Nordic Handcraft Workshops

Get creative with your hands!

The Nordic Handcraft series brings Nordic-inspired handcraft traditions to life. Grounded in the Swedish slöjd (handcraft) tradition, our instructors keep traditional folk arts alive while offering innovative and creative programs in textiles, wood, birch bark weaving, basketry, glass and more.

Workshops

Handcraft

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SOLD OUT Virtual Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Sámi Inspired Four Braid Color Band Bracelet with Liz Bucheit
- Saturday, May 15, 2021 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Braid and finish a beautiful bracelet inspired by the Sámi art of tenntråd, or pewter wire art. Students will receive a kit with all the materials to make a bracelet out of natural materials... Read more »
Cost: $80 ASI members / $90 non-members (includes kit)

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Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Green Woodcarving 101 with Sam Gathje
- Saturday, May 15, 2021 - 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Three seperate sessions available: Saturday, May 15, 2-4:30 p.m. or Saturday, June 26, 2-4:30 p.m. or Saturday, August 7, 2-4:30 p.m.
Cost: $45 ASI members / $50 non-members

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SOLD OUT Virtual Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Painting with Wool – Folk Heart with Laura Berlage
- Sunday, May 16, 2021 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Create a unique wool “painting” in the style of Scandinavian folk art! Students will explore the magic of needle felting to recreate a traditional heart design on a flat felt base. To begin, students... Read more »
Cost: $85 ASI members / $95 mon-members (includes kit)

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Virtual Nordic Handcraft Workshop: So You Can Knit, Now What? With Laura Ricketts
- Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - 6:00pm
This class takes place Wednesdays May 19 & 26 from 6-8 p.m.
Cost: $68 ASI members / $78 non-members

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Virtual Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Spinning Yarn with Sticks and Stones with Lesley Darling
- Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 5:00pm
This class takes place Wednesdays June 2 & 9 from 5-7 p.m.
Cost: $93 ASI members / $103 non-members (includes kit)

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Virtual Nordic Handcraft Demo: Printmaking Reimagined with Amy Sands
- Saturday, June 5, 2021 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Join Minneapolis-based artist Amy Sands, whose work spans the divide between traditional and digital printmaking, for this Nordic Handcraft program. Through a Minnesota State Arts Board grant, Amy... Read more »
Cost: Free / Suggested $5 donation

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Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Floral Design in the Garden with Ann Mekala
- Saturday, June 5, 2021 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Join floral designer Ann Mekala of Hyssop Floral Studio on ASI’s front lawn to practice arranging florals from your own garden. Students should bring a small vase or other watertight container to... Read more »
Cost: $45 ASI members / $55 non-members

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Virtual Nordic Handcraft: Painting with Wool – the Dala Horse with Laura Berlage
- Sunday, June 6, 2021 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Cost: $80 ASI members / $90 non-members (includes kit)

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SOLD OUT Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Make a Ceramic Goat with Sue Flanders
- Saturday, June 12, 2021 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Get ready for a fun, interactive clay experience making a ceramic goat on ASI’s front lawn! Inspired by ASI's very own rooftop goat, Freyja, these ceramic goats can be used as small statues or made... Read more »
Cost: $45 ASI members / $55 non-members

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Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Ceramic Cheese Boards with Sue Flanders and Ingrid Sundstrom
- Saturday, June 12, 2021 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Be ready to display the perfect charcuterie spread this season on your own personally decorated ceramic cheese board. Due to its thickness, a chilled ceramic board will stay cool and keep foods at... Read more »
Cost: $45 ASI members / $55 non-members

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