Norwegian Skinnfell entails hand-stitching and wood block printing on tanned sheepskins. Traditionally used for an entire family’s warm bedding on cold winter nights, skinnfell traps were created from muiltiple hides that were carefully stitched together and then decorated with motifs meant to convey good wishes to the receiver. In this introductory class, we will turn…

Learn basic rib basket-making techniques and take home your first Ribbed Egg Basket!  Join Kirsten, a student-favorite experienced instructor who will have you laughing and learning, she’ll help you ease into basket weaving with no stress, you’ll be amazed at how fast the time goes. You will learn basic rib basket-making techniques. Thoughts on this…

Join experienced embroidery instructor Alycen Brothen for a day of traditional embroidery on flour sack towels.  This class will cover: selection of flour sack towels for embroidery, prepping towels for embroidery, transferring designs, and stitching.  Your instructor will provide the following materials: flour sack towels needle selection of embroidery threads design Students are asked to bring: embroidery hoop (3.5-5 inches in diameter)…

What is a Shirred Rug you ask?  Shirred rugs appear around 1870, but few examples survive since most relied on sewing thread to hold the rugs together. By the 1890s, elaborate examples of shirred rugs were made and specialized tools began to be marketed, but most rugs continued to be made with needle and thread…

Create a woven scarf on a rigid heddle loom! In this two-session workshop, learn to warp a loom, wind a shuttle, hem stitch, weave and discuss troubleshooting, on the first day. During the second session learn several fringe options and how to wet finish. Discuss how to plan for future projects on the loom including…

Start your holiday season off right! Handcraft a beautiful holiday wreath with fresh greenery! Invite your friends and family to join you for a fun, informative, and festive class guided by Kirsten Skoglund and Ann Machmeier. Offered over three weekends, choose the time that works for you to create holiday memories and a beautiful wreath…

Start your holiday season off right! Handcraft a beautiful holiday wreath with fresh greenery! Invite your friends and family to join you for a fun, informative, and festive class guided by Kirsten Skoglund and Ann Machmeier. Offered over three weekends, choose the time that works for you to create holiday memories and a beautiful wreath…

Start your holiday season off right! Handcraft a beautiful holiday wreath with fresh greenery! Invite your friends and family to join you for a fun, informative, and festive class guided by Kirsten Skoglund and Ann Machmeier. Offered over three weekends, choose the time that works for you to create holiday memories and a beautiful wreath…

Guess what?  We have Deb and Pete Oswald hosting a monthly Sock Machine Crank-in gathering at Marine Mills Folk School  Beginning on Saturday, Oct 5th and every first Saturday of the month going forward,  MMFS invites all you “Crankers” to the Folk School beginning at 9:30 to 12:30.  This will be a time for gathering…

Learn to needle felt a realistic three-dimensional bird from Corriedale wool roving and apply lifelike characteristics using merino wool prefelt, merino wool roving, and wool hard felt. Learn finishing details for glass bead eyes, mounting, and hanging. Students can finish a cardinal that stands on its own, or mounts on a branch and hangs as…

Start your gift-giving season off right! Handcraft a beautiful holiday wreath with fresh greenery, then take home both the knowledge to make more wreaths plus other handmade gifts from our Holiday Makers’ Market! Invite your friends and family to join you for a fun, informative, and festive class guided by one of our most popular…

Start your holiday season off right! Handcraft a beautiful holiday wreath with fresh greenery! Invite your friends and family to join you for a fun, informative, and festive class guided by Kirsten Skoglund and Ann Machmeier. Offered over three weekends, choose the time that works for you to create holiday memories and a beautiful wreath…

Learn the art of stained glass design and building with John Hanson, owner of Longfellow Soap Company, who has been designing, making, repairing, and restoring antique stained glass windows for 23 years. All tools and materials will be provided and each student will take home a small window.  You will learn how to make, cut, and…

Start your holiday season off right! Handcraft a beautiful holiday wreath with fresh greenery! Invite your friends and family to join you for a fun, informative, and festive class guided by Kirsten Skoglund and Ann Machmeier. Offered over three weekends, choose the time that works for you to create holiday memories and a beautiful wreath…

Join John Hanson, soap maker and owner of Longfellow Soap Company in Minneapolis, for a tutorial on making soap using the cold-process method. Cold-process soap making has been around for hundreds of years. It’s a traditional method of making soap by combining fat or oil (animal- or plant-based) with sodium hydroxide lye, then blending in…

Start your holiday season off right! Handcraft a beautiful holiday wreath with fresh greenery! Invite your friends and family to join you for a fun, informative, and festive class guided by Kirsten Skoglund and Ann Machmeier. Offered over three weekends, choose the time that works for you to create holiday memories and a beautiful wreath…

Start your holiday season off right! Handcraft a beautiful holiday wreath with fresh greenery! Invite your friends and family to join you for a fun, informative, and festive class guided by Kirsten Skoglund and Ann Machmeier. Offered over three weekends, choose the time that works for you to create holiday memories and a beautiful wreath…

Shrink pots are a blast to make! It’s a classic green woodworking project that mixes wet living wood and dry seasoned wood. Essentially you hollow a piece of green wood, and insert a dry disk into the bottom in which the green wood will shrink around the disk as it dries creating an air-tight container.…

Join Twin Cities-based glass artist Susan Tracy for a new workshop designing and creating four fused glass pendants and one pair of earrings, just in time for holiday gifts or new jewelry to wear. You will learn the basics of glass fusing, using different techniques for each project.  You will work with colorful sheet and…

Students will learn to warp a loom with 2-3 colors of cotton yarn, following a weaving draft. They will also learn a new way to tie the warp onto the loom using shoe laces. This is a great way to save yarn. We will get started weaving on the first day. The students will need…

Learn the art of stained glass design and building with John Hanson, owner of Longfellow Soap Company, who has been designing, making, repairing, and restoring antique stained glass windows for 23 years. All tools and materials will be provided and each student will take home a small window. You will learn how to make, cut, and…