Courses
Categories:
All
Basketry
Blacksmithing & Toolmaking
Boatbuilding
Clothing & Jewelry
Community Classes
Fiber Art
Foods
Intergenerational
Kids’ Courses
Leatherwork
Music & Stories
Northern Ecology
Outdoor Skills
Painting & Photography
Sailing
Service Learning
Shelter
Special Event
Timber Framing
Traditional Crafts
Weaving
Woodcarving
Woodturning
Woodworking & Furniturecraft
Youth Camp
Basketry
Blacksmithing & Toolmaking
Boatbuilding
Clothing & Jewelry
Community Classes
Fiber Art
Foods
Intergenerational
Kids’ Courses
Leatherwork
Music & Stories
Northern Ecology
Outdoor Skills
Painting & Photography
Sailing
Service Learning
Shelter
Special Event
Timber Framing
Traditional Crafts
Weaving
Woodcarving
Woodturning
Woodworking & Furniturecraft
Youth Camp
Currently Scheduled Courses
Handmade Whisk Brooms
Instructors:
Marybeth Garmoe
One whisk broom is never enough! Great for cleaning off car seats or workbenches, whisking dirt out…
Fri, Jul 25th, 2025
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Marybeth Garmoe
Sat, Jul 26th, 2025
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Marybeth Garmoe
Handspinning Yarn: Unraveling Woolen and Worsted Textures
Instructors:
Riley Kleve
Making your own yarn opens the door to a whole world of textural possibilities: smooth durable sock…
Fri, Jul 11th, 2025 – Sun, Jul 13th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Riley Kleve
Handwoven Pillow
Instructors:
Christine Novotny
Throw pillows are an excellent way to use handwoven fabric as an applied textile! In the first two…
Thu, Nov 6th, 2025 – Sun, Nov 9th, 2025
Days 1-3: 9am-5pm; Day 4: 9am-noon
Days 1-3: 9am-5pm; Day 4: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Christine Novotny
Handwoven Wool Tote Bag
Instructors:
Erin Endsley
Design, weave, and sew your own custom wool tote bag, perfect for all of your North Woods…
Thu, Nov 13th, 2025 – Sun, Nov 16th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Erin Endsley
Hardcover Codex Bookbinding
Instructors:
Maeve Gathje
Hand-bound hardcover books are not only functional and beautiful, but they hold a certain…
Fri, Jul 18th, 2025 – Sun, Jul 20th, 2025
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Maeve Gathje
Herbal Foods and Drinks
Instructors:
Monarda Thrasher
Food is Medicine. This is a simple mantra that can inspire how and what you choose to eat and drink.…
Thu, Aug 7th, 2025 – Fri, Aug 8th, 2025
9am-4pm each day
9am-4pm each day
Instructor:
Monarda Thrasher
Herbalism Apprentice: Beginner's Botanical Medicine
Instructors:
Gigi Risberg Stafne
Do you want to be more self-sustainable with your health care and home? Perhaps you've dipped…
Fri, Sep 26th, 2025 – Sun, Sep 28th, 2025
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-3pm
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-3pm
Instructor:
Gigi Risberg Stafne
Holiday Cookies of Central Europe
Instructors:
Kirsten Wisniewski
Nothing says the holidays like cookies! Have some fun in the kitchen learning cookies that are a…
Sun, Dec 7th, 2025
9am- 5pm
9am- 5pm
Instructor:
Kirsten Wisniewski
Inkle Loom Weaving
Instructors:
Traudi Bestler
Inkle looms are a great way to get started with weaving: they require little additional equipment,…
Mon, Aug 4th, 2025 – Tue, Aug 5th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Traudi Bestler
Introduction to Lantern Puppets
Instructors:
Eva Adderley
Lantern puppets bring a unique magic to nighttime theater shows and after-dark parades. In this…
Thu, Oct 16th, 2025
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Eva Adderley
Introduction to Nålbinding
Instructors:
Melba Granlund
Nålbinding, or needle binding, is an ancient looping technique that has been practiced on six…
Mon, Sep 15th, 2025 – Wed, Sep 17th, 2025
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Melba Granlund
Introduction to Rosemaling Gudbrandsdal Style
Instructors:
Tara Austin
During this class you'll be introduced to the leafy scrolls of Gudbrandsdal style rosemaling…
Sat, Nov 15th, 2025 – Sun, Nov 16th, 2025
Day 1: 9am-5pm; Day 2: 9am-noon
Day 1: 9am-5pm; Day 2: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Tara Austin
Introduction to Spinning on the Wheel
Instructors:
Tracy Griggs
Don’t know your bobbin from your footman? How about the flyer, treadle, or mother-of-all?…
Fri, Sep 26th, 2025 – Sun, Sep 28th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Tracy Griggs
Invasive Color: Using Invasive Species as Natural Dyes
Instructors:
Theresa Hornstein
Many of the plants which we now consider invasive species were brought to this country for a…
Fri, Aug 1st, 2025
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Theresa Hornstein