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Currently Scheduled Courses

Child's Windsor Side Chair
Instructors:
Joe Tietge
Kids may not sit for long, but when they do, they appreciate a comfortable chair just as much as the…
Fri, Jan 16th, 2026 – Sun, Jan 18th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Joe Tietge

Chocolate Making: From Cocoa Bean to Bar
Instructors:
Esteban Celis
Learn the secret to making delectable chocolate from bean to bar. In this course students will learn…
Sat, Aug 30th, 2025 – Sun, Aug 31st, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Esteban Celis
Cider: Crafting Fine Hard Cider at Home
From traditions reaching deep into American and European history, the art of making fine craft…
Sat, Oct 4th, 2025
9am - 5pm
9am - 5pm
Classic French Everyday Cakes: Petit Fours
Instructors:
Tabitha Blanchard
This course takes you along a journey through the making of several classic French everyday…
Fri, Jan 30th, 2026 – Sat, Jan 31st, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Tabitha Blanchard

Color and Texture in Woodturning
Instructors:
Elizabeth Weber
A bowl can be many things: elegantly minimal, astonishingly embellished, and everything in between.…
Fri, May 29th, 2026 – Sun, May 31st, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Elizabeth Weber
Color and Texture in Woodturning: Women, Non-Binary, Trans Session
Instructors:
Elizabeth Weber
A bowl can be many things: elegantly minimal, astonishingly embellished, and everything in between.…
Mon, Jun 1st, 2026 – Wed, Jun 3rd, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Elizabeth Weber
Contemporary Cooperage: A Modern Take on Tradition
Instructors:
Paul Linden
Cooperage is the craft associated with creating staved containers, most familiar to folks as…
Sat, Mar 7th, 2026 – Tue, Mar 10th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Paul Linden

Convertible Bicycle Backpack: An Intro to Leather and Wood
Create a one-of-a-kind convertible bag that can be used as a backpack or clip onto your bicycle…
Fri, May 22nd, 2026 – Sun, May 24th, 2026
Day 1: 1-5pm; Days 2-3: 9am-5pm
Day 1: 1-5pm; Days 2-3: 9am-5pm

Coopering: Make a Wooden Bucket
Instructors:
Eric Edgin
Coopering, the craft of joining wooden staves to create a vessel, was an integral skill in many…
Fri, Mar 20th, 2026 – Sun, Mar 22nd, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Eric Edgin

Copper Holiday Ornament Workshop for Families
Instructors:
Beth Carter Gautsch
It is never too early to make hand crafted ornaments for the holidays! Come to the North House Folk…
Fri, Oct 17th, 2025
1-4pm
1-4pm
Instructor:
Beth Carter Gautsch

Cosmic Sound: Overtone Flute
Instructors:
Kari Tauring
Any tube or pipe such as a swan bone, cow horn, or hollowed out branch will give anyone, anywhere in…
Sat, Jan 24th, 2026 – Sun, Jan 25th, 2026
Day 1: 9am-4pm; Day 2: 9am-Noon
Day 1: 9am-4pm; Day 2: 9am-Noon
Instructor:
Kari Tauring

Craft a Custom Crooked Knife
Instructors:
Nate Johnson
The crooked knife, also known as the mocotaugan (Cree) or waagikomaan (Anishinaabe), has an…
Fri, Nov 21st, 2025
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Nate Johnson

Craft of Birch Ski Making: Making Your Own Set
Instructors:
Ian Andrus
Create your own custom pair of birch skis to meet your personal needs. In this course, students will…
Thu, Jan 15th, 2026 – Sun, Jan 18th, 2026
Day 1: 4-8pm; Days 2-4: 9am-5pm
Day 1: 4-8pm; Days 2-4: 9am-5pm
Instructor:
Ian Andrus

Crafting the Throwing Axe
Instructors:
Cody Myers
Popularized today by movies and many historical reenactors of the fur trade era, the throwing axe is…
Sat, Jun 27th, 2026 – Tue, Jun 30th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers

Creative Color for Handspinners
Instructors:
Riley Kleve
Build confidence and creativity working with color in handspinning! We’ll explore the many…
Fri, Apr 17th, 2026 – Sun, Apr 19th, 2026
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-Noon
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-Noon
Instructor:
Riley Kleve