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January

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 Hand-Sewn Leather Tote Bag January 17 Laminates - Basic January 17 Artisan Breads Immersion January 20 Perching Stools January 20 Handcrafting Doors: From Stiles to Rails January 23 Artisan Breads Immersion January 23 Needle Felting & Bead Embroidery: Bead, Felt, & Frame January 23 Sewing a Simple Garment: Introduction to Sewing January 23 Perching Stools January 24 Winter Natural Dye Exploration January 24 Practical and Painterly: Flat Felting for the Home January 29 Sakiori: Japanese Rag Weaving January 29 Deerskin Mittens with Anishinaabe-Style Beadwork 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

Beginning Floor Loom Weaving February 05 Hand Tool Woodworking: Getting Started February 06 Cabinetry Basics: Building the Wall Cabinet February 06 Woven: Table-Made Hairwork Sampler February 06 Willow Basketry February 06 Soupcraft February 07 Weaving Gamps: Twill, Sett, and Color February 09 Event: Fiber Week February 10 – 16 Scandinavian Roots: Weaving on the Rigid Heddle Loom February 10 Fiber Week DK Sock February 10 Plaited Ribbons and Woven Tapes February 10 Sprang Explorations February 10 A Stitch in Time - Embroidered Sampler February 11 Intermediate Penny Rugs February 14 Carve and Weave: Exploring Tension-Based Weaving Traditions February 14 Learn to Knit: Artist's Point Cowl February 14 Handspinning for Beginners: From Spindle to Wheel February 14 Rölakan Rug Weaving February 14 Norwegian Needlecraft: Taking the 'Hard' out of Hardanger February 14 Luminaries and Bowls: 3D Sculptural and Nuno Felting February 14 Black Ash Pack Baskets February 19 Bird Carving February 20 Masonry Heater Building February 20 Fancy Butter! Butter Molds and Butter Sampling February 20 All Ground Up: Sausage Making February 21 Black Ash Pack Baskets February 22 Wild Yeast: The Art and Science of Sourdough Bread February 24 Weaving and Designing Turned Twill Block Weaves February 26 Hand-Sewn Leather Shoulder Bag February 27 Hardcover Codex Bookbinding February 27 Woodturning Skill Builder February 27 Build Your Own Custom Fishing Rod February 27 Flatbreads from Around the World February 28

March

Event: Wood Week March 03 – 09 Danish Cord Stools March 03 Wooden Latch Shrink Pots March 03 End Grain Turning: Cups & Bowls on the Lathe March 03 Carving Köksredskap: Breadboards, Butter Knives, & Spoons March 03 Carved and Kolrosed (Tattoos for Wood) Cutting Board March 03 Meat Preservation: The Basics and Beyond March 06 Milk Paint: Exploring Color, Texture, and Pattern March 07 Bench Brushes and Beyond: Introduction to Handmade Brushes March 07 Figure Carving: Scandinavian Style March 07 Knife Skills are Life Skills March 07 Lathe Turning: The Wooden Bowl March 07 Contemporary Cooperage: A Modern Take on Tradition March 07 Yurt Building: Design and Construction March 12 Wild Yeast: The Art and Science of Sourdough Bread March 12 Rigid Heddle Weaving: Towels March 13 Adirondack Chair Building March 13 Making Hide & Canvas Boots March 13 Introduction to Rosemaling March 14 Felt for the Home: Table Runners and Rugs March 20 Chainsaws: Safety, Maintenance, and Tree Felling March 20 Coopering: Make a Wooden Bucket March 20 Sharpening Tutorial March 20 Knitting for the Great Lakes March 20 Bezel Set Stones for North Shore Jewelry March 20 Laminates - Advanced March 21 Sharpening Tutorial March 23 Anishinaabe-Style Bead Embroidery & Moccasin Sewing March 26 Twill and Twine Bark Basketry March 26 Birch Bark Boxes: Scandinavian Bark Basketry March 26 Wool Pullover Shirt: Sew Your Own Using a Wool Blanket March 27 Herbalism Apprentice: Beginner's Botanical Medicine March 27 Pysanky: Ukrainian Egg Painting March 28 Indigo 1,2,3 March 28

April

Build a Greenwood Bench or Settee April 01 Torch Fired Enamel Buttons, Pins, and More April 02 Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond April 02 Useful and Fun Felt Additions April 03 Build Your Own Custom Fishing Rod April 03 Smørrebrød & Snitters April 04 Playful Freeform Embroidery April 04 Root Stitched Birch Bark Containers with Wood Bottoms April 13 Forging A Mjolnir: The Blacksmith's Rounding Hammer April 15 Creative Color for Handspinners April 17 Creative Mending April 17 Rosemaling Plants from the Boreal Forest April 18 All Ground Up: Sausage Making April 18 Outdoor Timbered Benches April 18 Custom Color: Woven Scarves for Spring or Summer April 23 Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade April 23 Ovencrafting: Building and Baking in the Wood-Fired Oven April 23 Wood, Linen, Leather, Wool: A Handcraft Sampler April 24 Basic Timber Framing April 24 Never Summer Sweater April 24 Soapmaking: The Old Fashioned Way April 25 Soapmaking: The Old Fashioned Way April 26 Build Thoreau’s Cabin: Basic Building, Extended Session April 28 Warp and Weft: Introduction to Floor Loom Weaving April 30 Fundamentals of North Shore Pebble Jewelry April 30 Automata: Mechanical Marvels in Wood April 30 Damascus Blade with Birch Bark Handle and Leather Sheath April 30

May

Timber Frame: Build Your Own Smaller Frames May 01 Valborg May 02 Birding and Botanizing Through May May 05 Build Thoreau's Cabin: Basic Building Skills Workshop May 06 Intermediate North Shore Pebble Jewelry May 06 Wooden Spoon Carving Traditions May 07 Needle Felting & Bead Embroidery: Bead, Felt, & Frame May 08 Botanical Blacksmithing May 08 The Butcher and the Baker: Meat Pastries and Pies May 09 Event: Hide Week May 12 – 18 Birding and Botanizing Through May May 12 Brain Tanning Deer Skins May 12 Leather Belts: Forge and Stitch May 12 Winter Moccasins, Anishinaabe-Style May 12 Fish Skin Tanning May 12 Bark Tan Your Hide May 13 Forging the Blacksmith’s Knife May 16 Traditional Scandinavian Tanning Methods May 16 Skinnfell: Norwegian Wood Block Printed Sheepskins May 16 Skin Three Ways: Cotechino, Ciccoli, and Chicharrones May 16 Gifts of the Porcupine: A Quillwork Intensive May 16 Introduction to Anishinaabe-Style Beadwork May 16 pahkêkinokêwin: Moose Hide Tanning 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 Foraging for Spring Wild Edibles May 22 Swedish Bonadsmålning with Egg Tempera May 22 Fly Casting and Presenting the Fly May 22 Weft-Faced Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom May 22 Convertible Bicycle Backpack: An Intro to Leather and Wood May 22 Hand-Sewn Leather Project Tote May 23 Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond May 23 Layer Up! The Art and Science of Lamination 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 Phenology and Art in Feltmaking May 29 Foraging for Spring Wild Edibles May 29 Color and Texture in Woodturning May 29 Northwoods Nature Through the Lens May 29 Discovering the Language of Birds May 30 Lichens and Mosses of the North Woods May 30 The Magic of Northern Seasonal Ponds May 30 Beekeeping Basics May 30 Spring Birding on the North Shore May 31 Families at the Forge May 31 Lichens and Mosses of the North Woods May 31

June

Color and Texture in Woodturning: Women, Non-Binary, Trans Session June 01 Sail Training Trip: Isle Royale Circumnavigation June 04 Spring Birding on the North Shore June 05 Welcome to Blacksmithing! June 05 Table Design Fundamentals: A Hands-On Approach June 05 Wool: The Full Experience June 05 Discovering the Language of Birds June 06 Norwegian Rogaland Rosemaling June 06 Custom Leather Sandal Construction June 06 Pies and Tarts for Spring and Summer June 06 Designing a Landscape Using Edible and Medicinal Plants June 06 Spring Birding on the North Shore June 07 A Midsommar Feast June 12 Kuksa Carving: Traditional Scandinavian Drinking Cup June 12 Timbered Sawhorse Trestles: Women & Non-Binary Session June 12 Loop-in-Loop Chain Bracelet June 12 Herbal ID Basics and Creating an Herbal First Aid Kit June 12 Blacksmithing for Women, Non-Binary, and Trans Folks June 12 Focus! The Basics of Photography June 12 Rhubarbarama June 14 Papermaking 101 June 16 Hand-Forged "Using" Knife June 17 Cedar-Strip Boat Construction: Techniques & Fundamentals June 22 Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond June 22 Split Willow Picnic Basket June 22 Building the Norse Pram: Intro to Lapstrake Construction June 22 Fly Fishing the North Country in Prime Time June 25 Sewing: Next Steps June 26 Pajaki: Making Polish Mobiles June 27 Invasive Color: Using Invasive Species as Natural Dyes June 27 Crafting the Throwing Axe June 27 Bean Cuisines from Around the World June 27 Baltic Cooking June 28

July - December 2026 courses will be released in February 2026!

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