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2026

Electric Lathe Turning Private Lessons with Jarrod Dahl Schedule your 2-3 day session to focus on bowls, end grain cups, Japanese style turning, and/or forging turning tools.

January

January 10, 17, 24 Hand Sewing Winter Series Choose 1-3 Sessions with LeeAra Anglin Register Now!

February

February 7, 14, 21 Hand Sewing Winter Series continued

March

March 3-6 End Grain Turning & Wood Week with Jarrod Dahl at North House Folk School, MN

March 21 Chequamegon Bay Seed Fair, Ashland, WI

April

April 30 Drink Up! Norwegian Ale Hens Craft Night Series slideshow with Mike Loeffler.

May

May 1-3 Bird Carving: Songbirds of Lake Superior with Mike Loeffler

May 15 Baskets in Lichtenfels: International Basket Festival Craft Night Series slideshow & basket collection exhibition with Jarrod Dahl

May 16-17 The Willow Laundry Basket with Jarrod Dahl Sold Out, Join Waitlist.

June

June 3 So Many Scandinavian Baskets! Craft Night Series slideshow & splint demonstration with Jarrod Dahl

June 4-7 Korgar: Scandinavian Split Willow Baskets 4 Days with Jarrod Dahl

June 12 Turning Flax into Cloth Craft Night Series presentation & demonstration with Jazmin Hicks-Dahl. Watch or take part in the processes of making flax plants into fiber, thread and cloth.

June 13 & 14 Spin Cotton Wool & Flax with a Spindle 1 or 2 Days with Jazmin Hicks-Dahl

June 22-24 Swedish Split Willow Picnic Basket with Jarrod Dahl at North House Folk School, MN

July

July 9 Japanese Textile Travels Craft Night Series with Jazmin Hicks-Dahl. Jazmin will present photos from three trips to Japan, display her textile finds and share recommendations for future travelers.

July 10-12 Katazome Stencils & Sukumo Indigo Dyeing with Jazmin Hicks-Dahl

July 16 All Blue: Japanese Indigo Dyeing—Try It Out! Craft Night Series with Jazmin Hicks-Dahl. Watch or try out dyeing in a sukumo indigo vat. This event is free to attend, but if you would like to participate in dyeing please secure your spot by registering. $10 per person, non-refundable. 15 spaces available.

July 17, 18 & 19 Shibori Patterns & Sukumo Indigo Dyeing 1, 2 or 3 Days with Jazmin Hicks-Dahl

July 21-24 Indigo Dyeing 3 hour Sessions‍ ‍Choose a morning or afternoon time slot. A fun activity for small groups!

August

August 7 Urban Woodsman: Wood Carving in Detroit Craft Night Series presentation with Joey Traynor.

August 8-9 Wagatabon Japanese Style Carved Tray with Joey Traynor

August 13 Chasing the Grail: Uncovering the Mysteries of the Long Lost Kuksa Craft Night Series slideshow, film & storytelling presentation with Alex Yerks about his two recent month long trips to Sweden, as an ASF grant recipient.

August 14-16 Kuksa: Nordic Wooden Cup Carving with Alex Yerks

August 28 Lively Baskets Craft Night Series presentation with Emily Derke on willow basketry.

August 29-30 Willow Basketry with Emily Derke Sold Out, Join Waitlist.

September

September 4 Our Wooden Spoon Collection Craft Night Series presentation with Jarrod Dahl. The Wooden Spoon Drawer Exhibition & Talk.

September 5-7 Wooden Spoon Carving choose 2 or 3 days with Jarrod Dahl

Date TBA Guatemalan Style Back Strap Weaving Sign up for the waitlist to find out the new date.

September 19 Community Flax Day & Harvest Festival at Heritage Hill Homestead Mason Township, WI We will process flax plants, do natural dyeing, have a potluck, square dance and celebrate the harvest. Family friendly! Register for more details.

September 25-26 Unplugged Event We will be at North House Folk School, MN with special guest Japanese woodturner, Eiko Tanaka

October

October 2-4 Sajifest, Japanese Spoon Carving Event in Nagano, Japan. Jarrod teaches Knife Skills and Spoon Carving.

October 10-11 Jarrod teaches Pole Lathe Turning: Advanced Techniques, Gifu, JP

October 27-29 End Grain Turning with Jarrod Dahl at North House Folk School, MN

November

November 12 What They Wore Craft Night Series presentation with LeeAra Anglin, historical sewer, crafter, and homesteader who will talk about historical hand sewing and her other creative adventures.

November 13-15 Hand Sewing the Swedish Bocksten Tunic with LeeAra Anglin

December

December 5 Birch Bark Ornaments morning or afternoon session with Jazmin Hicks-Dahl