Duluth Folk School

Duluth Folk School presents this a three-hour introduction to the craft of greenwood spoon carving. Participants will finish the class with their own hand-carved serving spoon. Registration is required.

The Artistic Nature Photography class provides tips for successful nature photography from an artistic perspective and teaches techniques to improve photographs. Registration is required.

A class within a class meant to explore and workshop the kinds of classes people might like to teach at Duluth Folk School. For beginning teachers and vets. Learn techniques to attain success as an instructor. Leave with some practical skills for carving kitchen tools and a homemade spoon. Registration is required.

Participants in this three-hour class will be introduced to the Gudbrandsdal style of rosemaling. The class will go over the basic technique and history of this decorative style. Students will practice the fundamental painting process using oil paint on paper. All painting materials and basic Gudbrandsdal patterns will be supplied by the instructor. Registration is required.

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…

In this three-day class, participants will learn the two steps to the one knot that will make a chain and ring using a tatting shuttle and tatting thread. How to read the different types of patterns will also be covered. Participants will end the class not with a finished project, but with the skillset needed to create their own projects. 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 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.

Join the Duluth Folk School for Beginner Spinning Wheel Classes. The class will cover the basics of the spinning wheel, wool characteristics, how to spin a 'single' yarn, how to wind your yarn off a niddy-noddy and how to mane a two-ply yarn (if time permits). Visit duluthfolkschool.com to sign up for one (or both) of the time slots being offered for this class.

Duluth Folk School presents this a three-hour introduction to the craft of greenwood spoon carving. Participants will finish the class with their own hand-carved serving spoon. The first part of class covers safety, knife grips and traditional techniques for carving. For the rest of the class applies what students have learned to transform the spoon blank provided into a completed spoon. Registration at duluthfolkschool.com is required.

Participants in this Duluth Folk School class will be introduced to the Gudbrandsdal style of rosemaling. We will go over the basic technique and history of this decorative style. We will practice the fundamental painting process using oil paint on paper. All painting materials and basic Gudbrandsdal patterns will be supplied by the instructor. Registration is required. Participants in this three-hour class will be introduced to the Gudbrandsdal style of rosemaling. The class will go over the basic technique and…

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.

Bring paper copies of photos of your ancestors, their textiles and cultural artifacts to collage into a unique composition. Join Alison Aune as she shares her paintings as inspiration for you to create your own artwork and to celebrate your family heritage in colorful pictures and patterns. Registration is required.

Learn how to weave a star ornament from strips of sustainably-harvested birch bark in this class. Materials provided. Registration is required.

Learn the process of felt making at the Duluth Folk School. Using a wet felting technique, create northern light-inspired pieces while learning a little of the science of the auroras along the way. Registration is required and can be done at duluthfolkschool.com.

Learn the basics of embroidery including different materials, different stitches and even create a needle case for your embroidery needles. Registration is required and can be done at duluthfolkschool.com.

The Beginning Spinning Wheel class covers the following skills: – Basic principles of the spinning wheel – Wool characteristics and how to draft wool – Spin a ‘single’ yarn – Wind your yarn off on a niddy-noddy – Learn to make a two-ply yarn (if time permits) Registration is required.

In this class the instructor will teach the basic steps of the printmaking process and assist students in learning new techniques that push beyond the basics. Registration is required and can be done at duluthfolkschool.com.

Learn to paint Norwegian Telemark and the basic strokes, flowers, linework and color palette for this style of rosemaling. At the end of the class, bring home your nice finished piece. Registration is required and can be done at duluthfolkschool.com.

Learn how to create two-sided cables that are just as pretty on the front as the back. Work with a swatch to practice on and go home with an original pattern for a cable and lace scarf. Also learn how to convert almost any cable pattern to the two-sided version with simple pattern modifications. Registration is required and can be done at duluthfolkschool.com.