Celebrate America’s 250th birthday by creating a patriotic Flag Market Basket! Using twine with round reed, weave red and white stripes, and add a blue overlay field.

Basket weaving experience is not required but is helpful. This is a long class, feel free to bring snacks, bottled water will be provided.

All weaving materials and supplies are included. Please note that the image depicts a swing handle, the actual project will use a stationary D handle.

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Free event! All ages & skill levels welcome! Join us for a full day of interactive crafting fun at Fiber Fest! You’re invited to celebrate sustainable fiber and craft at San Diego Craft Collective.

At Fiber Fest, enjoy a variety of free crafts, fun Make & Take crafts (for a small fee), local vendors, and live demonstrations, including sheep shearing, wool processing, spinning yarn, felting, weaving, knitting, crochet, natural dye, basket weaving, broom making, and more! See you there!

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Learn about the rich, storied history of Swedish flax growing and linen processing from ancient times to today.

Discover the steps involved in growing, harvesting, and processing flax fiber for making linen. Students will have hands-on experience processing flax stalks into spinnable fibers using traditional hand tools.

Suitable for ages 18+. $75 ($65 ASI member) + $30 materials fee payable to instructor.

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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).

Create a magical wand to incorporate into imaginative play! Elementary school art teacher Anna Ruhland will lead kids in shaping and decorating magical wands using the traditional needle-felting technique.

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Where do Birch and Pine trees, as well as blueberries and sweetgrass, grow? Sápmi and Minnesota! Many plants in the boreal region grow in both the northernmost part of the Scandinavian Peninsula of Europe and around the Great Lakes region.

This Boreal Plant Walk sets out at a Twin Cities location and takes a stroll through the woods, stopping to learn about plants that grow in both regions and their North Sámi and English names. $25 ($20 ASI member).

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Dive into the art of fabric stenciling!

Taking inspiration from textile artist Kirsten Aune’s colorful, bold patterns and modern Scandinavian designs, students will create their own stencils and use them to decorate fabric for a cute and versatile bento bag. After learning the basics of fabric stenciling, you will be ready to decorate fabric for many projects.

Suitable for ages 18+. $90 ($80 ASI member) + $35 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Design your own seasonal floral centerpiece in this beginner-friendly class!

Join Elle, farmer-florist at Mellifera Flowers, to learn the basics of floral design. Using a stunning array of locally grown flowers, students will create their own centerpiece in class and head home with the ability to transform flowers from the garden, market, or store into organic and unique arrangements.

Suitable for ages 18+. $65 ($55 ASI member) + $45 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Carvers of all experience levels can join this three-day flat plane figure carving class.

Using only a knife, students will carve a Nordic-inspired character in a simplified, traditional style. Expect plenty of discussion about the history of figure carving and notable carvers while finishing one or two carvings. Moderate hand strength and dexterity are required.

Suitable for ages 16+. $350 ($315 ASI member) + $10 materials fee per blank payable to instructor.

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Try out the art of lucet braiding, using a simple wooden hand tool to create colorful and durable cords.

These are perfect for using as lanyards, shoelaces, replacing a cord on a bag or hoodie, and anything else you can think up.

Suitable for ages 16+. $65 ($55 ASI member), + $10 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Make a sweet garland of colorful woolly flowers!

Felter Jen will lead kids and their special adults in shaping and decorating wool flowers using the magical needle felting technique before stringing them onto a garland.

This project is especially suited for younger participants—suitable for ages 5-10 alongside an adult. $55 adult/child pair ($45 ASI member adult/child pair); $20 additional youth ($15 ASI member additional youth) + $25 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Carve your own wooden travel cup in the Nordic green woodworking tradition.

Students will work with fresh birch logs to axe out, hollow, and shape their own durable and versatile kuksa. Good hand strength and previous green woodcarving experience are required. Students provide their own carving axe and knife.

Suitable for ages 18+ or 16+ registered alongside an accompanying adult. $250 ($225 ASI member) + $50 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026 will support an artist residency at Spelman College; an immersive opportunity to collaborate, experiment and create. Alberta Whittle works across painting, film, performance and textiles illustrating a nuanced approach to the notion of craft.

Engaging resources across campus from emergent technologies in the innovation lab to resources in printmaking, papermaking, fibers and beyond Whittle will create, meet and interact with faculty and students.

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Join Maria of Four Season Foraging to learn about basic best practices for foraging in the city and explore the urban environment in search of wild foods— emphasizing seasonal flowers and fruit. Be prepared to be out, rain or shine, and walk up to 10–12 city blocks.

Suitable for ages 18+ or 11–17 registered alongside an adult for a reduced price. $45 ($40 ASI member).

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Paint your own bowl with any pattern you like, perfect for everything from porridge to ice cream!

Use the template designs provided or bring your own inspiration. Students will paint two bisqueware bowls prepared in advance by potter Sue, who will then take them back to her studio for the final firing. The finished bowls will be returned to ASI for pick-up.

Suitable for ages 14+. $65 ($55 ASI member) + $30 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Build new weaving skills while tackling Scandinavian-style pick-up patterns!

The perfect class for students ready to explore more advanced band weaving, students will learn the entire process of weaving a decorative patterned band on a backstrap-style rigid heddle loom.

No prior weaving experience required, but especially recommended for students with past weaving experience.

Suitable for ages 14+. $225 ($200 ASI member) + $35 materials fee payable to instructor. 10 am-5 pm both days.

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