state
: MN
Knit lace like a Victorian Swede! Working with silk yarn in a lace construction, knitters will create unique ruffled cuffs to adorn an existing garment or craft a bracelet.
Knitwear designer Wendy Johnson will also discuss the history of garment design in Sweden during the Victorian era, as well as the history of silk mills in Sweden.
Suitable for ages 16+ $75 ($65 ASI member) + $30 materials fee payable to instructor
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Starting with Slöjd is a monthly program for early elementary (K-2) students who want to start crafting! Whether it’s playing with wool, wire, paper, or more, this group will explore new tools, materials, and skills that prepare kids for a lifelong love of slöjd (handcraft).
Join ASI instructor Anna Ruhland to learn the basic techniques of rya weaving. Use the skills you learn to create a woven piece of art inspired by Handwoven: Between Chaos and Order. $20 non-member/$15 ASI member.
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Join herbalist Gigi Risberg Stafne to learn more about eight common medicinal trees and shrubs common in Nordic folk medicine traditions, and also found in the Upper Midwest.
Participants will have the opportunity to handcraft a tea, tincture, and sauna blend while learning about each tree’s myths, magic, food, shelter, and medicine.
Suitable for ages 14+. $90 ($80 ASI member) + $20 materials fee payable to instructor.
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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.
Bring a project to work on and any tools you need, and be ready to share conversation, tips and questions. FREE
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Get started with Scandinavian-style flat plane figure carving in this three-week class. Carver Jock Holmen will get students started with basic knife safety and techniques for shaping figures’ bodies and faces.
Students may be interested in continuing with the intermediate class immediately following for seven weeks of carving.
Geared towards ages 18+ beginners. $135 ($120 ASI member) + $5 Materials fee payable to instructor.
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Join artist Tia Keobounpheng for a film screening of her latest project, GIEĐAIN, followed by an artist talk. In 2025, Tia returned to her ancestral village in Swedish Sápmi with her two sons. They lived with their elder and relative for two weeks, learning from his 70 years of experience carving and crafting. Their hands worked together to craft their own wooden cups and knives. GIEĐAIN speaks to the intrinsic knowing that was awakened in the process.
Pay what you can: $1, $5, $10, $20
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Discover the possibilities of weaving using rya knots! Join ASI instructor Anna Ruhland to learn the basic techniques of weaving with rya. Use the skills you learn to create a woven piece of art inspired by the current exhibition Handwoven: Between Chaos and Order.
Slöjd Studio is a monthly program for young makers (grades 3-5). $25 non-member/$40 member.
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Join felter Jen for this intergenerational class, where kids and their special adults can try out “painting with wool” together.
Using a felt base attached to a mini grapevine wreath, students will practice needle felting techniques to create a colorful spring scene using felting needles, wool, and lots of imagination.
This workshop welcomes children 9+ alongside their accompanying adult. $55 per adult/child pair ($45 ASI member adult/child pair) + $20 materials fee payable to instructor.
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North House Folk School’s Craft Exploration Camp offers a unique opportunity for kids and their grown-ups to try a traditional craft sampler.
In this five-day “summer camp,” adult/child pairs will engage with textiles, Anishinaabe-style beadwork, hand tool woodworking, blacksmithing, and outdoor exploration of the North Shore’s landscapes. Students will explore a bit of these crafts, all rooted in intergenerational learning and examining our connection with the natural world.
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Curiosity is inherent to craft, and North House Folk School’s Craft Exploration Camp offers a unique experience for adult learners wanting to try it all.
In this five-day “summer camp” experience, students will engage with wool textiles, Anishinaabe-style beadwork, hand tool woodworking, blacksmithing, and outdoor exploration of the North Shore’s landscapes. Students have the opportunity to taste a bit of these core crafts, all rooted in examining our connection with the natural world.
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This exhibition brings together ceramic artists ChengOu Yu and Jing Huang, whose parallel journeys began in China and led them to North America in 2013, and whose work reflects on migration, memory, and shifting perception.
Opening reception Friday, March 6, 6 – 8 pm
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A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats reimagines a familiar adage as an ecological and social imperative, exploring the interdependence of community, climate, and collective presence through clay.
Participating artists: Katayoun Amjadi, Misty Gamble, and Claudia Poser.
Opening reception Friday, March 6, 6 – 8 pm
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Every Tuesday join other makers online to work, share, and visit in a relaxed virtual setting. Whether you knit, carve, weave, sew, spin, crochet, or some other fascinating thing, we invite you to tune in with a project to work on. All are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like to join the conversation. Registration is required for this free virtual program. By registering, makers will gain ongoing access to ASI’s Virtual Makers Mornings and receive reminder emails.
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Every Tuesday join other makers online to work, share, and visit in a relaxed virtual setting. Whether you knit, carve, weave, sew, spin, crochet, or some other fascinating thing, we invite you to tune in with a project to work on. All are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like to join the conversation. Registration is required for this free virtual program. By registering, makers will gain ongoing access to ASI’s Virtual Makers Mornings and receive reminder emails.
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Every Tuesday join other makers online to work, share, and visit in a relaxed virtual setting. Whether you knit, carve, weave, sew, spin, crochet, or some other fascinating thing, we invite you to tune in with a project to work on. All are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like to join the conversation. Registration is required for this free virtual program. By registering, makers will gain ongoing access to ASI’s Virtual Makers Mornings and receive reminder emails.
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