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Beginning Crop Art – October 7, 2023
Oct 07, 2023 9:00AM—12:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterIs Crop Art the first exhibit you race to at the Minnesota State Fair every year? Then this is the class for you! Typically incorporating a variety of seeds, grains, and other natural materials, crop art has been described as the “collision of art and agriculture.” Is crop art ‘kitsch’ or ‘art’ or somewhere in between? You…
View MoreFused Glass Heart & Christmas Tree – October 7, 2023
Oct 07, 2023 12:30PM—4:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterDesign and create two decorative fused glass pieces using accessory glass. Join Twin-Cities based glass artist Susan Tracy to make two one-of-a-kind items for gifts or to display. Students will be introduced to the art of glass fusing and casting. You’ll create a unique fused glass heart by layering accessory glass in a mold. You…
View More(Waitlist) Weave a Scarf on a Rigid Heddle Loom (Intergenerational) – October 7 & 14, 2023
Oct 07, 2023 10:00AM—4:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterCreate 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…
View MoreIntro to West African Drumming (Intergenerational) Oct. 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2023
Oct 07, 2023 2:00PM—3:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterJoin instructor Janice Hunton for a hands-on lesson in West-African drumming. Learn hand-drumming technique for djembe and kpanlogo drums, discover traditional West-African rhythms and how the layers of rhythms work together to create a conversation. If you enjoy the class, you can continue playing with our weekly ensemble. This class will take place on 4 consecutive Saturdays, for…
View MoreTuesday Knit Night – October 10, 2023
Oct 10, 2023 6:30PM—8:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Register***This event requires NO registration! However, you can enter your information if you would like us to know you’re coming. *** Come as you are and bring a knitting project — whether you’re in the middle of one, or have a project you’ve been meaning to start. If you don’t knit, bring your crochet or…
View More(Waitlist) Copper Foil Stained Glass Window (Intergenerational) October 21, 2023
Oct 21, 2023 10:00AM—3:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterLearn 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,…
View MoreMake a Hand-Tied Broom or Three!
Oct 21, 2023 10:00AM—4:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterWhen you take a traditional broom-tying class from Marine Mills Folk School, you will learn how to make three different brooms. First, you will make a turkey wing broom that is approximately 14-16 inches tall with a spread of 10-12 inches wide. You will also make a modified Turkey Wing Broom and finally a…
View MoreMake a Tin Thread and Leather String Necklace (Intergenerational) October 21, 2023
Oct 21, 2023 10:00AM—1:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterJoin instructor Katherine Buenger and learn how to make an elegant necklace. Using tin thread, a fine wire-wrapped around a fiber core (4% silver), and leather cord, students will learn to make a 5-strand braid to form a necklace with a silver-plated clasp. Your instructor will provide: Written instructions Complete kit to make one…
View MoreShrink Pots – Carving Wooden Canisters and Small Boxes – October 21 & 22, 2023
Oct 21, 2023 9:00AM—5:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterShrink 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…
View MoreIntroduction to Nalbinding – October 21, 2023
Oct 21, 2023 9:00AM—3:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterExperience the joy of creation, and shaping things out of simple materials. Explore this ancient form of textile construction. Nålbinding (needle stitching) can be traced back to the bronze and iron age. This fiber technique preceded knitting and crochet and is seen more recently in Scandinavian mittens, hats, stockings and milk strainers. Students will begin…
View More(Waitlist) Make Your Own Soap (Intergenerational) October 28, 2023
Oct 28, 2023 10:00AM—1:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterLearn to make all-natural soap with John Hanson, owner/maker of the Longfellow Soap Company. Due to the use of lye (used as it has been for over 5,000 years in soap making), part of the class will be a demonstration, but the class also includes a hands-on section with attendee participation. Each student will…
View MoreIntro to Block Printing on Fabric – October 28, 2023
Oct 28, 2023 10:30AM—1:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterDuring this class, students will learn how to translate a pencil drawing into a hand-carved rubber block, ready for printing. We will sketch ideas, transfer those sketches to blocks of rubber, learn the basics of using the carving tool, and then use black fabric block printing ink to print our carved designs on fabric.…
View MoreLeather Market Tote – October 28, 2023
Oct 28, 2023 10:00AM—4:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterIn this class, we will learn the basic skills of leather working while sewing a classic 100% leather tote bag. Learn about cutting leather, preparing it for stitching, saddle-stitching and riveting handles. Leave with a beautiful market tote of your very own and the skills to do countless leather-working projects for a lifetime! The…
View MoreWeave Kitchen Towels on a Rigid Heddle Loom – Oct. 28 & Nov. 4, 2023
Oct 28, 2023 10:00AM—4:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterStudents 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 the first day. The students will need…
View MoreWriting Workshop: Jump-Start New and Old Writing – October 28, 2023
Oct 28, 2023 1:00PM—4:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterThis is Part One of a two part Writing Workshop with Marge Barrett this fall (the second event is on December 2). You can attend both or you can attend just one. The goal is to create a great ongoing writing group in our area! Won’t that be fun! Jump-Start New and Old Writing…
View MoreTwined Round Bottom Basket – October 28 & 29
Oct 28, 2023 9:30AM—3:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine St. Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterIt is time to learn how to make a twined round bottom basket! A simple yet great storage basket. You will learn how to twined a solid basket bottom by twisting reed around spokes and adding additional spokes as you go. The basket will have 10″ sides and a sturdy rim, making this twined bottom basket…
View MoreBeginning Crop Art – November 4, 2023
Nov 04, 2023 9:00AM—12:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterIs Crop Art the first exhibit you race to at the Minnesota State Fair every year? Then this is the class for you! Typically incorporating a variety of seeds, grains, and other natural materials, crop art has been described as the “collision of art and agriculture.” Is crop art ‘kitsch’ or ‘art’ or somewhere in between? You…
View MoreNeedle Felt a Northern Cardinal – November 4, 2023
Nov 04, 2023 9:30AM—1:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterLearn 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…
View MoreEasy Home Coffee Roasting – November 4, 2023
Nov 04, 2023 10:00AM—12:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine St. Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterThink roasting coffee at home is tough? Think again! In this class, we’ll show you how to turn green beans into aromatic masterpieces. And guess what? We’re doing it with an air popper you might find in your grandma’s attic. (We’ll taste some coffee too!) Ever wondered why coffee from different places tastes, well,…
View MoreHand Poured Holiday Candles – November 4, 2023
Nov 04, 2023 1:00PM—3:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterCreate your own scented container candles for home decor or holiday gifts. You will be able to choose from a variety of scents (both natural essential oils and synthetic scents like orange, cinnamon spice, and pine) and colors to design your own custom candles. You will fill and take home one large glass jar and…
View MoreKitchen Sloyd – Carving Utensil Lab – November 4 & 5, 2023
Nov 04, 2023 9:00AM—5:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterSloyd is a Scandinavian word that means being crafty and this class is for the ones who want to think outside the box and make home goods and other kitchen items out of wood. We’ll have the option to make spatulas, cooking spoons, salad servers, egg cups, hand hewn cutting boards, spoon rests, chopsticks,…
View More(Waitlist) Copper Foil Stained Glass Window (Intergenerational) November 4, 2023
Nov 04, 2023 10:00AM—3:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterLearn 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,…
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