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2021
​Michigan Folk School Schedule

​October, 2021​ 

• 10/23 & 10/24 Creating A Traditional Bow​
• ​10/26 Crafting a Custom Leather Belt
• 10/30 & 10/31 Crafting Classic Moc Toe Shoes

​November, 2021​ 

• ​11/2 & 11/4 Stained Glass 101​
• 11/6 Blacksmithing 101
• 11/6 Stained Glass Nightlight Workshop
• 11/7 Blacksmithing For Kids
• 11/12 & 11/13 Introduction To Millinery: Making A Hat
• 11/13 & 11/14 Hand Forged Knives: Intro To Bladesmithing
• 11/14 Intermediate Millinery: Blocking, Finishing, and Trimming
• 11/20 Blacksmithing 101
• 11/21 Blacksmithing 101 WCC
• 11/27 & 11/28 Hand Forged Knives: Intro To Bladesmithing

​December, 2021​ 

• 12/4 Blacksmithing 101
• 12/4 Soap 101
• 12/4 Soap Making Workshop: Color, Texture, and Swirls
• 12/5 Blacksmithing For Kids
• 12/11 & 12/12 Hand Forged Knives: Intro To Bladesmithing
• 12/11 & 12/12 Greenwood Carving on a Shave Horse/Spoon Mule
• 12/18 Pine Needle Basket​​

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2022
​Michigan Folk School Schedule

New Courses for 2022

• Forging A High-End Chef Knife ​
  
• Making a Heirloom Block Plane ​
  
• Making a Benchmark Shoulder Plane 
  
• Crafting a Superior Spokeshave
  
• ​Beginning To Wire Work: Findings
  
• ​Wire Weaving Basics  ​
  
• Shou Sugi Ban Workshop 
  
• ​Basic Organic Garden Design
  
• Seed Starting Skills ​
  
• Handmade Classic Leather Tote Workshop  
• Leather Archery Arm Guard, Shooting Tab & Pocket Quiver
  
• ​Basic Composting

• Creating a Custom Leather Wallet
  
• ​Natural Earth Plaster & Sculpted Walls
  
• Leather Craft 101 INTENSIVE
  
• ​Chairmaker's Toolbox
  
• Organic Garden Maintenance & Pest Control  ​
  
• Growing Tomatoes Successfully  ​
  
• ​Creating Handmade Leather Sneakers
  
• ​Handmade Leather Dog Collar & Leash
  
• ​Designing & Crafting Leather Sneakers  
  
• ​Handmade Leather Messenger Bag Workshop
  
• ​Decorative Garlic & Onion Braiding & Storage ​
• The Culinary Herb Garden

​January, 2022​ 

• 1/8 Blacksmithing 101
• 1/11 Crafting A Coin Ring 
• ​1/15 Hand Forged Knives: Intro To Bladesmithing
• 1/18 Cold Forging Copper Bracelets
• 1/21 Forging A High-End Chef Knife 
• 1/22 Spoon Carving All-Day Workshop
• 1/23 Blacksmithing For Kids 
• 1/25 Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop
• 1/29 Hand Forged Knives: Intro To Bladesmithing

​February, 2022

• 2/5 Blacksmithing 101
  
• 2/6 Forging A Fire Poker 
• 2/ 8 Cold Forging Copper Bracelets  
• 2/12 & 2/13 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 2/ 15 Crafting a Coin Ring  
• 2/ 16 Blacksmithing: OPEN STUDIO  
• 2/ 19 Blacksmithing 101  
• 2/19 Needle/Broom Corn Basket Weaving  
• 2/19 & 2/20 Creating a Traditional Longbow  
• 2/ 20 Blacksmithing for Kids  
• 2/ 22 Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop  
• 2/ 25 Making a Heirloom Block Plane  
• 2/ 26 Making a Benchmark Shoulder Plane  
• ​2/26 & 2/27 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 2/27 Crafting a Superior Spokeshave

​March, 2022

• 3/1 Stained Glass: OPEN STUDIO
• 3/5 Blacksmithing 101  
• 3/8 Crafting a Coin Ring 
• 3/8 & 3/10 Stained Glass 101  
• 3/12 Stained Glass 101  
• 3/12 & 3/13 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 3/13 Stained Glass NightLight Workshop  
• 3/15 Beginning To Wire Work: Findings  
• 3/15 Cold Forging Copper Bracelets  
• 3/16 Wire Weaving Basics  ​
• 3/19 Blacksmithing 101  
• 3/19 Wildcrafting w/Jim McDonald: Buds, Bark & Branches  
• 3/19 Wildcrafting Medicine Workshop: Buds, Bark & Branches  
• 3/20 Blacksmithing for Kids  
• 3/22 Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop  
• 3/22 & 3/23 Introduction to Millinery: Making a Hat  
• 3/26 Introduction to Broom Craft  
• 3/26 & 3/27 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• ​3/27 Intermediate Broom Craft: Shaker Brooms  
• 3/29 & 3/30 Intermediate Millinery: Blocking, Finishing and Trimming 
• 3/31 BroomCraft: OPEN STUDIO

​April, 2022

• 4/2 Soap Making 101  
• 4/2 Blacksmithing 101  
• 4/2 Soap Making 101  
• 4/3 Soap Making: Exploring Color, Texture & Swirls  
• 4/3 Blacksmithing for Kids  
• 4/3 Herbal First Aid Kits  
• 4/5 Backyard Edible Mushrooms  
• 4/ 6 Backyard Edible Mushrooms  
• 4/ 7 Shou Sugi Ban Workshop  
• 4/ 8 Seed Starting Skills  
• 4/9 & 4/10 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing
• 4/9 & 4/10 Natural Earth Plaster & Sculpted Walls
• 4/12 Crafting a Coin Ring  
• 4/13 Blacksmithing: OPEN STUDIO  
• 4/16 Blacksmithing 101  
• 4/16 Handmade Classic Leather Tote Workshop  
• 4/19 & 4/21 Creating a Custom Leather Wallet  
• 4/22 & 5/18 Basic Organic Garden Design  
• 4/23 & 4/24 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 4/23, 4/24 & 5/1 Leather Craft 101 INTENSIVE  
• 4/26 Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop  
• 4/26 & 4/27 Sandal Making Workshop  
• ​4/30 Blacksmithing 101  
• 4/30 Leather Craft 101

​May, 2022

• 5/3 Leather: OPEN STUDIO
• 5/5 Shou Sugi Ban Workshop  
• 5/6 Multiple Dates - Building a Teardrop Trailer  
• 5/7 Blacksmithing 101  
• 5/7 Sandal-Making Workshop  
• 5/8 Creating Handmade Leather Sneakers  
• 10 Handmade Leather Dog Collar & Leash  
• 11 Kitchen Potager Gardens  
• 12 Wildcrafting w/Jim McDonald: Vernal Virtues  
• 14 Wildcrafting Medicine Making Workshop: Vernal Virtues  
• 5/14 & 5/15 Crafting Classic Moc Toe Shoes  
• 5/14 & 5/15 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 5/17 Cold Forging Copper Bracelets  
• 5/17 & 5/19 Handmade Classic Leather Tote Workshop  
• 5/21 Blacksmithing 101  
• 5/21 & 5/22 Handmade Leather Messenger Bag Workshop  
• 5/22 Blacksmithing for Kids  
• 5/24 Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop  
• 5/28 & 5/29 Leather Craft 101  
• 5/28 & 5/29 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing

​June, 2022

• 6/2 & 6/3 Chairmaker's Toolbox  
• 6/4 Blacksmithing 101  
• 6/4 Spoon Carving All-Day Workshop  
• 6/4 & 6/5 The Art of Chairmaking: The Windsor Side Chair 
• 6/5 Blacksmithing for Kids  
• 6/7 Growing Microgreens
• 6/8 Organic Garden Maintenance & Pest Control  
• 6/11 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 6/15 Blacksmithing: OPEN STUDIO  
• 6/18 Blacksmithing 101
• 6/28 Introduction to Millinery: Making a Hat  
• 6/19 Intermediate Millinery: Blocking, Finishing and Trimming  
• 6/21 Crafting a Coin Ring 
• ​6/22 The Culinary Herb Garden
• 6/25 Millinery: Beginner Straw Hat Blocking  
• 6/25 & 6/26 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 6/28 Beginning To Wire Work: Findings  
• 6/28 Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop  
• 6/29 Wire Weaving Basics

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​July, 2022

• 7/2 Blacksmithing 101  
• ​7/5 Growing Great Garlic
• ​7/6 Basic Composting
• 7/7 Wildcrafting w/Jim McDonald: Midsummer Medicines  
• 7/9 Medicine Making Workshop: Midsummer Medicines  
• 7/9 & 7/10 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 7/9 Making Healing Creams, Salves & Lip Balm  
• 7/13 Herbal & Compost Teas for the Garden  
• 7/16 Blacksmithing 101  
• 7/17 Blacksmithing for Kids  
• 7/19 Cold Forging Copper Bracelets  
• 7/ 23 Earth Oven Workshop  
• 7/23 & 7/24 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 7/26 Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop
• 7/27 & 9/21 Autumn & Cool Season Gardening ​ 
• 7/30 Blacksmithing 101

​August, 2022

• 8/5 Making a Heirloom Block Plane  
• 8/6 Blacksmithing 101  
• 8/7 Pine Needle/Broom Corn Basket Weaving 
• 8/10 Growing Tomatoes Successfully  
• 8/13 Cheesemaking Workshop  
• 8/13 & 8/14 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 8/13 Preserving the Harvest: Lacto-Fermentation  
• 8/16 Crafting a Coin Ring  
• 8/17 Blacksmithing: OPEN STUDIO  
• ​8/17 Decorative Garlic & Onion Braiding & Storage
• 8/20 Blacksmithing 101  
• 8/21 Blacksmithing for Kids  ​
• 8/23 Growing Microgreens
• 8/23 Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop  
• 8/27 & 8/28 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing

​September, 2022

• 9/3 Blacksmithing 101  
• 9/3 & 9/4 Creating a Traditional Longbow  
• 9/7 & 9/8 Leather Archery Arm Guard, Shooting Tab & Pocket Quiver  
• 9/10 & 9/11 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 9/10 & 9/11 Becoming a Fletcher: Arrow Making  
• 9/15 Wildcrafting w/Jim McDonald: Wild Roots & Fall Foliage  
• 9/17 Medicine Making Workshop: Wild Roots and Fall Foliage  
• 9/17 Blacksmithing 101  
• 9/18 Blacksmithing for Kids  
• 9/20 Cold Forging Copper Bracelets 
• 9/24 & 9/25 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 9/27 Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop
• ​9/28 Seed Saving Skills

​October, 2022

• 10/1 Blacksmithing 101
• 10/1 & 10/2 Natural Earth Plaster & Sculpted Walls
• 10/2 Blacksmithing for Kids  
• 10/5 & 10/6 Introduction to Millinery: Making a Hat  
• 10/8 Introduction to Broom Craft  
• 10/8 & 10/9 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 10/9 Intermediate Broom Craft: Shaker Brooms
• 10/11 BroomCraft: OPEN STUDIO​
• 10/13 Growing Microgreens
• 10/18 Crafting a Coin Ring  
• 10/19 Blacksmithing: OPEN STUDIO  
• 10/22 Creating Handmade Leather Sneakers  
• 10/22 & 10/23 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 10/23 Crafting a Custom Leather Belt  
• 10/23 Handmade Leather Dog Collar & Leash 
• 10/25 Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop  
• 10/29 Blacksmithing 101  
• 10/29 & 10/30 Leather Craft 101

​November, 2022

• 11/1 Leather: OPEN STUDIO
• 11/5 Blacksmithing 101  
• ​11/6 Forging A Fire Poker
• 11/5 & 11/6 Designing & Crafting Leather Sneakers  
• 11/8 Handmade Leather Dog Collar & Leash  
• 11/10 Crafting a Custom Leather Belt  
• 11/12 & 11/13 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 11/12 & 11/13 Handmade Leather Messenger Bag Workshop  
• 11/15 Stained Glass 101  
• 11/19 Blacksmithing 101  
• 11/19 Stained Glass NightLight Workshop  
• 11/20 Blacksmithing for Kids  
• 11/20 Stained Glass 101  
• 11/22 Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop
•  11/25 Stained Glass: OPEN STUDIO
• 11/26 & 11/27 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 11/29 Beginning To Wire Work: Findings  
• 11/30 Wire Weaving Basics

​December, 2022

• 12/3 Soap Making 101  
• 12/3 Blacksmithing 101  
• 12/3 Soap Making 101  
• 12/10 & 12/11 Hand Forged Knives: Intro to Bladesmithing  
• 12/11 Spoon Carving All-Day Workshop  
• 12/13 Crafting a Coin Ring  
• 12/14 Blacksmithing: OPEN STUDIO  
• 12/15 Crafting a Custom Leather Belt  
• 12/17 Blacksmithing 101  
• 12/18 Blacksmithing for Kids  
• 12/20 Parent/Child Blacksmithing Workshop

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