2025-12-13 – Cardweaving (Online)
Schedule:
December 13 (10:00-11:30 am and 3:00-4:30 pm CT) and December 14 (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 a popular traditional Scandinavian handcraft, but also a popular cultural folk art form practiced across the globe in varied textile traditions. The woven band played an important role in traditional Norwegian clothing. Bands were used to close or support clothing in ways that we now use buttons, zippers, snaps, or Velcro. They also added beauty and interest to an item of clothing while identifying a person as coming from a particular area of Norway. Today, bands can be used as bookmarks, belts, lanyards, bag closures, and handles. In this class, we will focus on card weaving.
Level of Instruction:
Students of all skill levels are welcome.
Supplies:
A complete kit of supplies with all the equipment and materials needed to weave a sample band, including assorted cards, a clamp, belt, and yarn ($75 value) is included in the cost of enrollment.
If you are registering for this class in a location outside the United States, you will need to provide your own supplies. Please contact folkartschool@vesterheim.org when you register for more information about what materials are required for this class.
Additional Supplies:
Students will need a work surface like a sturdy table and good light, as well as a computer, laptop, or tablet with a camera and mic as well as a fast, reliable internet connection.
Special Instructions:
When registering for the class, please make sure to use the email address you'd like the Zoom meeting invitations sent to. You will receive links to the Zoom sessions by email sometime during the week prior to the class. If this class is a gift, please sign up with the recipient's email address or be prepared to forward all communications.
Enrollment Deadline:
November 21, 2025
Click here to learn more about instructor Laura Demuth.
Vesterheim’s 2025 online programming is supported in part by a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from Sons of Norway - Noreg Lodge 3-466.