A hands-on, four-day retreat for quilters, artists, and anyone interested in exploring how quilts can hold stories, memory, and history. Guided by Cody Cook-Parrott, you’ll spend time sewing, learning, and […]

Enjoy your garden goodies for seasons to come, learn the basics from canning simple fruits and vegetables to more complicated pressure canning processes for canning soups, meats, and sauces. This […]

Calling all spinners! No, this is not a cycling class. Nor is it another intro to spinning or drop spindle class. We asked fiber expert Amy Tyler what kinds of […]

Ritual is craft. It arises out of our human needs — whether that be to bear witness to transformation, a rite of passage, to tend our grief, or to become […]

Storytelling is one of the most foundational crafts of humankind. Stories have helped us interpret and understand the world, one another, and ourselves. The craft of bookmaking and binding also […]

Carve a bench! In this course, students will craft a bench using the techniques of green woodworking, utilizing freshly cut wood in shaping the legs and tenons. We will witness […]

Have you ever been curious what your land is trying to teach you about itself? Are you curious about learning the language of your wild spaces you interact with whether […]

In this full-day, hands-on workshop, we’ll explore the local and seasonal plant life of Cedar, Michigan to create unique, functional watercolor paints. Working with both cultivated and foraged plants from […]

Join us for a hands-on, heart-centered dive into the world of the ancient folk medicine, Fire Cider, and immune-supporting herbal remedies. In this class, we'll explore the rich history and […]

Back by popular demand...Described by artist Claire Wellesley-Smith as “no rules, no projected outcome. A record of days, but not a daily record.” Slow Stitching or stitch journaling is not necessarily […]

Winter can be a magical but also challenging season to get through. Embracing this colder, darker season is possible, and folk traditions that sustain us through the winter have existed […]

Learn how to cane that broken chair using the seven-step weave. Seat Weaver Anne Donn will guide you in handling the caning material, the seven-step caning method, and have some […]

Discover the timeless art of band weaving in this immersive one-day workshop designed for beginners. Using a rigid heddle backstrap loom, participants will learn the foundational techniques of weaving narrow […]

In this class, we will explore Corita Kent’s Rules of the Immaculate Heart through creative conversation prompts and mind mapping, to produce our own unique rules and prints at the […]

Akash, in Sanskrit, translates to “sky” or “ether.” In Hindu philosophy, Akash is known as the fifth element - alongside earth, water, fire, and air. Modern science points to the […]

Join green witch and naturalist Summer Hennessy for a guided journey through The Wheel of the Year, an ancient cycle of eight seasonal festivals marking the solstices, equinoxes, and their […]

Come and experience proof that the sun is still shining, even in the darkness of a Northern Michigan winter. Learn the art of camera-less photography, and explore the poetic possibilities […]

Learn the craft of the beloved winter sport of cross country skiing! In this day long workshop, we'll cover the basics of cross country skiing from equipment to clothing, waxing, […]

Do you like to write? Have you ever been curious about a creative writing workshop? Come join us in an engaging, hands on class where participants explore poetic expression through […]

The vision of a space that feeds the whole ecosystem and yourself is a dream for many. Plucking apples from trees that grow amongst berries, flowers, and plants that feed […]

What is the rollout cookie? Perhaps you know its more common name, the "sugar cookie." Rolled out and shaped cookies and biscuits have been a part of human traditions since […]

Michigan winters are not so different from the dark, cold winters in the forests of central Norway, from which the Gudbrandsdal style of rosemaling hails. During its height in the […]

Learn the ancient art of making yarn by hand using simple tools. In this two-day class, you’ll explore the basics of spinning on a drop spindle, transform raw fleece into […]

Add some new life to well-loved clothing using basic darning and mending techniques! Students can bring some of their own clothes to darn and mend using tools and supplies provided […]

In this two-day workshop, you will make your own beautiful, unique, asymmetrical basket. Suitable for willing beginners and also for those who have made a basket before. You can use […]

Transform fluffy wool into a sturdy, whimsical sauna cap! Sauna caps are designed to support the ritual of sauna by regulating your body temperature. Just in time for Traverse City's […]