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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Dive into the beautiful but utilitarian world of band weaving!

Working on a backstrap style rigid heddle loom, students will learn all the steps of designing, starting, weaving, and finishing a plain weave band and head home with two bands.

Especially recommended for new band weavers. Suitable for ages 14+. $115 ($100 ASI member) + $30 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Grab a friend and enjoy a beverage from FIKA Café while making a sweet wooly scene.

Using a felt base, colorful wool, and felting needles, students will use needle felting techniques to “paint with wool” to create a colorful scene.

No previous experience is necessary to head home with a beautiful decoration that captures the best parts of summer! $75 ($65 ASI member) + $25 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Make an amphibian friend using colorful wool!

Felter Jen will lead kids and their special adults through shaping and decorating a frog and a lily pad using the magical technique of needle felting.

This project is especially suited for older participants—suitable for ages 9-17 alongside an adult. $55 adult/child pair ($45 ASI member adult/child pair) + $25 materials fee payable to the 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).

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.

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Learn how the Vikings added color to their life through vibrant textiles in this historically grounded natural dye class.

By practicing dyeing small wool skeins, students in this intro-level class will explore the flowers, leaves, roots, and lichens used in Nordic countries for dyeing since at least the Viking era. All materials provided.

Suitable for ages 16+ or 14–15 registered alongside an adult. $115 ($100 ASI member) + $25 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Embellish your own beautiful and useful hand towel using Swedish Huck Weaving!

This approachable, beginner-friendly method blends surface embroidery with weaving, creating the appearance of complex geometric, and linear designs with simple techniques. Bring home an embroidered towel and the inspiration to add embroidered detail to the rest of your home!

Suitable for ages 16+. $75 ($65 ASI member) + $35 materials fee payable to instructor.

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This beginner course introduces students to the Scandinavian-style flat plane carving tradition with a lesson on basic knife grips and carving techniques.

Carve and paint a couple of sweet miniature wooden vegetables for imagination play, display, or even making a statement necklace.

Suitable for ages 16+ or 11–15 alongside a registered adult. $70 ($60 ASI member) + $25 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Try out Scandinavian-style flat plane carving in this one day class, focused on carving “village folk” or tiny characters.

Maeve Gathje will introduce the technique of carving faces and people “on the corner” of a longer squared blank. This simple format allows new carvers to practice knife skills and exercise their creativity.

Suitable for beginners, ages 16+, or 14+ with an accompanying adult. $115 ($100 ASI member) + $40 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Try out wet felting while making a unique and meaningful felted scarf!

Students will learn the art of nuno felting, where wool is combined with fabric to create a strong, beautiful, and lightweight scarf. This accessible technique is a great way to learn about wet felting in just a few hours.

Suitable for ages 18+ or ages 14–17 registered alongside an adult. $75 ($65 ASI member) + $25 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Get started on a hand-embroidered linen sampler!

Students will practice a variety of free-hand embroidery stitches, with particular emphasis on exploring combinations of different stitches to delightful effects. Students will leave with a 12” x 16” sampler in process, which can be finished as a table runner, pillow, or bag front.

Suitable for all experience levels ages 16+. $115 ($100 ASI member) + $20 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Try embroidering with linen! This class offers an overview of basic free-hand embroidery stitches as students decorate a small floral motif on linen.

Students will head home with a small sampler ready to display and inspiration to continue stitching at home.

Particularly geared towards novice stitchers, ages 16+. $70 ($60 ASI member) + $10 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Join potter Kim of Imokim Pottery to decorate a ceramic dish with a carved and painted design while enjoying a beverage from FIKA Café.

Students will decorate pre-formed dishes, perfect for snacks or trinkets. After class, the pieces will be glazed with a top clear coat and fired before returning to ASI for pick up a few weeks later.

Suitable for ages 21+. $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)

Instructor Anna Ruhland will teach students how to collect nature objects, such as grass and leaves, and use them in printing. Print nature objects onto a canvas bag to create a useful and unique project!

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