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2021
​Michigan Folk School Schedule

​July, 2021​ 

• 7/8 Wildcrafting w/Jim: Midsummer Medicines
• ​7/8 & 7/9 Forging a Dragon Head Hook​
• 7/10 Wildcrafting Medicine Workshop: Midsummer Medicines
• 7/10 Blacksmithing 101
• 7/11 Blacksmithing For Kids
• 7/11 Maintaining Your Garden Organically​
• 7/12 & 7/14 Herbal & Compost Teas for the Garden
• 7/17 & 7/18 Hand Forged Knives: Intro To Bladesmithing
• 7/17 & 7/18 Crafting Oval Shaker Box
• 7/24 & 7/25 Creating A Traditional Bow
• 7/24 Blacksmithing 101
• 7/25 Blacksmithing For Kids
• 7/27 & 7/29 Leather Archery Accessories
• 7/31 & 8/1 Becoming A Fletcher: Arrow Making
• 7/31 & 8/1 Hand Forged Knives: Intro To Bladesmithing
• 7/31 & 8/1 Terrific Tomatoes!​

​August, 2021​ 

• 8/1 Spoon Carving All-Day Workshop
• ​8/7 Blacksmithing 101
• 8/7 Soap Making 101
• 8/8 Blacksmithing For Kids
• 8/8 Soap Making 101
• 8/8 Soap Making Workshop: Color, Textures, and Swirls
• 8/10 Herbal First Aid Kits
• 8/11 & 8/12 Broom Making 101 (Troy location)
• 8/12 Herbs for Coughs, Colds and Flu
• 8/14 Preserving the Harvest: Lacto-Fermentation
• 8/14 & 8/15 Amazing Alliums!​
• 8/14 & 8/15 Hand Forged Knives: Intro To Bladesmithing
• ​8/15 Earth Oven Workshop
• 8/21 8/22 The Art of Chairmaking
• 8/21 Blacksmithing 101
• 8/22 Blacksmithing For Kids
• 8/22 Introduction To Millinery: Making A Hat (Troy location)
• 8/25 & 8/26 Crafting Oval Shaker Box (Troy location)
• ​8/28 & 8/29 Greenwood Carving on a Shave Horse/Spoon Mule 

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​September, 2021​ 

• 9/4 Blacksmithing 101
• 9/5 Blacksmithing For Kids
• 9/5 Seed Saving Skills
• 9/11 & 9/12 Hand Forged Knives: Intro To Bladesmithing
• 9/11 Broom Making Workshop
• 9/12 Intermediate Broom Making: Beyond The Basics
• 9/16 Wildcrafting w/Jim: Wild Roots and Fall Foliage
• 9/18 Wildcrafting Medicine Workshop: Wild Roots and Fall Foliage
• 9/18 Blacksmithing 101
• 9/19 Preserving the Harvest: Lacto-Fermentation
• 9/19 Blacksmithing For Kids
• 9/26 & 9/26 Hand Forged Knives: Intro To Bladesmithing
• 9/26 Autumn & Cool Season Gardening​

​October, 2021​ 

• 10/1, 10/2 & 10/3 Forging a High-End Chef’s Knife 
• 10/2 Blacksmithing 101
• 10/2 & 10/3 Sloyd Spoon Carving Weekend
• 10/3 Blacksmithing For Kids
• 10/6 Backyard Edible Mushroom
• 10/9 & 10/10 Hand Forged Knives: Intro To Bladesmithing
• 10/12 10/14 Leather Bow Accessories
• 10/16 10/17 Becoming A Fletcher: Arrow Making
• 10/16 Blacksmithing 101
• 10/17 Blacksmithing 101 WCC​
• 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
• 12/14 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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