Nordic Handcraft Workshops

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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

Virtual Nordic Handcraft Demo: Dalmålning Flower Study with Pieper Fleck Bloomquist
- Saturday, July 10, 2021 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Swedish kurbits, a central element to dalmålning, are filled with a variety of different flowers. How do you know which ones go where, and how do you paint those beehive buds?! This demo-style class... Read more »
Cost: $55 ASI members / $65 non-members

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Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Carve a Heart with Sam Gathje
- Saturday, July 10, 2021 - 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Try your hand at carving by making a sweet wooden heart decoration. This beginner-level course will introduce students to the tradition of Scandinavian-style flat plane carving, including basic knife... Read more »
Cost: $45 ASI members / $55 non-members

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Virtual Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Bundle Dyeing with Maddy Bartsch
- Wednesday, July 14, 2021 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Learn how to create lasting imprints on textiles using plant-based dyes grown right here in Minnesota! This class will talk about the what, why and how of plant-based dyeing before you try it out on... Read more »
Cost: $60 ASI members / $70 non-members (includes kit)

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Nordic Handcraft Workshop: SAORI Weaving with Chiaki O’Brien
- Friday, July 16, 2021 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Weaving is an important tradition in many cultures, especially Scandinavia. Try your hand at a beginner-friendly Japanese weaving technique in this half day class out on ASI’s front lawn! SAORI... Read more »
Cost: $55 ASI member adult / $65 non-member adult / $35 youth

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Nordic Handcraft Workshop: SAORI Weaving with Chiaki O’Brien
- Saturday, July 17, 2021 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Weaving is an important tradition in many cultures, especially Scandinavia. Try your hand at a beginner-friendly Japanese weaving technique in this half day class out on ASI’s front lawn! SAORI... Read more »
Cost: $55 ASI member adult / $65 non-member adult / $35 youth

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Virtual Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Needle Felted Loon with Laura Berlage
- Sunday, July 18, 2021 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Create a sweet felted loon inspired by Minnesota’s northwoods in this afternoon-long class. Students will follow step-by-step instructions to transform hand dyed wool from the instructor’s own sheep... Read more »
Cost: $80 ASI members / $90 non-members (includes kit)

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Virtual Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Knitting Nordic Without a Pattern – The Wandering Shawl with Lesley Darling
- Wednesday, July 21, 2021 - 5:00pm
This class meets Wednesdays July 21 & 28 from 5-7 p.m.
Cost: $65 ASI members / $75 non-members

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Virtual Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Needle Felted Jewelry with Kayla Ann
- Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Create a fun and funky pair of needle felted earrings and a pendant style necklace while learning the basics of needle felting. Kayla will virtually work alongside students to make small felt balls... Read more »
Cost: $45 ASI members / $50 non-members (includes kit)

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Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Scandinavian Style Spoon Carving with Paul Linden
- Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 7:00pm
Two sessions: Thursdays May 6 - July 8, 7-9 p.m. (May 6 session only 6:30-8:30 p.m.) or Thursdays July 29-October 14, 7-9 p.m. (no class Aug. 5 or Aug. 12)
Cost: $225 ASI members / $250 non-members

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Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Household Objects from Wire and Pliers with Faith Clover
- Saturday, July 31, 2021 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Join Faith on ASI’s front lawn to try your hand at luffarslöjd, or Swedish wire craft, and learn its unique history. Luffarslöjd is an art form originating in Swedish rural life, when luffare ("... Read more »
Cost: $55 ASI members / $65 non-members

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