Come together for a weekend of fun and experimentation on the edge of Lake Superior! Try your hand at green wood carving, wet felting, needle felting, rope and cordage-making, sewing and visible mending, textile block printing, and leatherwork. We’ll combine these mediums to make projects such as bags, receptacles such as bowls or baskets, kitchen utensils, and games. Together, we’ll create a supportive, resourceful, and playful crafting community.

Traditional handcraft methods were developed to solve the problems of daily life—spoons for eating, baskets for gathering. Today, everything we need can be bought, but our human urge to MAKE persists. Whether you’re experienced at one craft and want to try something new, you’re not ready to commit to one discipline, or you’re looking to introduce traditional handcraft to the kids in your life—this course is for you! Our emphasis will be on experimentation, learning from one another, fun, and creativity. The aim is to send you home with a sense of satisfaction from your new skills, a feeling of calm from slowing down—and perhaps a new interest!

A materials fee of $40 will be collected in class by your instructor.

Optional Tools

• If you are interested in learning visible mending, please bring a clothing item that needs repair such as jeans with a hole in them.