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Currently Scheduled Traditional Crafts Courses
Asekewin: Traditional Hide Tanning
Instructors:
Greg Biskakone Johnson
Soak, scrape, stretch, and smoke: these are the basic steps of asekewin or hide tanning, one of the…
Fri, Aug 19th, 2022 – Sun, Aug 21st, 2022
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Greg Biskakone Johnson
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 custom…
Tue, Oct 18th, 2022 – Thu, Oct 20th, 2022
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Amir Najam
Birch Bark Boxes: Scandinavian Bark Basketry
Instructors:
Fred Livesay
Scandinavians and Russians commonly kept small, flat birch bark boxes in their pockets in the 18th…
Thu, Nov 3rd, 2022 – Sun, Nov 6th, 2022
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Fred Livesay
Dangle and Spin: Mobile Making
Instructors:
Preston Dorsett
Mobiles are a cool way to display a variety of small objects you can learn to make: birch bark…
Sat, Oct 22nd, 2022
9-11am
9-11am
Instructor:
Preston Dorsett
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 30th, 2022 – Sun, Oct 2nd, 2022
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Gigi Stafne
Himmeli 2: Finnish Geometric Mobiles Online Course
Instructors:
Mary Erickson
Himmeli is a Nordic tradition brought to Minnesota by Finnish immigrants. Traditionally hung above a…
Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022
9am-2:30pm CT
9am-2:30pm CT
Instructor:
Mary Erickson
Introduction to Handmade Brushes
Instructors:
Marybeth Garmoe
In this class we will use a combination of hand and power tools to craft brushes with uses…
Thu, Oct 13th, 2022 – Fri, Oct 14th, 2022
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Marybeth Garmoe
Nordic Herbals
Instructors:
Gigi Stafne
Healing traditions, like all crafts, reflect the landscape and stories of the people who create…
Sat, Nov 12th, 2022 – Sun, Nov 13th, 2022
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Gigi Stafne
Pebble & Twig Mosaic Table
Instructors:
Paula Sundet Wolf
The love of gathering beach rocks combines with the craft of twig mosaic. Twig mosaic is an early…
Fri, Aug 12th, 2022 – Sun, Aug 14th, 2022
9am-5pm daily
9am-5pm daily
Instructor:
Paula Sundet Wolf