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October
Shadow Weave: Complex Patterns from Simple Structures October 09 Pole Lathe Turning October 10 Pebble Prongs, Captures and More October 11 Mabon Medicines: Being Deeply Rooted October 11 Event: Family Weekend October 16 – 19 Kids Only: Pocket-Sized Sewing Kits October 17 Kids Only: Slöjd in the Wood Shop October 17 Copper Holiday Ornament Workshop for Families October 17 Magical Metal Bubble Wands for Families October 18 Kids Only: Nine Man’s Morris: Stitch, Carve, Stamp October 18 Quickbreads and Sweet Loaves for Kids October 18 Pebble Jewelry Fabrication from Soup to Nuts October 19 Frightful Forging October 23 Primitive Rug Hooking: Open Session October 24 Making Hide & Canvas Boots October 31
November
A Season to Turn, Turn, Turn November 04 Fingerweaving November 07 Primstav: Tattoo Your Stories in Wood November 07 Handwoven Wool Tote Bag November 13 Advanced Needle Felting and Bead Embroidery November 14 Introduction to Rosemaling Gudbrandsdal Style November 15 Wood Carving Tutorial November 18 Event: Winterers' Gathering and Arctic Film Fest November 20 – 23 Old World Games: Wood - Leather - Stone November 21 Craft a Custom Crooked Knife November 21 Everyday Slöjd- A Firewood Carrier Made From Firewood November 22 Writing for the Earth November 22
December
Laminated Canoe Paddles December 04 Buche de Noel: Bake Your Own December 06 Build Your Own Yurt December 09 Rosemaling an Acrylic Dala Horse December 13
January
North House Fair Isle Project January 09 Woodcarving for Families: Carrot Edition January 10 Woodcarving for Families: Creatures Edition January 11 Wet Felting Immersion January 15 Craft of Birch Ski Making: Making Your Own Set January 15 Child's Windsor Side Chair January 16 Masonry Heater Building January 16 Handcrafting Doors: From Stiles to Rails January 23 Needle Felting & Bead Embroidery: Bead, Felt, & Frame January 23 Sewing a Simple Garment: Introduction to Sewing January 23 Winter Natural Dye Exploration January 24 Cosmic Sound: Overtone Flute January 24 Sakiori: Japanese Rag Weaving January 29 Practical and Painterly: Flat Felting for the Home January 29 Bowl Carving with Axe, Adze, and Gouge January 30 Classic French Everyday Cakes: Petit Fours January 30 Sharpening for the Woodworker January 31 Introduction to Rosemaling Gudbrandsdal Style January 31
February
Hand Tool Woodworking: Getting Started February 06 Woven: Table-Made Hairwork Sampler February 06 Event: Fiber Week February 10 – 16 Sprang Explorations February 10 Fiber Week DK Sock February 10 Natural Dyes – Adding Iron: How Sad can be Happy! February 11 Carve and Weave: Exploring Tension-Based Weaving Traditions February 14 Norwegian Needlecraft: Taking the 'Hard' out of Hardanger February 14 Learn to Knit: Artist's Point Cowl February 14 Intermediate Penny Rugs February 14 Masonry Heater Building February 20 Bird Carving February 20 Fancy Butter! Butter Molds and Butter Sampling February 20 Weaving and Designing Turned Twill Block Weaves February 26 Hardcover Codex Bookbinding February 27
March
Event: Wood Week March 03 – 09 Wooden Latch Shrink Pots March 03 Carving Köksredskap: Breadboards, Butter Knives, & Spoons March 03 Meat Preservation: The Basics and Beyond March 06 Lathe Turning: The Wooden Bowl March 07 Milk Paint: Exploring Color, Texture, and Pattern March 07 Yurt Building: Design and Construction March 12 Making Hide & Canvas Boots March 13 Introduction to Rosemaling March 14 Coopering: Make a Wooden Bucket March 20 Bezel Set Stones for North Shore Jewelry March 20 Knitting for the Great Lakes March 20 Sharpening Tutorial March 20 Laminates - Advanced March 21 Sharpening Tutorial March 23 Anishinaabe-Style Bead Embroidery & Moccasin Sewing March 26 Birch Bark Boxes: Scandinavian Bark Basketry March 26 Carrying Yokes: Handtools, Wood and Fiber March 27 Indigo 1,2,3 March 28 Pysanky: Ukrainian Egg Painting March 28
April
Torch Fired Enamel Buttons, Pins, and More April 02 Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond April 02 Useful and Fun Felt Additions April 03 Playful Freeform Embroidery April 04 Smørrebrød & Snitters April 04 Root Stitched Birch Bark Containers with Wood Bottoms April 13 Creative Color for Handspinners April 17 Rosemaling Plants from the Boreal Forest April 18 Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade April 23 Custom Color: Woven Scarves for Spring or Summer April 23 Ovencrafting: Building and Baking in the Wood-Fired Oven April 23 Wood, Linen, Leather, Wool: A Handcraft Sampler April 24 Never Summer Sweater April 24 Soapmaking: The Old Fashioned Way April 25 Soapmaking: The Old Fashioned Way April 26 Damascus Blade with Birch Bark Handle and Leather Sheath April 30 Automata: Mechanical Marvels in Wood April 30
May
Valborg May 02 Birding and Botanizing Through May May 05 Wooden Spoon Carving Traditions May 07 Botanical Blacksmithing May 08 Rosemaling: Setesdal Style May 08 Needle Felting & Bead Embroidery: Bead, Felt, & Frame May 08 Event: Hide Week May 12 – 18 Birding and Botanizing Through May May 12 Leather Belts: Forge and Stitch May 12 Introduction to Anishinaabe-Style Beadwork May 16 Forging the Blacksmith’s Knife May 16 pahkêkinokêwin: Moose Hide Tanning May 16 Skin Three Ways: Cotechino, Ciccoli, and Chicharrones May 16 Traditional Scandinavian Tanning Methods May 16 Skinnfell: Norwegian Wood Block Printed Sheepskins May 16 Natural Finishes for Bark Tan May 17 Practical and Magical Chemistry of Natural Leather Tanning May 18 Birding and Botanizing Through May May 19 Lathe Turning: The Wooden Bowl May 21 Weft-Faced Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom May 22 Swedish Bonadsmålning with Egg Tempera May 22 Convertible Bicycle Backpack: An Intro to Leather and Wood May 22 Hand-Sewn Leather Project Tote May 23 Lathe Turning: The Wooden Bowl May 25 Birding and Botanizing Through May May 26 Blacksmithing: The Next Step May 27 Event: Northern Landscapes Festival May 29 – 31 Spring Birding on the North Shore May 29 Foraging for Spring Wild Edibles May 29 Phenology and Art in Feltmaking May 29 Northwoods Nature Through the Lens May 29 Discovering the Language of Birds May 30 The Magic of Northern Seasonal Ponds May 30 Beekeeping Basics May 30 Spring Birding on the North Shore May 31
June
Color and Texture in Woodturning: Women, Non-Binary, Trans Session June 01 Spring Birding on the North Shore June 05 Welcome to Blacksmithing! June 05 Discovering the Language of Birds June 06 Norwegian Rogaland Rosemaling June 06 Custom Leather Sandal Construction June 06 Designing a Landscape Using Edible and Medicinal Plants June 06 Spring Birding on the North Shore June 07 Herbal ID Basics and Creating an Herbal First Aid Kit June 12 Kuksa Carving: Traditional Scandinavian Drinking Cup June 12 Blacksmithing: Women & Non-Binary Session June 12 A Midsommar Feast June 12 Loop-in-Loop Chain Bracelet June 12 Timbered Sawhorse Trestles: Women & Non-Binary Session June 12 Focus! The Basics of Photography June 12 Split Willow Picnic Basket June 22 Sewing: Next Steps June 26 Crafting the Throwing Axe June 27 Pajaki: Making Polish Mobiles June 27 Bean Cuisines from Around the World June 27 Baltic Cooking June 28