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Happy Holidays to All from Marine Mills Folk School!
Dec 17, 2022 8:00AM—Jan 02, 2023 12:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School
Marine Mills Folk School will be closed for the Holidays from December 17, 2022 to January 2, 2023. We can be contacted by emailing us at info@marinemillsfolkschool.org or call 612-314-6295 and leave a message!
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FREE! Tuesday Knit Night (In-Person) December 13, 2022
Dec 13, 2022 6:30PM—8:00PM
***This event requires NO registration! Just come if you can and enjoy. 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…
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Papercut Hanji – Holiday Ornaments (In-Person, Intergenerational) December 10, 2022
Dec 10, 2022 9:30AM—12:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine St., Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047
Hanji, Korea’s amazing handmade paper, has provided both usefulness and beauty to Korean culture for well over a thousand years. The paper’s strength makes it ideal for papercutting, as well as calligraphy, painting, and so much more. Join The Hanji Crew, your instructors Libby Pomroy and Kat Wesley, for an afternoon of creative holiday ornament…
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Leather Market Tote (In-Person) December 10, 2022
Dec 10, 2022 10:00AM—4:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
In 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! Tote…
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Vintage Jewelry Tree (In-Person) December 10, 2022
Dec 10, 2022 12:00PM—4:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine St. Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047
Learn how to give old or broken jewelry a second life! In this class you will learn how to make you own jewelry tree, heart, or whatever shape you like. Instructor Judy Sell will provide a felt lined 8”x10” black frame, tools, adhesive and small jewelry to fill the gaps. You provide jewelry you have…
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Free! Bluegrass Jam Session (In-Person) December 10
Dec 10, 2022 10:00AM—12:00PM
***This event requires NO registration! *** An essential skill of bluegrass music is the ability to take part in informal playing situations, also known as a “jam session”. Participants arrange themselves in a circle, choose a song from a common repertoire, sing, accompany each other, and play solos. Often, they do this despite no previous…
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Free Open Carving Session, December 10, 2022
Dec 10, 2022 10:00AM—12:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on Saint Croix, MN 55047
This Free Open Carving will meet once a month on the 2nd Saturday of each month! Mark your calendars! No need to register, Just join us! Calling all wood carvers! Join us in creating a local community of carvers, to share knowledge, help and friendship with other wood carving artists. Free to anyone who is…
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Build a Wooden Paddle December Session 1 (In-Person)
Dec 09, 2022 2:00PM—5:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Build your own bent shaft canoe paddle. Students will learn about wood selection and grains, use of hand tools and skill saw, paddle design and considerations, and paddle sizing. Each student will leave with a completed bent shaft paddle ready for varnishing. This class will take place over 3 days for a total of 9…
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FREE! Tuesday Knit Night (In-Person) December 6, 2022
Dec 06, 2022 6:30PM—8:00PM
***This event requires NO registration! Just come if you can and enjoy. 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…
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Acrylic Painting- Expressionist Landscapes (In-Person) December 3, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 10:00AM—2:00PM
Do you wish you could sit down with some paints and create a beautiful scene, but find that you are uncertain of how to begin? If you want to learn how to set fear aside and experience the joy of putting paint onto canvas in a loose approach, creating a fresher and more intuitive painting,…
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Crochet Amigurumi Ornaments (In-Person) December 3, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 10:00AM—1:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Learn basic crochet techniques while making these adorable crocheted ornaments! Once you finish your ornaments, you will want to make more and more. They make great holiday gifts, too. Instructor Cara Corey will show you how to form rounds, increase and decrease, stuff your ornaments, and embellish them with tiny faces. You will start with mittens…
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Knits From The North Sea: Cables Bobbles, and Traveling Stitches (In-Person) December 3, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 9:30AM—2:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Cables, bobbles, and traveling stitches have adorned the sweaters of fishermen in the North Sea for centuries. Students will learn these skills while making a tote bag using a pattern they can adjust to their individual skill and comfort level. Options include easier/more difficult cables, using/omitting bobbles, learning traveling stitches in one/both directions. Each student’s…
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Needle Felted Gift Toppers (In-Person) December 3, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 9:30AM—12:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
This class is designed to introduce students to needle felting with a simple, seasonal project. Perfect for beginners. No experience necessary. Felting is older than spinning or weaving and found in many world cultures. Felting wool means to agitate the fibers so that they bond together into a non-woven fabric or a three-dimensional form. Dry…
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7 Strand Tin Thread Necklace (In-person) December 3, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 10:00AM—1:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Students enjoyed Katherine’s sami-inspired bracelet class so much that we decided to bring her back for another class! Using tin thread, a fine wire made of pewter and 4% silver that is wrapped around a fiber core, you will learn to make a 7-strand braided necklace with a silver-plated magnetic clasp. Students should bring: Small…
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Free! Mend with Friends (In-Person) December 3, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 9:00AM—12:00PM
***This event requires NO registration! Just come if you can and enjoy. Calling all menders! Do you have a pile of mending you’ve been meaning to get to, but haven’t quite gotten to yet? Get support from other menders at our monthly “Mend with Friends” events on the first Saturday of every month. Share mending…
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Holiday Breads with Rye (In-Person) December 3, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 9:00AM—1:00PM
Christ Lutheran Church 150 5th Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Rye flour combined with spices makes flavorful holiday breads. Imagine those fresh-baked smells coming from your kitchen during the holidays! You’ll make Bryce’s Swedish Limpa, as well as a honey-sweetened rye spice bread. Join Master Bakers Bryce Johnson and Ross Safford for this hands-on class. You’ll get your hands messy, laugh, and learn a lot.…
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Happy Holidays to All from Marine Mills Folk School!
Dec 17, 2022 8:00AM—Jan 02, 2023 12:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School
Marine Mills Folk School will be closed for the Holidays from December 17, 2022 to January 2, 2023. We can be contacted by emailing us at info@marinemillsfolkschool.org or call 612-314-6295 and leave a message!
View MoreFREE! Tuesday Knit Night (In-Person) December 13, 2022
Dec 13, 2022 6:30PM—8:00PM
***This event requires NO registration! Just come if you can and enjoy. 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…
View MorePapercut Hanji – Holiday Ornaments (In-Person, Intergenerational) December 10, 2022
Dec 10, 2022 9:30AM—12:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine St., Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047
Hanji, Korea’s amazing handmade paper, has provided both usefulness and beauty to Korean culture for well over a thousand years. The paper’s strength makes it ideal for papercutting, as well as calligraphy, painting, and so much more. Join The Hanji Crew, your instructors Libby Pomroy and Kat Wesley, for an afternoon of creative holiday ornament…
View MoreLeather Market Tote (In-Person) December 10, 2022
Dec 10, 2022 10:00AM—4:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
In 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! Tote…
View MoreVintage Jewelry Tree (In-Person) December 10, 2022
Dec 10, 2022 12:00PM—4:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine St. Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047
Learn how to give old or broken jewelry a second life! In this class you will learn how to make you own jewelry tree, heart, or whatever shape you like. Instructor Judy Sell will provide a felt lined 8”x10” black frame, tools, adhesive and small jewelry to fill the gaps. You provide jewelry you have…
View MoreFree! Bluegrass Jam Session (In-Person) December 10
Dec 10, 2022 10:00AM—12:00PM
***This event requires NO registration! *** An essential skill of bluegrass music is the ability to take part in informal playing situations, also known as a “jam session”. Participants arrange themselves in a circle, choose a song from a common repertoire, sing, accompany each other, and play solos. Often, they do this despite no previous…
View MoreFree Open Carving Session, December 10, 2022
Dec 10, 2022 10:00AM—12:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on Saint Croix, MN 55047
This Free Open Carving will meet once a month on the 2nd Saturday of each month! Mark your calendars! No need to register, Just join us! Calling all wood carvers! Join us in creating a local community of carvers, to share knowledge, help and friendship with other wood carving artists. Free to anyone who is…
View MoreBuild a Wooden Paddle December Session 1 (In-Person)
Dec 09, 2022 2:00PM—5:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Build your own bent shaft canoe paddle. Students will learn about wood selection and grains, use of hand tools and skill saw, paddle design and considerations, and paddle sizing. Each student will leave with a completed bent shaft paddle ready for varnishing. This class will take place over 3 days for a total of 9…
View MoreFREE! Tuesday Knit Night (In-Person) December 6, 2022
Dec 06, 2022 6:30PM—8:00PM
***This event requires NO registration! Just come if you can and enjoy. 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…
View MoreAcrylic Painting- Expressionist Landscapes (In-Person) December 3, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 10:00AM—2:00PM
Do you wish you could sit down with some paints and create a beautiful scene, but find that you are uncertain of how to begin? If you want to learn how to set fear aside and experience the joy of putting paint onto canvas in a loose approach, creating a fresher and more intuitive painting,…
View MoreCrochet Amigurumi Ornaments (In-Person) December 3, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 10:00AM—1:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Learn basic crochet techniques while making these adorable crocheted ornaments! Once you finish your ornaments, you will want to make more and more. They make great holiday gifts, too. Instructor Cara Corey will show you how to form rounds, increase and decrease, stuff your ornaments, and embellish them with tiny faces. You will start with mittens…
View MoreKnits From The North Sea: Cables Bobbles, and Traveling Stitches (In-Person) December 3, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 9:30AM—2:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Cables, bobbles, and traveling stitches have adorned the sweaters of fishermen in the North Sea for centuries. Students will learn these skills while making a tote bag using a pattern they can adjust to their individual skill and comfort level. Options include easier/more difficult cables, using/omitting bobbles, learning traveling stitches in one/both directions. Each student’s…
View MoreNeedle Felted Gift Toppers (In-Person) December 3, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 9:30AM—12:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
This class is designed to introduce students to needle felting with a simple, seasonal project. Perfect for beginners. No experience necessary. Felting is older than spinning or weaving and found in many world cultures. Felting wool means to agitate the fibers so that they bond together into a non-woven fabric or a three-dimensional form. Dry…
View More7 Strand Tin Thread Necklace (In-person) December 3, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 10:00AM—1:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School 550 Pine Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Students enjoyed Katherine’s sami-inspired bracelet class so much that we decided to bring her back for another class! Using tin thread, a fine wire made of pewter and 4% silver that is wrapped around a fiber core, you will learn to make a 7-strand braided necklace with a silver-plated magnetic clasp. Students should bring: Small…
View MoreFree! Mend with Friends (In-Person) December 3, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 9:00AM—12:00PM
***This event requires NO registration! Just come if you can and enjoy. Calling all menders! Do you have a pile of mending you’ve been meaning to get to, but haven’t quite gotten to yet? Get support from other menders at our monthly “Mend with Friends” events on the first Saturday of every month. Share mending…
View MoreHoliday Breads with Rye (In-Person) December 3, 2022
Dec 03, 2022 9:00AM—1:00PM
Christ Lutheran Church 150 5th Street Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
Rye flour combined with spices makes flavorful holiday breads. Imagine those fresh-baked smells coming from your kitchen during the holidays! You’ll make Bryce’s Swedish Limpa, as well as a honey-sweetened rye spice bread. Join Master Bakers Bryce Johnson and Ross Safford for this hands-on class. You’ll get your hands messy, laugh, and learn a lot.…
View More