Tag Archive: Arts and Crafts
March Can Be Cold – Knit a Hat!
In this class you will develop and improve your knitting skills, including the rib and stockinette stitches. You’ll also learn how to decrease stitches, and you’ll be able to take your completed hat (or nearly completed hat) home with you! Speed and ambitiousness of the knitter will determine how complete the hat is (and howContinue Reading
Knots – Tie it up, Tie it down!
In this class, you will learn to tie some of the most basic knots, starting with the granddaddy of them all, the square knot. We’ll then move on to other knots like the sheet bend, the bowline and more. You will be given some rope as soon you arrive and you will start tying knots.Continue Reading
Apparel Construction 101: Reading & Understanding a Pattern
We have a new class open for registration! So you’ve got a sewing machine. You’ve mastered threading it and can handle a straight and zig-zag stitch, but want to know more about how to make your own clothing. This is the class for you! In this class, you will learn how to measure for aContinue Reading
Beading with Binesi Kwe
Learn the ancient art of beadwork applique! The class will make a keychain using an agate cabochon and one needle beadwork applique. Here is an example of the type of keychain you will leave with: While we bead, you’ll hear some of the stories and culture of beading in our region. We will also talkContinue Reading
Beading With Binesi Kwe
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Beading with Binesi Kwe
March 2, 2017
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Learn the ancient art of beadwork applique! The class will make a keychain using an agate cabochon and one needle beadwork applique. Here is an example of the type of keychain you will leave with: While we bead, you’ll hear some of the stories and culture of beading in our region. We will also talk (more…)
Knots – Tie it up, Tie it down!
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Knots - Tie it up, Tie it down!
February 27, 2017
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Knots are part of life even if it’s just tying your shoes! Ropes, lines, cords, string, twine, are all part of our lives and knots enable us to use them whether it’s to tie up the dog, tying a boat to a dock or climbing a mountain. In this class, you will learn to tie (more…)
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
Timber Framed Sawhorse
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Timber Framed Sawhorse (Day 1)
February 25, 2017
9:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Timber Framed Sawhorse (Day 2)
February 26, 2017
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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In this class, you will be introduced to timber framing techniques 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 (more…)
