Bag November 13 Old World Ale Bowls: Pole and Power Lathe Turning November 13 Advanced Needle Felting and Bead Embroidery November 14 Hand-Sewn Leather Toolbag November 14 Introduction to Rosemaling Gudbrandsdal Style November 15 Make Your Own Fika Box November 15 Event: Winterers' Gathering and Arctic Film Fest November 20 – 23
December
All Things Cardamom December 1 Weaving Landscapes: The Art of Tapestry December 5 Twill and Twine Bark Basketry December 5 Beaded Leather Bag December 5 Exploring the Knitting Traditions of Newfoundland December 5 Hand-Stitched Leather Travel Accessories & Gifts December 6 Buche de Noel: Bake Your Own December 6 Holiday Cookies of Central Europe December 7 Large Birch Bark Tote December 11 Kick Sled Building: Push and Glide December 12 Nuno Felted Capelet Pullover December 13 Rosemaling an Acrylic Dala Horse December 13 The Elements of Pizza December 13