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Currently Scheduled Courses
Plane Talk: Restoring & Tuning Hand Planes
Instructors:
Fred Livesay
In an age of power tools, the hand plane gets short shrift. The hand plane is a more efficient tool…
Sat, Mar 15th, 2025 – Sun, Mar 16th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Fred Livesay
Playful Freeform Embroidery
Instructors:
Tasha Miller Griffith
Learn all the basic stitches you need, and discover freeform embroidery with threads and wool yarns.…
Sun, Apr 20th, 2025
9am-4 pm
9am-4 pm
Instructor:
Tasha Miller Griffith
Pocket Spoon Carving
Instructors:
Liesl Chatman
Many spoon carvers struggle with how to safely and efficiently make a beautiful short spoon. Learn…
Thu, Apr 24th, 2025 – Sun, Apr 27th, 2025
Days 1-3: 9am-5pm; Day 4: 9am-noon
Days 1-3: 9am-5pm; Day 4: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Liesl Chatman
Power Tool Fundamentals: Cutting Board
Instructors:
Alo Osberg
The woodshop is full of tools that can make work easier and more efficient, but it requires time and…
Sat, May 17th, 2025 – Sun, May 18th, 2025
Day 1: 9am-5pm, Day 2: 9am-noon
Day 1: 9am-5pm, Day 2: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Alo Osberg
Processing Wild Foods and Home Grown Grains/Legumes
This class will be a deep dive into processing wild foods. Most commonly foraged and home…
Fri, Feb 21st, 2025 – Sun, Feb 23rd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Put A Birch On It: Holiday Birch Bark Weaving
Instructors:
Beth Homa Kraus
Learn to use locally harvested birch bark to make different ornaments for your tree, home, &…
Sat, Dec 14th, 2024 – Sun, Dec 15th, 2024
Day 1: 9am - 5pm; Day 2: 9am - noon
Day 1: 9am - 5pm; Day 2: 9am - noon
Instructor:
Beth Homa Kraus
Revelations in Rep Weave
Instructors:
Kelly Marshall
This workshop will encompass a lecture covering the unique characteristics of rep weave, color…
Sat, Feb 15th, 2025 – Tue, Feb 18th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Kelly Marshall
Rhubarbarama
Instructors:
Anna Sharratt
Rhubarb, beautiful rhubarb! Throughout the day, we’ll make and eat a variety of sweet, savory…
Sun, Jun 15th, 2025
10am-4pm
10am-4pm
Instructor:
Anna Sharratt
Rigid Heddle Weaving: Towels
Instructors:
Julie Arthur
The rigid heddle loom offers a wonderful variety of creative possibilities in a small, portable…
Fri, Jan 24th, 2025 – Sun, Jan 26th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Julie Arthur
Rölakan Rug Weaving
Instructors:
Christine Novotny
Learn to create stunning flat weave wool rugs in the Scandinavian rölakan style! This…
Thu, Jan 23rd, 2025 – Sun, Jan 26th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Christine Novotny
Rye - Bread to Booze
Instructors:
Scott Graden
Rye, a nutritious, winter-hardy crop, has a multitude of uses in the kitchen in addition to being a…
Sat, Jan 25th, 2025 – Sun, Jan 26th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Scott Graden
Sail Training Trip: Isle Royale Circumnavigation
Instructors:
Mark Gordon
In the northwestern portion of Lake Superior is a unique and remote island archipelago. Isle Royale…
Thu, Jun 5th, 2025 – Sat, Jun 14th, 2025
10 days [Day 1: 5pm start; Final Day: 3pm finish]
10 days [Day 1: 5pm start; Final Day: 3pm finish]
Instructor:
Mark Gordon
Scandinavian Roots Weaving on the Rigid Heddle Loom
Create a woven sampler of Norwegian and Swedish patterns on a rigid heddle loom with instructors…
Sat, Feb 15th, 2025 – Mon, Feb 17th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Sculptural Felting
Instructors:
Elise Kyllo
Wool, an amazing fiber, is ideal for winter wear in Minnesota, but it is also great for sculpting…
Tue, Feb 11th, 2025 – Thu, Feb 13th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Elise Kyllo
Seven Ways To Knit and a Dye Pot Too!
Grab some yarn and needles-we are going to start knitting! Curious knitters, come look over my…
Wed, Feb 12th, 2025 – Thu, Feb 13th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day