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Currently Scheduled Courses
Carve a Loom, Weave a Band: Weaving Session
Instructors:
Reggie Delarm
Wood carving and weaving come together in this unique offering designed for pairs of students: one…
Tue, Jul 1st, 2025 – Thu, Jul 3rd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Reggie Delarm
Chainsaws: Safety, Maintenance, and Tree Felling
A chainsaw is a powerful and efficient tool that requires a specific set of skills and experience to…
Wed, Nov 5th, 2025 – Fri, Nov 7th, 2025
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-1pm
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-1pm
Chip Carved Box
Instructors:
Charlene Lynum
Is a one-of-a-kind, handmade box an example of thinking outside the box? Who can say, but this…
Sat, Jul 12th, 2025 – Sun, Jul 13th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Charlene Lynum
Chocolate Making: From Cocoa Bean to Bar
Instructors:
Esteban Celis
Learn the secret to making delectable chocolate from bean to bar. In this course students will learn…
Sat, Aug 30th, 2025 – Sun, Aug 31st, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Esteban Celis
Mon, Sep 1st, 2025 – Tue, Sep 2nd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Esteban Celis
Cider: Crafting Fine Hard Cider at Home
From traditions reaching deep into American and European history, the art of making fine craft…
Sat, Oct 4th, 2025
9am - 5pm
9am - 5pm
Continuing Inkle Loom Weaving
Instructors:
Traudi Bestler
Take your inkle weaving to the next level in this intermediate inkle weaving class. Using…
Wed, Aug 6th, 2025 – Thu, Aug 7th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Traudi Bestler
Copper Holiday Ornament Workshop for Families
Instructors:
Beth Carter Gautsch
It is never too early to make hand crafted ornaments for the holidays! Come to the North House Folk…
Fri, Oct 17th, 2025
1-4pm
1-4pm
Instructor:
Beth Carter Gautsch
Craft a Custom Crooked Knife
Instructors:
Nate Johnson
The crooked knife, also known as the mocotaugan (Cree) or waagikomaan (Anishinaabe), has an…
Fri, Nov 21st, 2025
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Nate Johnson
Craft Exploration Camp for Adults
If there’s one thing that all North House students have in common, it’s curiosity: how…
Mon, Aug 18th, 2025 – Fri, Aug 22nd, 2025
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Craft Exploration Camp for Families
Make this year's North Shore vacation unforgettable: join us for family craft camp! Curious kids…
Mon, Aug 18th, 2025 – Fri, Aug 22nd, 2025
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Crafting the Traditional Longbow & Arrow Making
Instructors:
Rick Yonker
This course takes students through the step-by-step process of crafting a wooden longbow,…
Tue, Jul 15th, 2025 – Thu, Jul 17th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Rick Yonker
Sun, Jul 20th, 2025 – Tue, Jul 22nd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Rick Yonker
Daffodils, Sweet Grass, and Iris: Baskets from the Garden
Instructors:
Paula Sundet Wolf
Step into the exciting world of patterns and textures in coiled baskets. Using a variety of grasses…
Mon, Sep 22nd, 2025 – Tue, Sep 23rd, 2025
9am-4pm each day
9am-4pm each day
Instructor:
Paula Sundet Wolf
Damascus Rings: Jewelry from the Blacksmith Shop
Instructors:
Robert Burns
Combining blacksmithing and jewelry-making, this course offers an opportunity for beginning and…
Mon, Aug 25th, 2025 – Thu, Aug 28th, 2025
9am-5pm daily
9am-5pm daily
Instructor:
Robert Burns
Designing Scandinavian Style Mittens
Instructors:
Diane Thomson
Scandinavian style mittens are some of the most iconic mittens today. The styles vary, as do the…
Fri, Sep 5th, 2025 – Sun, Sep 7th, 2025
Day 1: 4-7pm; Day 2: 9am-4pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Day 1: 4-7pm; Day 2: 9am-4pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Diane Thomson
Dried Flower Wreaths
Instructors:
Jenny Monfore
Learn how to make beautiful, sustainable dried wreaths using farm-grown flowers! We’ll start…
Thu, Sep 18th, 2025
9am-noon
9am-noon
Instructor:
Jenny Monfore