Weaving Folk Art Courses
2025-06-08 – Cultural Connections: Sámi Bandweaving (Online)
Schedule: June 8 (2:00-3:00 pm CT) Instructor: Laurel Sanders Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Join us for the first presentations in Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring bandweaving from multiple cultural perspectives. Join weaver and...
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2025-06-11 – Level 1 Introduction to Tapestry Weaving (Online)
Schedule: Six Wednesdays, June 11-July 16 (6:00-8:00 pm CT) Instructor: Laura Berlage Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Curious about how tapestries are made and ready to try your hand at pictorial weaving? This most ancient...
from $245.00
2025-06-12 – Tavlebragd Weaving Technique (In-Person)
Schedule: June 12-15 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Caroline Feyling Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Tavlebragd is an iconic overshot weave structure where a pattern weft floats over a ground of plain...
from $275.00
2025-07-09 – Double Weave Pick-Up (In-Person)
Schedule: July 9-13 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Laura Demuth Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Finnweave, or Merkavev, is a weaving technique in which two layers of fabric are interchanged to form...
from $455.00
2025-07-19 – Åkle Weaving on a Warp-Weighted Loom (In-Person)
Schedule: July 19-23 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Marta Kløve Juuhl Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Discover the rich tradition of Åkle - or coverlet - weaving! In this class you’ll learn...
from $495.00
2025-07-28 – Varafell Weaving on a Warp-Weighted Loom (In-Person)
Schedule: July 28-August 1 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Marta Kløve Juuhl Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Discover the ancient art of Varafell weaving, a traditional Viking-age technique closely related to rya...
from $495.00
2025-09-21 Cultural Connections: Norwegian Bandweaving (online)
Schedule: September 21 (2:00-3:00 pm CT) Instructor: Heather Torgenrud Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Join us for the second webinar in Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring bandweaving from multiple cultural perspectives. The...
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