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Machine Knitting Introductory Course

Knitting machines have a long history beginning with their first patent in 1589. Today’s…
Fri, Oct 23rd, 2026 - Sun, Oct 25th, 2026
Day 1: Noon-6pm; Day 2: 10am-6pm; Day 3: 11am-4pm
Instructor: J. Wurst

Make a Greenwood Ladderback Chair

Learn the foundational principles of greenwood furnituremaking while building a ladderback chair. We…
Tue, Aug 18th, 2026 - Sun, Aug 23rd, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Gabe Strand

Make Your Own Pjaal

If the words pjål, skjøve, or skavl mean anything to you, you’re in very fine…
Thu, Aug 27th, 2026 - Sun, Aug 30th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructors: Fred Livesay, Kjetil Groven

Make Your Own Sewing Kit: Introduction to Sewing Machines

Patchwork is an approach to sewing where fabric scraps of any size are transformed by coming…
Thu, Jul 23rd, 2026 - Sat, Jul 25th, 2026
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am–noon
Instructor: Hannah Miner

Makers Camp for Outdoor Kids

These five days will be packed full of fun, creative, and interesting crafts! Each day…

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Mon, Aug 17th, 2026 - Fri, Aug 21st, 2026
9am-4pm each day
Instructor: Anna Lindall

Makers Camp: Puppet Edition

Get ready for a week of creativity, imagination, and outdoor adventure! This summer camp brings…
Mon, Aug 24th, 2026 - Fri, Aug 28th, 2026
9am-4pm each day

Making Hide & Canvas Boots

Do away with rigid, non-breathing footwear and discover the perfect footwear for your snowshoeing or…
Fri, Oct 23rd, 2026 - Sun, Oct 25th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Jo Wood

Mushroom & Fungi Intro

Join us on the North Shore and in the Superior National Forest as summer wanes and the seasonal…
Thu, Aug 20th, 2026
9am-4pm
Instructor: Michael Karns
Fri, Aug 21st, 2026
9am-4pm
Instructor: Michael Karns
Thu, Aug 27th, 2026
9am-4pm
Instructor: Michael Karns
Fri, Aug 28th, 2026
9am-4pm
Instructor: Michael Karns

Natural Dyes Above and Beyond

This course will start with a solid foundation in how dyes, mordants, and fibers interact to create…
Mon, Sep 21st, 2026 - Thu, Sep 24th, 2026
Day 1: 4pm-5:30pm, Day 2-3: 9am–5pm, Day 4: 9am-3pm
Instructor: Tasha Miller Griffith

Natural Finishes for Bark Tan

Finishing bark or vegetable-tanned leather is an art unto itself typically done by entirely separate…
Sun, May 17th, 2026
9am-5pm
Instructor: Matt Richards

Natural Wet Felting with Local Wool

Our felting fibers don’t need to come from the mill or the store! It is possible to felt with…

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Sat, Oct 31st, 2026 - Sun, Nov 1st, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Elise Kyllo

Needle Felting & Bead Embroidery: Bead, Felt, & Frame

Combine needle felting and bead embroidery to create a unique landscape “painting” in…
Fri, May 8th, 2026 - Sun, May 10th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Jo Wood

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Fri, Jul 31st, 2026 - Sun, Aug 2nd, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Jo Wood

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Fri, Nov 13th, 2026 - Sun, Nov 15th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Jo Wood

Nordic Designs in Boundweave

Learn to create beautiful, folk-art style designs using four shafts on a floor loom. This class will…
Fri, Sep 11th, 2026 - Sun, Sep 13th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Traudi Bestler

Nordic Herbs and Healing Arts

Healing traditions, like all crafts, reflect the landscape and stories of the people who create…
Sat, Nov 7th, 2026 - Sun, Nov 8th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Gigi Risberg Stafne

North Shore Cyanotype Folio

In 1842, Anna Atkins used the cyanotype process to make the first book illustrated by photographic…

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Fri, Jul 17th, 2026 - Sun, Jul 19th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructors: Beth Dow, Keith Taylor