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Currently Scheduled Courses

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
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

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

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 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

Rings for Your Fingers: Stacked Rings
Instructors:
Todd Hawkinson
If you like it then you should probably put a ring on it. Make six pattern rings in specific sizes…
Thu, Aug 21st, 2025 – Fri, Aug 22nd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Todd Hawkinson

Rosemaling an Acrylic Dala Horse
Instructors:
Tara Austin
In this class students will paint their own acrylic Dala horse. Instructor Tara Austin started…
Sat, Dec 13th, 2025
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Tara Austin

Rosemaling Plants from the Boreal Forest
Instructors:
Tara Austin
In this class students will work in oil paint to create gorgeous leaves and flowers from the boreal…
Fri, Oct 10th, 2025 – Sun, Oct 12th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Tara Austin

Rosemaling: Complete Your Own Project in Any Style
Instructors:
Kim Garrett
Rosemaling means “rose painting” in Norwegian and is done in many styles reflective of…
Fri, Oct 24th, 2025 – Sun, Oct 26th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Kim Garrett

Rya Rugs on a Floor Loom
Instructors:
Christine Novotny
Explore the possibilities of pile rugs! In this class, we will learn about weaving rya in the…
Thu, Aug 28th, 2025 – Sun, Aug 31st, 2025
Days 1-3: 9am-5pm; Day 4: 9am-noon
Days 1-3: 9am-5pm; Day 4: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Christine Novotny

Sail Training Trip: Isle Royale Circumnavigation
This is a sail training expedition so participants will be asked to take part in all aspects of the…
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
Thu, Sep 4th, 2025 – Sat, Sep 13th, 2025
Day 1: 5pm start; Final Day: 3pm finish
Day 1: 5pm start; Final Day: 3pm finish

Sashiko-Inspired Hand Stitched Patches
Instructors:
Tasha Miller Griffith
Learn to make sturdy, good-looking patches to mend and customize your clothes, inspired by the…
Tue, Apr 15th, 2025
5:30-7:30 pm
5:30-7:30 pm
Instructor:
Tasha Miller Griffith

Scandinavian Band Weaving
Instructors:
Caroline Feyling
Prior to industrialization woven bands have served many purposes in Scandinavia: a hair tie, a…
Mon, Jun 23rd, 2025 – Tue, Jun 24th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Caroline Feyling

Scandinavian Squareweaving on a Tabletop Warp-Weighted Loom
Instructors:
Melba Granlund
Squareweave is woven in locations around the world. In the southwestern part of the US, it is known…
Thu, Sep 11th, 2025 – Sat, Sep 13th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Melba Granlund