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Currently Scheduled Courses
Tie Up Magic: A Hands-On Look at Weaving Drafts
Instructors:
Caroline Feyling
Have you taken a weaving class or two but still feel daunted by drafting? Or perhaps you have been…
Thu, Feb 6th, 2025 – Sun, Feb 9th, 2025
Days 1-3: 9am-5pm; Day 4: 9am-noon
Days 1-3: 9am-5pm; Day 4: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Caroline Feyling
Timber Frame: Build Your Own Smaller Frames
Instructors:
Andrew Albertson
Tired of unimaginative, small outbuilding kits available from your local lumberyard? Explore all the…
Mon, Apr 28th, 2025 – Tue, May 6th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Andrew Albertson
Timbered Workbench: Early American Style
Instructors:
Lauren Newby
Experience both timber framing and fine woodworking techniques to build a sturdy workbench.…
Fri, Jan 31st, 2025 – Sun, Feb 2nd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Lauren Newby
Tramp Art: Obscure Folk Art of the Working Class
Instructors:
Nate White
Tramp Art is an American folk art that started being produced in the 1870s until the 1950s…
Fri, Apr 4th, 2025 – Sun, Apr 6th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Nate White
Try Your Hand at Irish Crochet
Instructors:
Laura Ricketts
Irish crochet flourished after the great Potato Famine in the 1840s when poverty was so severe and…
Fri, Mar 21st, 2025 – Sun, Mar 23rd, 2025
9am-4pm each day
9am-4pm each day
Instructor:
Laura Ricketts
Turning Thin Walled Vessels
Instructors:
Matt Monaco
In this course students will learn to design and create thin-walled side grain vessels on the lathe.…
Tue, May 27th, 2025 – Thu, May 29th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Matt Monaco
Twining Foundations: Build a Frame; Twine a Rug
In this multifaceted 3-day class, students will make their own adjustable stand-up twining frame,…
Fri, Mar 28th, 2025 – Sun, Mar 30th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Ukulele: Build Your Own
Instructors:
David Seaton
While we may associate the sounds of the ukulele with more tropical locales, this easy to pack and…
Fri, Jan 10th, 2025 – Tue, Jan 14th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
David Seaton
Warp and Weft: Introduction to Floor Loom Weaving
Instructors:
Christine Novotny
Textiles are integral to our lives, yet so often overlooked! Creating one’s own cloth…
Thu, Jan 9th, 2025 – Sun, Jan 12th, 2025
Days 1-3: 9am-5pm; Day 4: 9am-noon
Days 1-3: 9am-5pm; Day 4: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Christine Novotny
Ways of Weaving: Inkle, Rigid Heddle, Table and Floor Looms
Instructors:
Josie Cooke
There are so many ways to weave. Perhaps you have heard of a floor loom, or a table loom, but what…
Thu, Jan 30th, 2025 – Sat, Feb 1st, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Josie Cooke
Weft-Faced Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom
Instructors:
Traudi Bestler
For those who are intrigued with the rhythm and repetition of weaving but not ready to commit to the…
Fri, May 23rd, 2025 – Sun, May 25th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Traudi Bestler
Welcome to Blacksmithing!
Instructors:
Michael Jones
The Blacksmith Shop at North House has a charisma that can’t be denied: the ring of the hammer…
Fri, May 30th, 2025 – Sat, May 31st, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Michael Jones