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January 31, 2017
Introduction to Homebrewing
Our latest class is open for registration: Introduction to Homebrewing! This class will teach you everything you need to know to brew 5 gallons of your own beer at home! You will learn about all the necessary equipment, ingredients, and learn the entire process, from start through bottling. You will participate in an actual brewContinue Reading
December 20, 2016
Timber Framed Sawhorses
Learn timber framing techniques with the Duluth Folk School, while you build a sturdy white pine sawhorse. This type of timber framing comes from the German tradition, where a full scale layout is drawn up, which serves to mark timbers for compound angles. The beauty is that all the measurements are very simple and theContinue Reading
December 7, 2016
Rug Making with the Duluth Folk School
Would you like to learn rug making with the Duluth Folk School? Then you’re in luck! We have a new class open for registration – Rag Rug Making! Scandinavian loop weaving is a simple and durable technique that uses no thread or looms, and turns trash into treasure! Bring old bed sheets or other fabricContinue Reading
December 1, 2016
Catching the Buzz: Beekeeping for Beginners
In ‘Catching the Buzz: Beekeeping for Beginners,’ you will learn what is required (time, effort, cost) to manage honeybees in northern Minnesota. You’ll also learn basic beekeeping skills, hive placement, different types of honey bees, what tools to use, and personal protection options. You will also assemble your own Langsroth hive from a kit, andContinue Reading
November 30, 2016
Shape Note Singing
Shape note music is authentic American Roots music with its origins in New England in the mid-1700s. It’s called “shape note” because the note heads are different shapes, an innovation intended to help unschooled singers read the music more easily. This style of singing has a very distinctive old-timey sound, with four-part harmonies, strong rhythms,Continue Reading
November 15, 2016
Learning Folk Guitar
We have a new class open for registration: Learning Folk Guitar! Whether you want to kick-start your fantasy of being a freewheeling 60’s folk-singer, or just hope to become a stronger guitarist for any genre of music, the folk-method can be an empowering approach when applied to learning the guitar. We will be focusing onContinue Reading
November 7, 2016
Hat Making Class!
In this hat making class you will create one hat, from start to finish! You can select from one of many designs available from the instructor. Creating a hat includes the blocking, stitching, trimming and lining. You can select from a cloche, a fedora, a top hat or several other designs. For more information andContinue Reading
October 23, 2016