Try out spoon carving in this afternoon-long intro class.

Learn how instructor Jess selects a tree and prepares wooden blanks, practice basic carving techniques to carve a cooking spoon, and end with a discussion of finishing options and spoon care.

Suitable for ages 16+.  $75 ($65 ASI member) + $20 materials fee.

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Learn basic carving holds while crafting an iconic Swedish Dala horse.

Pick up a Swedish carving knife and pre-cut basswood blank to bring your unique Dala horse to life. Learn some finishing options in a class discussion.

Suitable for ages 16+. $75 ($65 ASI member) + $20 materials fee.

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Norwegian-style acanthus carvings are familiar to many appreciators of traditional buildings, wooden bowls, and other folk art, with painterly forms that build together into endless patterns.

In this four-week workshop, students learn the basic “alphabet” of Norwegian acanthus by drawing and then beginning to carve with gouges and chisels. Students provide some of their own materials for this class; see web link for more info.

Suitable for ages 18+. $180 ($160 ASI members) + $25 materials fee.

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Open to all levels, this gemcutting intensive focuses on handpiece-style faceting.

Students gain comprehensive knowledge and practical experience with gemcutting across various techniques, including hand shaping, wax dopping, polishing theory, glue transfers, manipulating facet geometry, and more. Students cut and finish four stones throughout this two-week bootcamp.

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Paper weaving is a quick and fun way to play with color, image, and pattern—without a loom!

Through lecture and demonstration, you will learn how to choose papers for weaving, how to decorate them, how to cut strips, choose a weave structure, read a weaving draft, and how to do the actual weaving.

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Contemporary folk artist, Timothy Hinchliff teaches yarn painting at Ilan-Lael.

Yarn paintings can be thought of as yarn mosaics. Designed for centuries by the North American Native Huichol people, yarn paintings were originally votive prayer offerings, and have evolved into elaborate works of art depicting sacred stories and symbols.

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The Denton Maker Center (DMC) will be hosting its first Art Jewelry Celebration (AJC) on Saturday, November 14, 2026.

The event will feature one-of-a-kind and limited production pieces from a range of art jewelers, from established professionals to rising stars.

Food, refreshments, and live music will also be a part of this festive event.

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Wool embroidery has offered needleworkers expressive texture on many types of textiles throughout history.

Learn about a few of its various iterations in this introductory class while stitching your own floral piece with yarn from the instructor’s sheep.

A kit is included in the class fee; students also provide some supplies. Each kit includes the tools and materials for one student. Kits will be available for pick up or can be shipped for an additional $10 fee. Suitable for ages 18+.

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Join Swedish textile artist and educator Kerstin in weaving a weft-facing repp band, a technique where the weft is given more space and a pattern is built up over time, much like a drawing or picture.

Using their band weaving loom and materials, students will develop skills in this intermediate-level class.

Suitable for ages 12+. Students provide their own materials and should be comfortable warping their small rigid heddle loom ahead of class; please see the full materials list link.

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Enjoy the relaxing art of needle felting while making a textile as pretty as a painting.

Using a piece of felt as the canvas and wool roving as the paint, students will work alongside textile artist Kayla Ann to create a 2-D folk-inspired floral bouquet in wool.

Suitable for ages 16+, the class fee includes a kit that has the tools and materials for one student.

Kits will be available for pick up at the American Swedish Institute starting January 22 or can be shipped for an additional $10 fee.

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Create a sweet felted chickadee inspired by Minnesota’s north woods in this afternoon-long class.

Students will follow step-by-step instructions to transform hand-dyed wool from the instructor’s own sheep into a small felted chickadee.

Class fee includes a kit. Each kit has the tools and materials for one student, including a needle felting base, felting needles, and wool roving.

Kits will be available for pick up at the American Swedish Institute or can be shipped for an additional $10 fee.

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Virtual class: Saturday, January 17 – Sunday, January 18, 10 am – 12 pm CST

Join Swedish textile artist and educator Kerstin to design and begin weaving a repp band, a style where warp threads tightly cover the weft threads.

Students will practice creating a pattern, warping, and starting to weave a repp band over two online sessions using their own small, rigid-heddle band weaving loom and materials.

Suitable for ages 12+.

Students provide their own materials, details in the link.

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This is a live virtual class.

Create a festive ornament using needle felting techniques alongside teaching artist Kayla Ann!

This fun project utilizes cookie cutters to create a felted ornament with clean lines, even shape, and adorable details. This class is ideal for beginners.

Kits are included in the fee and include wool and felting tools for one student (cookie cutters not provided). Kits will be available for pick up starting 12/4, or can be shipped for $10. Registration closes on 11/24.

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Alice Ballard’s Finding Solace presents an organic landscape of ceramic sculpture inspired by seeds, pods, and other natural forms.

Known for her meditative approach and deep reverence for nature’s cycles of growth and renewal, Ballard’s work explores the interconnectedness between humanity and the natural world.

This exhibition celebrates a lifetime devoted to observing life’s quiet metamorphoses and translating them into sculptural poetry in clay.

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In Alaska, repair culture can include innovation, adapted design, or alternative repair materials, as our location often dictates thinking “outside the box.”

Learn from expert innovators, artists and repairers and consult with them on your own items in need of attention: from beloved textiles and clothing to furniture and household items.

Repair & Reuse workshops aim to transform our culture into one that repairs more readily than it purchases to create a more sustainable community.

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