Discover the history and art of spinning yarn by hand in this one-day workshop.

Students will learn basic techniques for working with a bottom-whorl spindle and explore historical methods that predate the spinning wheel. Bring home a spindle and fiber, brand-new yarn, and foundational skills to continue spinning.

Suitable for ages 14+. $115 ($100 ASI member) + $25 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Learn to weave on an inkle loom, a useful, portable loom for weaving bands up to 3″ wide in a variety of patterns and styles.

Students will learn how to warp an inkle loom and start weaving a 1″ wide band, and will leave with a band up to 4″ long.

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

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It’s unnecessary to trek into the wilderness to harvest wild edibles—there’s options right here in the city!

Join Maria of Four Season Foraging to explore the urban environment in search of seasonal wild foods, starting with ASI’s campus. Be prepared to be outside and walk up to 10 city blocks.

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

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For centuries, round objects such as bowls, cups, plates, and furniture were produced using the simple technology of a foot-powered, spring pole lathe.

Students will join bowl turner David for this three-day introduction to the craft of turning bowls using this old tool.

Note: this class requires physical strength, stamina, and the ability to stand on one leg.

Suitable for ages 18+. $325 ($300 ASI member) + $50 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Make the sweetest little woolly tomte and critter friend ready for imaginative play in this intergenerational needle felting class.

Kids and their special adults will shape and decorate a pocket-sized tomte and its cute companion using the magical technique of needle felting.  Kids ages 9-17 are invited to join alongside an adult.

$55 adult/ child pair ($45 ASI member adult/child pair) + $25 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Get your fairy garden ready for spring with mushrooms, creatures, gnomes, and more!

Kids ages 9-17 and their special adults are invited to make a dozen tiny clay decorations perfect for tucking in a potted plant or fairy garden.

After students build and paint their creations with colorful underglazes, the projects will be fired in the instructor’s home studio and then returned to ASI for pickup.

$55 adult/youth pair ($45 ASI member adult/youth pair) + $20 materials fee payable to instructor.

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

Come 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, accompanied by a registered adult. $70 ($60 ASI member) + $25 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Get a taste of carving with fresh wood using traditional Scandinavian tools and techniques.

This quick intro class covers the basics of using a carving knife and working with “green” or fresh wood while making a small butter spreader. Note, carving requires good hand strength and flexibility.

Suitable for ages 16+, or ages 11–15, accompanied by a registered adult. $75 ($65 ASI member) + $20 materials fee payable to instructor.

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This course will teach beginners how to weave their first stake and strand willow basket. This very old basket style starts with a flat base, and builds the sides upwards with vertical “stakes” and horizontal “strands.”

While weaving their first basket (about 9”x 8”), students will also learn about harvesting, material selection, willow soaking, basket anatomy, and the benefits of different weaving patterns.

Suitable for ages 16+. $225 ($200 ASI member) + $45 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Get your hands on a knife and fresh wood, and start spoon carving!

This two-day class walks students through carving a spoon from a green wood blank to its finished form. Suitable for students of all levels, though prior experience with green woodcarving, is recommended.

Suitable for ages 18+ or 16+ registered alongside an accompanying adult; note that spoon carving requires moderate hand and arm strength and flexibility. $205 ($185 ASI member) + $25 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Celebrate the return of warmth and light while creating an original floral watercolor design from the season’s buds and blooms.

In this two-day watercolor workshop, students will practice painting and drawing from props and leave with an original design suitable for framing or gifting.

Suitable for ages 18+. $275 ($250 ASI member).

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Learn about and create your own Dala horse!

Students will discover the origins of one of Sweden’s most enduring cultural symbols before painting and decorating their own Dala horse to take home. Adults must attend program with all children they have signed up.

Museum admission is included. $25.95 adult and one child ($20.95 member adult and one child); $15.95 for each additional child.

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Build skills in Scandinavian-style flat plane figure carving in this intermediate-level workshop.

Students with previous figure carving experience will work on nuances of adding details to figures’ faces and bodies.

Over four weeks, students will practice on sample sticks and bring previously started figures to life.

Geared towards carvers ages 18+ with past figure carving experience. $195 ($175 ASI Member) + $10 Materials fee payable to instructor.

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Visit ASI for a day of basket weaving. Students will learn basket-weaving techniques using Minnesota-harvested plants to create a beautiful, natural basket perfect for spring.

Slöjd Studio is a program for children in grades 3–5. Participants will practice slöjd skills and explore new tools as they continue to nurture their lifelong love of handcraft. $25 ($20 ASI member) .

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Make a pair of custom-designed fused glass beachinspired plates that evoke the beauty, fun, and allure of the beach year-round.

Students will learn the fundamentals of glass design, cutting, decorating, fusing, and slumping by creating a pair of 6″ fused glass plates, in time for summer. No previous experience necessary.

Suitable for ages 18+. $75 ($65 ASI member) + $45 materials fee payable to instructor.

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