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Starting with Slöjd: Viking 6-Strand Braid

Starting with Slöjd is a monthly program for early elementary children. Participants explore new tools, materials, and skills that prepare them for a lifelong love of handcraft.

These drop-off programs are suitable for students in grades K–2. $20 ($15 ASI member).

Learn to braid like the Vikings! Instructor Anna Ruhland will show students how to braid a cord using six strands of thread or yarn. This cord can be used as a necklace, bracelet, or strap for a bag.

Medium: 
Fiber
Colored yarn being braided. American Swedish Institute
Sunday, July 19, 2026
American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Ave 
Minneapolis, 
MN 
55407
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