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Currently Scheduled Traditional Crafts Courses
Leather Bag with Anishinaabe-Style Beadwork
Instructors:
Marcie McIntire
Join Marcie McIntire for an exploration of Anishinaabe beadwork as you make a beautiful beaded…
Fri, Jun 23rd, 2023 – Sun, Jun 25th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Marcie McIntire
Bags of the Boundary Waters and Beyond
Instructors:
Amir Najam
Head out on the lake, into the woods, or to the grocery store in style and function with a…
Fri, Sep 1st, 2023 – Sun, Sep 3rd, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Amir Najam
Bark Tanned Sheep Hides
Tan a sheepskin using natural plant tannins, fats, oils, and some hard work. In this hide tanning…
Tue, Apr 4th, 2023 – Sun, Apr 9th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Birch Bark Boxes: Scandinavian Bark Basketry
Instructors:
Wesley Hathaway
In this class, students will make durable, airtight birch bark boxes that are perfect for storage…
Thu, Oct 12th, 2023 – Sun, Oct 15th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Wesley Hathaway
Caribou Hair Tufted Jewelry
Instructors:
Delaney Keshena
Tufting caribou and moose hair is an embellishment craft practiced across many northern Indigenous…
Fri, Sep 29th, 2023 – Sun, Oct 1st, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Delaney Keshena
Deer Hock Skin Bags
Instructors:
Delaney Keshena
Hock Hock Hooray! These unique rawhide bags celebrate a typically discarded part in most meat…
Thu, Oct 12th, 2023 – Sat, Oct 14th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Delaney Keshena
Geometric Straw Mobiles: The Traditional Craft of Himmeli
Instructors:
Mary Erickson
In this course students will construct a himmeli mobile. They will gain experience working with…
Sat, Sep 9th, 2023 – Sun, Sep 10th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Mary Erickson
Hand-Stitched Leather Travel Accessories & Gifts
Instructors:
Candace LaCosse
Two things that many of us can expect during the holidays are traveling and gifting! In this class,…
Sat, Nov 11th, 2023 – Sun, Nov 12th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Candace LaCosse
Handmade Whisk Brooms
Instructors:
Marybeth Garmoe
One whisk broom is never enough! Great for cleaning off car seats or workbenches, whisking dirt out…
Sat, Jul 29th, 2023
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Marybeth Garmoe
Hardcover Codex Bookbinding
Instructors:
Sam Gathje
Hand-bound hardcover books are not only functional and beautiful, but they hold a certain…
Fri, Jul 7th, 2023 – Sun, Jul 9th, 2023
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Instructor:
Sam Gathje
Herbal ID Basics and Creating an Herbal First Aid Kit
Instructors:
Gigi Stafne
Bumps, bites and bruises...oh my! Whether it's a scraped knee or insect bite, when you have herb…
Sat, May 6th, 2023 – Sun, May 7th, 2023
9am-3pm each day
9am-3pm each day
Instructor:
Gigi Stafne
Herbalism Apprentice: Beginner's Botanical Medicine
Instructors:
Gigi Stafne
Desire to be more self-sustainable with your health care and home? Dipped your toes into the deep…
Fri, Sep 22nd, 2023 – Sun, Sep 24th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Gigi Stafne
Introduction to Clamshell Box Construction
Instructors:
Keith Taylor
Learn how to build an elegant clamshell portfolio box, suitable for the presentation and storage of…
Sat, May 27th, 2023 – Sun, May 28th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Keith Taylor