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Currently Scheduled Courses
Norwegian Split Willow Basketry Exploration
Instructors:
Hege Aasdal
In Norway, as in all other places, people have always made baskets from the materials in their…
Mon, Sep 15th, 2025 – Thu, Sep 18th, 2025
9am-5pm daily
9am-5pm daily
Instructor:
Hege Aasdal
Norwegian Split Willow Basketry: An Intro
Instructors:
Hege Aasdal
North House is thrilled to welcome basketmaker Hege Aasdal for her first trip to teach in the United…
Sat, Sep 20th, 2025
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Hege Aasdal
Nuno Felted Capelet Pullover
Instructors:
Elise Kyllo
There is something incredibly enticing about the process of combining silk and wool to create a…
Sat, Dec 13th, 2025 – Sun, Dec 14th, 2025
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm
Instructor:
Elise Kyllo
Old World Ale Bowls: Pole and Power Lathe Turning
Instructors:
Roger Abrahamson
Learn to turn on both power and pole lathes and explore the historical continuum of bowl turning in…
Thu, Nov 13th, 2025 – Sun, Nov 16th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Roger Abrahamson
Old World Games: Wood - Leather - Stone
An engaging class for woodcarving, leatherworking, and board game enthusiasts, Old World Games…
Fri, Nov 21st, 2025 – Sun, Nov 23rd, 2025
9am- 5pm each day
9am- 5pm each day
Old-School Inks
Instructors:
Erica Spitzer Rasmussen
Many cultures around the world have independently created ink from various formulas. The…
Sat, Sep 27th, 2025
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Erica Spitzer Rasmussen
Peak Veggie: Cooking with Summer Vegetables
Instructors:
Tricia Cornell
Summer is peak season for veggie lovers. Tomatoes, corn, eggplant, and peppers are starting to…
Sat, Jul 26th, 2025
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Tricia Cornell
Pebble Jewelry Fabrication from Soup to Nuts
Instructors:
Beth Carter Gautsch
Welcome to the jewelry fabrication workshop where students will make everything from soup to nuts!…
Sun, Oct 19th, 2025 – Wed, Oct 22nd, 2025
Day 1: 3pm-6pm Days 2-4: 9am-5pm
Day 1: 3pm-6pm Days 2-4: 9am-5pm
Instructor:
Beth Carter Gautsch
Pebble Prongs, Captures and More
Instructors:
Beth Carter Gautsch
This is a class for collectors of pebbles and other small treasures who want to turn their…
Sat, Oct 11th, 2025 – Tue, Oct 14th, 2025
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Beth Carter Gautsch
Plums
Instructors:
Scott Graden
Feeling like you've explored every apple application? Baked every banana bread? Crafted every…
Sat, Sep 6th, 2025 – Sun, Sep 7th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Scott Graden
Pole Lathe Turning
Turning wood on a pole lathe—a wonderfully simple, hand-built machine that needs only your leg…
Fri, Oct 10th, 2025 – Sun, Oct 12th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Primitive Rug Hooking: Open Session
Rug hooking traces its roots to the northern colonies and Canada when immigrants utilized textiles…
Fri, Oct 24th, 2025 – Sun, Oct 26th, 2025
9am-4pm each day
9am-4pm each day
Primstav: Tattoo Your Stories in Wood
Instructors:
Liesl Chatman
For centuries, Scandinavians created perpetual calendars on flat wooden sticks called primstav that…
Fri, Nov 7th, 2025 – Sun, Nov 9th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Liesl Chatman
Quickbreads and Sweet Loaves for Kids
Instructors:
Kirsten Wisniewski
Whether sweet or savory, there is nothing better than a freshly baked quickbread! In this class…
Sat, Oct 18th, 2025
9am-Noon
9am-Noon
Instructor:
Kirsten Wisniewski
Rigid Heddle Scarves
Instructors:
Julie Arthur
The rigid heddle loom offers a wonderful variety of creative possibilities in a small, portable…
Fri, Oct 31st, 2025 – Sun, Nov 2nd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Julie Arthur