Summer Days of Craft

Warm summer greetings to all you friends, former and future students of Woodspirit School—

Summer is in full swing—the sweetest days in Northern Wisconsin. The garden is full and Chequamegon Bay is calling for swimming, boating, and beach days.

In June we (Jarrod & Jazmin) returned from Scandinavia all fired up about split wood basketry with some plans to add those techniques to future basketry classes. We gave a slideshow presentation about our trip at Craft Night in June. The photo above shows a couple baskets we learned to make, antiques, and one bought from Curt Bengtsson, a pine splint basket weaver we visited.

Then we hosted a few great classes:

Shibori & Indigo Dyeing with Jazmin Hicks-Dahl

Spoon Carving with Jarrod Dahl

Willow Basketry with Scogin Zimmermann-Mayo

Work Study

You may notice Ana in several pictures. She is our current work-study Wonder Woman who has been helping us move wood, weed the gardens, and other maintenance tasks in exchange for space in select courses. If you are interested in Work Study, send us an email.

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Craft Night Series 2026-27 All Craft Geeks Welcome!

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Welcome all craft interested folks! Meet our extraordinary instructors and learn about their craft and work through presentations, demonstrations, and exhibitions. You don’t need to be signed up for a workshop to attend Craft Night. Students, their companions and families, Chequamegon Bay local residents, and people visiting the area from afar are all invited.

Join us for a shared meal before the presentation. We provide the soup, wooden plates, spoons, and bowls. We ask you to bring a tasty side dish and your preferred beverage.

Schedule
6pm Doors Open—sign-in when you arrive
6:30pm Shared Meal
7pm Instructor Presentation

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Topics are subject to change

NEXT CRAFT NIGHT:

November 12 What They Wore‍ ‍LeeAra Anglin, historical garment maker, crafter, and homesteader will talk about the Bocksten Tunic, medieval clothing and historical hand sewing.

2027 CRAFT NIGHTS:

April 1 Craft on the Road van life and mobile wood shop geek session with Gabe Strand

April 29 Catching Lake Superior Fish in Wood wood carving geek session with Mike Loeffler

May 21 Handspun Cotton & Tamba-fu from Japan demonstration and show & tell with weaver and indigo dyer Jazmin Hicks-Dahl.

June 11 Saji Fest in Japan slideshow & spoon carving demonstration with craftsman Jarrod Dahl.

June 17 Turned Round: Museum Collections geek session with wood turner Derek Brabender.

June 24 A Heap of Baskets show & tell geek session with craftsman Jarrod Dahl.

July 7 Splitting & Shaving: Splints for Baskets demonstration & geek session with craftsman Jarrod Dahl.

July 16 Japanese Folk Textiles with weaver and indigo dyer Jazmin Hicks-Dahl. Shibori, katazome, kasuri, Tanba-fu, sakiori, zanshi, hemp, ramie, and handspun from the late 1800’s will all be on display.

July 22 Wood, Water, & Weaving geek session with basket weaver April Stone.

August 4 Split Wood Basketry: From Appalachia to Japan geek session Special Guest, basket weaver, shepherd and cooper, Micah Wiles.

August 12 Wooden Drinking Vessels: Kuksarama geek session with wood carver Alex Yerks.

August 20 Basket Mini-Mysteries geek session with farmer and weaver Emily Derke on willow basketry.

August 22 The Handmade Chair steam bending a chair post demonstration and geek session with chair maker Gabe Strand.

September 17 Ornamental: Wood Carving & Tree Pruning geek session with arborist and craftsman Joey Traynor

September 23 Stays Put: Historical Corsetry geek session with homesteader and historical sewer LeeAra Anglin

RSVP

Craft Night & Potluck

Tomorrow—Tuesday, July 9

Doors open 6pm for BYO Crafting, 6:30pm Potluck with our Soup and your Amazing Sides, BYOB. RSVP by Monday for a soup count. www.woodspiritschool.com

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Pole Lathe Turning

with Jarrod Dahl & Derek Brabender, August 9-11

During this three-day intensive we will learn to axe out blanks from green wood and turn bowls with a foot powered lathe. We will cover the basics of turning, cutting techniques, and bowl design. We will also discuss handling and storing green wood, sharpening, axe skills, and how to dry and finish your bowls. Registration closes July 26. Register Here

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Hand Sewn Leather Mini-Tote

with Beth Dow, August 17-18

In this two-day class students will make a small tote with vegetable tanned leather while also learning the foundational skills of leatherwork: saddle stitch, wet molding, hardware application, and surface design. We will discuss how to design for strength and utility, how to select hides, and how to care for your leather. Registration closes August 3. Register Here

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Textile & Dye Garden

Flax, Basketry Willow, Woad, Indigo Persicaria, Indigo Suffruticosa, Indigo Tinctoria, Madder, Weld, Murasaki/Purple Gromwell, Sweet Grass, and Safflower have all been planted. Come to Flax Day on August 31 to see them growing for yourself. We will have community flax to linen processing, spinning fibers, band weaving, natural dyes, seed give away, show & tell and more. RSVP HERE to get all the details!

Community Flax Day

August 31

Community flax to linen processing, spinning fibers, band weaving, natural dyes, seed give away, show & tell and more. RSVP Here to get all the details!

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Thanks for your interest. We hope to see you at an event or class with us soon.

Enjoy the sunny days—Jazmin & Jarrod, Woodspirit School

Also we got our parking lot paved!