It 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…

Is 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…

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…

  Think 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,…

  Create 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…

  Sloyd 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,…

  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,…

Join 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 3 consecutive Saturdays, for…

  How about this idea? A very simple one SUNDAY class to make a bread basket! A simple yet very straight forward basket. You will learn how to make a simple rim as well. If there is time you can finish the basket bottom with a trellis design. This would be a great class to take…

***This event requires NO registration! 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 embroidery, spinning, or weaving. Find a new friend or meet up with an old one and…

  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 two of our most…

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…

  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 two of our most…

  Experience 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…

***This event requires NO registration! 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 embroidery, spinning, or weaving. Find a new friend or meet up with an old one and…

  Learn 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…

  Join instructor Katherine Buenger to learn the art of tin braiding and create an elegant four-strand bracelet with beads. Inspired by the woven belts and bands of the indigenous Sami people of Northern Europe, this simple technique for braiding tin thread can be utilized in a variety of ways for future jewelry or fiber…

  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 two of our most…

  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 two of our most…

  Looking to make a few presents for this holiday?  Have you wanted to learn embroidery but have been too scared to start?  This class is for those who want to learn how to embroider but would like an easy, quick project to do. Learn a new skill that is both practical and beautiful! This…

***This event requires NO registration! 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 embroidery, spinning, or weaving. Find a new friend or meet up with an old one and…

  Is 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…