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August
Make a Greenwood Ladderback Chair Aug 18 Mushroom & Fungi Intro Aug 20 Mushroom & Fungi Intro Aug 21 Mushroom & Fungi Intro Aug 27 Make Your Own Pjaal Aug 27 Mushroom & Fungi Intro Aug 28
September
Botanical Blacksmithing Sep 1 Weaving With Wild Yarns Sep 3 Fine Furniture: Windsor Comb Back Armchair or Rocking Chair Sep 3 Forged Cooking Utensils: At the Grill and in the Kitchen Sep 5 Jewish Baking Sep 6 Fine Furniture: Natural-Edged Windsor Bench Sep 7 Fachwerk or German-Style Timber Framing Sep 8 Deerskin Mittens with Anishinaabe-Style Beadwork Sep 10 Simple Hand-Sewn Leather Shoulder Bag Sep 10 Blacksmithing: Women & Non-Binary Session Sep 11 Self Care to Community Care: Beginner's Botanical Medicine Sep 11 Lichens and Mosses of the North Woods Sep 12 Rosemaling: Setesdal Style Sep 18 Beading: An Anishinaabe Way of Being Sep 18 Primitive Rug Hooking: Open Session Sep 22 A Taste of Japanese Wood Turning Sep 24 Event: Unplugged Sep 25–26 Tuppor: Pompoms the Leksand Way Sep 25 Grand Marais & Beyond Nature Photography Workshop: Fall Session Sep 30
October
Wooden Spoon Carving Traditions Oct 1 Introduction to Spinning on the Wheel Oct 2 Braided Leather Shoulder Bag and Wallet Oct 3 Event: Basket Week Oct 6–13 Bespoke Basketry Tools Oct 6 Viking Chest Hardware Oct 10 Kids Only: Paper Mâché Finger Puppets & Storytelling Oct 15 Event: Family Weekend Oct 16–19 Kids Only: Carve, Stamp, Patch! Oct 16 Crankie Boxes for Families Oct 17 Blacksmithing: The Next Step Oct 19 Pole Lathe Turning Oct 22 Making Hide & Canvas Boots Oct 23 Fingerweaving Oct 29 Frightful Forging Oct 29 Tortillas, Polenta, and More: Traditional Corn Processing Oct 31
November
Scandinavian Inspired Boxes with Sliding Dovetailed Lids Nov 5 Wood Carving Tutorial Nov 17 Event: Winterers' Gathering and Arctic Film Fest Nov 20–23 Ancient Wool Crafts from Northern Europe Nov 20 Sewing a Viking Age Woolen Hood Nov 21
December
Anishinaabe-Style Bead Embroidery & Moccasin Sewing Dec 3 Loop-in-Loop Chain Bracelet Dec 4 Processing Wild Foods and Homegrown Grains/Legumes Dec 4 Sugar Coat Sweater Dec 5 Sewing a Simple Garment: Introduction to Sewing Dec 11 Wet Felted Holiday Luminaries Dec 12 Rosemaling Holiday Ornaments Dec 12
January
Timbered Workbench: Early American Style Jan 4 Handspinning Yarn: Unraveling Woolen and Worsted Textures Jan 8 Minnesota Loons Sweater: A Colorwork Knitting Adventure Jan 8 Bezel Set Stones for North Shore Jewelry Jan 8 Timbered Workbench: Early American Style Jan 8 Hand Pies Jan 9 Norwegian Needlecraft: Taking the 'Hard' out of Hardanger Jan 9 Artisan Breads Immersion Jan 12 Deerskin Mittens with Anishinaabe-Style Beadwork Jan 14 Craft of Birch Ski Making: Making Your Own Set Jan 14 Masonry Heater Building Jan 15 Artisan Breads Immersion Jan 15 Introduction to Rosemaling Gudbrandsdal Style Jan 16 Puzzles in Wood and String Jan 16 Automata: Mechanical Marvels in Wood Jan 20 Bowl Carving with Axe, Adze, and Gouge Jan 22 Fancy Butter! Butter Molds and Butter Sampling Jan 22 Making Hide & Canvas Boots Jan 22 Breads, Salads & Soups Jan 23 Woven Birch Bark Basketry Jan 23 Après-ski Jan 25 Adirondack Chair Building Jan 27 Wooden Spoon Carving Traditions Jan 28 Rigid Heddle Weaving: Towels Jan 29 The Art of Beverage-making: Teas, Herbs, Water, and Bubbles Jan 29 Winter Natural Dye Exploration Jan 30 Adirondack Chair Building Jan 30 Hand-Sewn Leather Tote Bag Jan 30 Felting for the Sauna Jan 30 Dead of Winter Cooking Jan 31
February
Hand Tool Woodworking: Getting Started Feb 3 Laminated Canoe Paddles Feb 4 A Stitch in Time: Embroidered Sampler Feb 5 Willow Basketry Feb 5 Soupcraft Feb 6 Hand Tool Woodworking : The Next Steps Feb 6 Skill Building in Anishinaabe Beadwork Feb 6 Technique Building in Anishinaabe Beadwork Feb 7 Handwoven Pillow Feb 8 Carve and Weave: Exploring Tension-Based Weaving Traditions Feb 9 Japanese Shibori: Beginning Techniques Feb 9 Scandinavian Roots: Weaving on the Rigid Heddle Loom Feb 9 Hand Knit Azerbaijani Slippers Feb 9 Creative Color for Fiber Artists Feb 9 Needle Felting & Bead Embroidery: Bead, Felt, & Frame Feb 9 Raw Felted Fleece: Humane Sheepskin Chair Pad or Small Rug Feb 13 Bead Weaving from Western Ukraine Feb 13 Build Your Own Drum Carder Feb 13 North House Fair Isle Project Feb 13 Beginner/Intermediate Penny Rugs: Woolen Mosaics Feb 13 Japanese Shibori: Advanced Techniques Feb 13 Weaving Gamps: Twill, Sett, and Color Feb 13 Knitted Longwool Locks Scarf Feb 14 Stitching a Folk Battle Vest Feb 17 Wet Felting Immersion Feb 18 Rölakan Rug Weaving Feb 18 Black Ash Pack Baskets Feb 18 Carved and Kolrosed (Tattoos for Wood) Cutting Board Feb 19 Meat Preservation: The Basics and Beyond Feb 19 Straw, Paper, Reeds: Mobile-Making Traditions of Europe Feb 20 Black Ash Pack Baskets Feb 21 Black Ash Bushel Baskets Feb 25 Birch Bark Boxes: Scandinavian Bark Basketry Feb 25 Hedeby Bags: The Ancient Art of Sprang Feb 26 The Baker & the Candlestick Maker: Hand Pies & Woodturning Feb 26 Masonry Heater Building Feb 26 Sewing a Simple Garment: Introduction to Sewing Feb 26 Trees of the North Woods Feb 27
March
Woodturning Skill Builder Mar 2 Rigid Heddle: Beyond Plain Weave Mar 5 Fermented Foods: From the Basics to Soy Sauce and Miso Mar 5 Chainsaws: Safety, Maintenance, and Tree Felling Mar 5 Crossbody Saddle Bag Mar 5 Giizhik Anaakananens: Weaving a Small Cedar Mat Mar 6 Bird Carving Mar 9 Fireside Stool Mar 9 Split Willow Basketry Mar 9 Carving Wooden Plates and Trays With Hand Tools Mar 9 Kuksa Carving: Traditional Scandinavian Drinking Cup Mar 9 Japanese Handplanes: Nankin Kanna Mar 9 Oodles of Noodles: An Introduction to Chip Carving and Handmade Pasta Mar 9 Japanese Handplanes: Kanna Mar 13 Swiss-Style Coopering: Flat Backed Wooden Staved Vessels Mar 13 Wooden Spoon Carving Traditions Mar 13 All Ground Up: Sausage Making Mar 13 Figure Carving: Scandinavian Style Mar 13 Kolrosing Nordic Runes Mar 13 Shave Horse: Build Your Own, Knockdown Style Mar 13 Beginning Floor Loom Weaving Mar 18 Coopering: Buckets in the Western European & American Style Mar 18 Cases, Covers, and Sheaths: Protect Your Tools Mar 19 Rosemaling Plants from the Boreal Forest Mar 19 Weaving Landscapes: The Art of Tapestry Mar 19 Bench Brushes and Beyond: Introduction to Handmade Brushes Mar 20 Rya Rugs: Painterly Designs through Knots Mar 25 Table Design Fundamentals: A Hands-On Approach Mar 25 Herbalism Apprentice: Beginner's Botanical Medicine Mar 25 Wild Yeast: The Art and Science of Sourdough Bread Mar 25 Pysanky: Ukrainian Egg Painting Mar 26 Wet Felted Hand Puppets and Oven Mitts Mar 27 One Pot, Many Colors Mar 27 A New Edge, A New Day: A Sharpening Tutorial Mar 27 Narrative Storytelling with Pebble Jewelry Mar 29
April
Outdoor Timbered Benches Apr 1 Grow Your Own Sweater: Shepherding, Spinning, Stitches Apr 1 Baking Baltic Black Rye Breads Apr 2 Healing Through Craft: Jewelry Fabrication Apr 2 Blacksmithing: Women & Non-Binary Session Apr 2 Build Your Own Custom Fishing Rod Apr 2 Jewish Baking Apr 4 Sew Your Own Scandinavian Work Shirt Apr 13 Sharpening for the Woodworker Apr 13 Wood and Wool: Carve and Spin Apr 13 Damascus Knife and Leather Sheath Apr 15 Swedish Dalmålning with Homemade Casein Paints Apr 16 Intro to Inkle Weaving Apr 16 Creative Mending Apr 16 Plant Proteins from Scratch: Tempeh, Seitan, Tofu and More! Apr 17 Card Weaving: Beginner & Intermediate Apr 17 Timber Frame: Build Your Own Smaller Frames Apr 19 Scandinavian Pick Up Band Weaving Apr 19 Playful Freeform Embroidery Apr 20 Wild Yeast: The Art and Science of Sourdough Bread Apr 21 Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond Apr 22 Wood, Linen, Leather, Wool: A Handcraft Sampler Apr 23 Tackle Box Tank: A Stash-Busting Knitting Retreat Apr 23 Needle Felting & Bead Embroidery: Bead, Felt, & Frame Apr 23 Child's Windsor Side Chair Apr 23 Black Ash Bike Basket Apr 23 Trees of the North Woods Apr 24 Wild Yeast: The Art and Science of Sourdough Bread Apr 26 Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade Apr 27 Anishinaabe-Style Bead Embroidery & Moccasin Sewing Apr 29 Woven: Table-Made Hairwork Sampler Apr 29 Loop-in-Loop Chain Bracelet Apr 30 Felt for the Home: Table Runners and Rugs Apr 30
May
Birding and Botanizing Through May May 1 Soapmaking: The Old Fashioned Way May 1 Soapmaking: The Old Fashioned Way May 2 Traditional Tools: Norwegian Wooden Hand Planes, Scrub Planes May 4 Traditional Building: Grindbygg Construction May 4 Traditional Forged Tools for the Woodworker May 4 Traditional Building: Norwegian Sash Windows May 4 Traditional Tools: Pjål May 4 Forager and the Cook May 4 Medicines of the North: A 5-Day Boreal Botanical Experience May 5 Natural Paints and Plasters May 7 Birding and Botanizing Through May May 8 The Butcher and the Baker: Meat Pastries and Pies May 8 Traditional Tools: Bench Plane and Pjål Irons May 9 Traditional Tools: Frame Saws May 9 Traditional Tools: Norwegian Wooden Hand Planes, Moulding Planes May 10 Build Thoreau's Cabin: Basic Building Skills Workshop May 14 Flax to Linen: Break, Hackle, Spin, & Weave May 14 Basic Timber Framing May 14 Wool: The Full Experience May 14 Lantern Puppet Design and Construction May 14 Birding and Botanizing Through May May 15 Spring Gastronomy - Sweet to Savory May 15 Viking Axe Heads May 15 Asparagus May 17 Forging A Mjolnir: The Blacksmith's Rounding Hammer May 21 Naturescapes in Fiber May 21 Refine Your Bowl Design Through Production Methodology May 21 Juggle Braiding May 21 Leather and Wood Backpack May 21 Better Butter Baking May 21 Birding and Botanizing Through May May 22 Hand-Sewn Leather Laptop Case and Wallet May 22 Wattle Fences and Garden Trellises May 22 Spindle Turning: An Introduction to the Lathe May 25 Rosemaling: Os Style May 25 Foraging for Spring Wild Edibles May 27 Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond May 27 Spring Birding on the North Shore May 28 Weft-Faced Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom May 28 What's this Rock Too? Central North Shore's Geologic Story May 28 Birding and Botanizing Through May May 29 Discovering the Language of Birds May 29 Lathe Turning: The Wooden Bowl May 29 Beekeeping Basics May 29 Spring Birding on the North Shore May 30 Lichens and Mosses of the North Woods May 30
June
Foraging for Spring Wild Edibles Jun 1 Fundamentals of North Shore Pebble Jewelry Jun 2 Lathe Turning: The Wooden Bowl—Women & Non-Binary Session Jun 3 Spring Birding on the North Shore Jun 4 Welcome to Blacksmithing! Jun 4 Lake Superior Fish: Cured, Fermented, Smoked, and Pickled! Jun 4 Designing a Landscape Using Edible and Medicinal Plants Jun 4 Northwoods Nature Through the Lens Jun 4 Discovering the Language of Birds Jun 5 Indigo 1,2,3 Jun 5 Pajaki: Making Polish Mobiles Jun 5 Custom Leather Sandal Construction Jun 5 Lichens and Mosses of the North Woods Jun 5 Spring Birding on the North Shore Jun 6 Lichens and Mosses of the North Woods Jun 6 Color and Texture in Woodturning Jun 7 Intermediate North Shore Pebble Jewelry Jun 8 Forge a Railroad Spike Knife Jun 9 Turning Outside the Box Jun 10 Custom Color: Woven Summer Scarves Jun 10 Leather Messenger Bag Jun 10 A Midsommar Feast Jun 11 Tiny Forests: Macro Photography of Moss and Lichen Jun 11
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