Courses

Looking for a great at-home hobby? Dive into cheesemaking! In this online introduction to the craft you will learn the basics of cheese making through videos, demonstrations, and live Q and A. We’ll cover milks, starters, bacteria, molds, and common household equipment for cheese making that you probably already have…

This class explores the history and contemporary uses of flax, the plant fiber from which linen is made. We will work hands-on to learn hand spinning of tow and line flax using tools and materials supplied by the instructor. Topics included: how to source textile flax seed, growing, harvesting, and…

Learn how to pull delicate strudel dough, explore a variety of fillings and end up with a strudel baking in your home oven. We'll also cover how to make noodle dough and cut a variety of shapes. Plan to end the day with dinner and dessert! You’ll receive the recipes…

Spend an evening in a small group getting to explore your questions about German timber framing: styles, techniques and geometry. Gerald will provide an overview of the German timber framing tradition and will share a photo slideshow exhibiting the evolution of the humble class frame and examples of grand buildings…

Needle felting is fun and therapeutic...and who doesn’t have a little frustration to work through in a creative and positive way these days? In this virtual class with fiber arts instructor Laura Berlage, we will mail you a kit with all the supplies you need (just bring a scissors), including…

Tradition holds that any self-respective Nordic homemaker would always have seven different types of cookies on hand to offer guests. We’d settle for a couple! But in the spirit of the north, we’ll bake four types treats, guided in part by Swedish chef Magnus Nilsson’s “the Nordic Baking Book.” We’ll…