Fiber Arts Folk Art Courses

Schedule:  Three Saturdays, November 2-16 (10:00 am-Noon CT)   Instructor:  Maree Hampton   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Dive into the rich tradition of Norwegian knitting with this Knitting Selbu Mitten Class. In this hands-on...

 Schedule:  Six Saturdays, November 2 - December 14 (3:00-5:00 pm CT) (No class on November 30)   Instructor:  Laura Berlage   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Rutevev (Norwegian for “square weave”) is a beloved tradition...

Schedule:  Three Mondays, December 2-16 (6:00-7:30 pm CT)   Instructor:  Kate Running   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join Kate Running to learn how to work with two colors of yarn to make this patterned...

Schedule:  Three Thursdays, December 5-19 (5:00-7:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Laura Berlage   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Embroidery is a beautiful way to make an everyday object feel special—a sentiment that fits perfectly with...

Schedule:  Eight Saturdays, January 18 - March 1 (10:00-11:30 am CT) and March 8 (10:00 am-Noon CT)   Instructor:  Susan Kolstad   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    An artifact in the Vesterheim collection on display...

Schedule:  Three Saturdays, January 18 - February 1 (3:00-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Laura Berlage   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Jump into a cozy, interdisciplinary experience of all things sheep with this unique project!...

Schedule:  February 2, 2025 (Noon-1:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Nina Granlund Saether   Location:  This is an online webinar hosted on Zoom.    Join us for Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring stranded colorwork in knitting from multiple cultural perspectives....

Schedule:  February 15 (10:00-11:30 am and 3:00-4:30 pm CT) and Febuary 16 (Noon-1:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Laura Demuth   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join Vesterheim Gold Medalist Laura Demuth and explore, not only...

Schedule:  February 23 (1:00-2:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Angharad Thomas Location:  This is an online webinar hosted on Zoom.    Join us for Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring stranded colorwork in knitting from multiple cultural perspectives. Cultural Connections: Stranded Colorwork...

Schedule:  Three Saturdays, March 1-15 (3:00-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Laura Berlage   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    It's time for some delightful, imaginative, needle felting fun! Let your creativity blossom with this fairytale project—as...

Schedule:  Three Tuesdays, March 4-18 (3:00-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Shan Rayray   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Hardangersøm is Norwegian drawn thread work. In this online class, you will learn basic Hardangersøm stitches as you...

Schedule:  Seven Thursdays, March 13 - April 24 (2:00-4:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Laura Berlage   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Inspired by the iconic Norwegian “Wise and Foolish Virgins” tapestries, this weaving course will...

Schedule:  March 29 (2:00-3:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Diana Hendrickson Location:  This is an online webinar hosted on Zoom.    Join us for Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring stranded colorwork in knitting from multiple cultural perspectives. Cultural Connections: Norwegian Sweaters...