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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Gather with other makers for a friendly and productive evening! Makers Night is a monthly opportunity every third Thursday for anyone interested in craft to work in community in our Berglund Studio Classroom or in the summer, on our beautiful front lawn! Bring a project to work on and any tools you need, and be ready to share conversation, tips and questions.

Free; no advanced registration required.

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Try out Scandinavian-style woodcarving in this hands on workshop.

Students will work with fresh “green” wood, a carving knife, and other hand tools to make some simple kitchen tools. This is a terrific introduction to carving for anyone hoping to carve with spoons, bowls, or other green wood projects.

Note that carving requires good hand strength and f lexibility. Suitable for ages 16+, or ages 14-15 with a registered adult. $115 ($100 ASI member) + $30 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Try out the art of woodcut printmaking in this oneday class!

Students will choose an image or sketch before class, then learn how to prepare a wood block, carve their image, and print multiple copies of a 4×6-inch single-color design.

This workshop is suitable for beginning printmakers ages 18+, or ages 16-17 alongside a registered adult. $115 ($100 ASI member) + $50 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Taking inspiration from Nordic herbal traditions, spend an afternoon exploring generational wisdom and knowledge of summer herbs and wild foods.

Students will make several herbal preparations while grounding their learning in modern understandings of herbal medicine and the Norse mythology and oral traditions of Sunna, the Norse Sun goddess and healer.

Suitable for ages 14+. $75 ($65 ASI members) + $30 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Try out nålbinding, a global textile tradition that has been especially well preserved in Scandinavia.

In this intro class, students will make their own nålbinding needle (the only tool necessary in this highly portable craft), explore about the history of nålbinding, and learn some basic stitches to start a bracelet or armband. You’ll leave with everything you need to continue this craft at home.

Suitable for ages 11+. $70 ($60 ASI member) + $10 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Learn to carve Minnesota’s state bird, the loon!

This class invites youth and their important adult for a relaxing afternoon of carving outside in ASI’s fenced-in lawn.

Suitable for ages 8+, alongside an adult. $110 adult/youth pair ($100 ASI member adult/ youth pair) + $20 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Light up your summer evenings with a custommade luminary.

Students will decorate a prepared ceramic luminaries with carved designs in this workshop, then pick a color to complement their design. The luminaries will be fired and returned to ASI for pickup after class.

This class also includes a complimentary beverage from FIKA Café. Suitable for ages 21+. $75 ($65 ASI member) + $25 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.

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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.

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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.

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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.

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Our highly anticipated Textile Garage Sale returns Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 3, 2026.

Now celebrating its 26th year, this annual event has become a destination for makers across the region, offering thousands of donated textile supplies at deeply discounted prices.

Every corner of Textile Center will be filled with fabric, yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks, looms, books, sewing machines, spinning wheels, and more!

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