Duluth Folk School

Learn to carve a female face in relief out of a piece of basswood that is a little less than 1 inch in thickness but 14 inches wide and 11 inches tall. Go through several steps to learn about face proportions and how to remove the right amounts of wood in various places across the carving in order to make it look realistic. Registration is required.

Participants in this Duluth Folk School class will learn to spin wool fiber and make yarn with a spinning wheel. The class covers: – Basic principles of the spinning wheel – Wool characteristics and how to draft wool – Spinning a ‘single’ yarn – Winding yarn off on a niddy-noddy – Learning to make a 2-ply yarn (if time permits) Registration is required at duluthfolkschool.com.

In this four-hour introductory workshop, participants will gain new skills in Swedish figurative folk painting. The group will take coffee upstairs to the workshop for a slide show about Swedish folk painting, followed by a demonstration and composition building on paper and canvas. Then more coffee, or chai, if needed, and more painting. An optional hour lunch break will happen from 11 a.m. to noon. From noon to 1 p.m. students will complete their painting and share their work in…

This two-hour Duluth Folk School class offers instruction on how to weave a star ornament from strips of birch bark. Participants will learn about sustainable birch bark harvest and how to prep weaving materials and what can be accomplished using this weaving technique. There are two course times available -- 9 a.m. and noon. Registration at duluthfolkschool.com is required.

This two-hour Duluth Folk School class offers instruction on how to weave a star ornament from strips of birch bark. Participants will learn about sustainable birch bark harvest and how to prep weaving materials and what can be accomplished using this weaving technique. There are two course times available -- 9 a.m. and noon. Registration at duluthfolkschool.com is required.

This Duluth Folk School class teaches the basic macramé knots and how to apply them to make a custom chunky cotton plant hanger. Registration at duluthfolkschool.com is required.