Celebrate the seasons with this four-part series for intermediate level fine point punch needle rug hooking! Each panel features a tree in a different season, starting in springtime with cherry blossoms and a happy bee, then summer with cherries and a woodpecker, then autumn with a squirrel, and finally winter...
What makes a design compelling, engaging, and interesting? What is it about certain designs or pieces of art that stick with you or leave you wanting more? You may be surprised to know that it's often the story interwoven into the images that captures our hearts and imaginations. But how...
8-part class hosted with Weaver's Guild of Minnesota via Zoom, 10am-noon Central. Build on your Level-1 skills to master 6 vertical joins from different cultures and expand your abilities in geometrics, including working with a grid pattern, making pattern changes, and working points.
Englishwork dominated embroidery stitching through the High Middle Ages, with its intricate pictorials and gold and silver embellishments. While this was traditionally worked in silk, the same techniques are both beautiful and tactile in wool. In this class, master the secrets of split stitch for both outlining and filling, with...
Dive into the beautiful world of tapestry weaving with Laura! Explore both geometric and pictorial techniques. Beginner Friendly.
Join us for an hour of traditional Norwegian stories, told by interdisciplinary artist and storyteller Laura Berlage! Tricksters abound in the old stories, and the tales of the Norse have a special one — Loki. Learn who Loki is and follow him on adventures of thievery, shapeshifting, and trickery, as...
Ready to take your design ideas to the next level? Have ideas but not certain how to arrange them for the best visual effect? In this module, it's time to begin honing your concepts with purpose as we dive into what makes an image successful with composition fundamentals! From arrangement...
Horses are an iconic part of Scandinavian folk art and stories, and the distinctive breed of the fjord horse is celebrated in this work inspired by a piece in the Vesterheim collection. Explore crossover billedvev and Flemish techniques, weaving our design “on its side,” as is often traditional for pictorials....
Embroidery doesn’t have to be just for cotton floss. You can use all kinds of leftover threads and strings for embroidery! In this fun and explorative class, Laura will show you how to take your stash and turn it into a beautiful stitchwork. Explore 15 different stitches from the simple...
Embroidering with wool has captivated imaginations since at least the Viking Age, offering beautiful and textured means for stitched expression. Dive into this world and learn about its many iterations over the centuries with this immersive introductory class, while stitching your own floral piece. During the course, students will learn...
We will bring your order out to you at our curbside pickup counter in front of Farmstead Creamery Wednesday through Saturday, 10am-6pm. Just let us know in your order notes what day and when you would like to pickup your order and we will “See you down on the farm !”
