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

Virtual Nordic Handcraft Demo: How to Dry Flowers for Later with Christine Hoffman
- Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Do you ever wish you had some cheerful and colorful blooms from your own backyard come January? Now you can! Drying your own flowers is quick, easy and fun. In this demo, Christine will walk you... Read more »
Cost: $30 ASI members / $35 non-members

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Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Green Woodcarving 101 with Sam Gathje
- Saturday, August 7, 2021 - 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Three sessions: 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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Virtual Nordic Handcraft Workshop: DIY Garden Stamps with Kayla Ann
- Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Celebrate late summer blooms and foliage by making garden stamps! Kayla will lead you through foraging materials from your backyard to create unique stamps from flowers, leaves and more. Whether you’... Read more »
Cost: $30 ASI members / $35 non-members

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Virtual Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Knitting the Little Green Sweater with Laura Ricketts
- Thursday, August 12, 2021 - 1:00pm
This class meets online for 3 Thursdays, August 12-26, from 1-3 p.m. each session.
Cost: $85 ASI members / $95 non-members

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Virtual Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Coiled Baskets with Teresa Audet
- Saturday, August 14, 2021 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Try out a simple basket-making technique and create a small coiled basket in a few hours! Students will receive a kit with a pre-drilled wooden base, then build the sides of the basket using rope,... Read more »
Cost: $60 ASI members / $70 non-members (includes kit)

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Virtual Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Needle Felted Fox with Laura Berlage
- Sunday, August 15, 2021 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Create a sweet felted fox, one of Scandinavia’s familiar forest residents. Students will follow step-by-step instructions to transform hand dyed wool from the instructor’s own sheep into a felted fox... Read more »
Cost: $80 ASI members / $90 non-members (includes kit)

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Virtual Nordic Handcraft Lecture: Harvesting and Processing Home Grown Dyestuffs with Maddy Bartsch
- Wednesday, August 18, 2021 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Have you caught the natural dye bug? If you’re new to growing natural dye plants in your home garden, one of the tricky parts is knowing when and how to harvest your precious blooms, leaves and roots... Read more »
Cost: $10 ASI members / $15 non-members

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Virtual Nordic Handcraft Demo: Swedish Folk Painting Figures and Clothing with Pieper Fleck Bloomquist
- Saturday, August 21, 2021 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Painting people is a challenging part of dalmålning and bonadsmålning (Swedish folk painting), yet without people it’s difficult to tell a good story! In this demonstration-style class, Pieper will... Read more »
Cost: $55 ASI members / $65 non-members

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