CLASSES
We are always working on offering more classes. We'll announce any upcoming classes here, via our classes only email list and on Facebook and Instagram.
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Rosemaling Classes
Rosemaling (rose painting) is a form of beautiful decorative folk painting that developed in Norway around the 1700s. Looking to learn the folk art and styles of Norwegian Rosemaling? If you are interested, please visit rosemalingclasses.com for information on in-person and Zoom classes across the U.S.
SINGLADE BALLS with Kate Sterner
Kate Sterner will teach you how to make singlade balls, traditional hand-stitched balls made from wool yarn. It's a lovely way to make a toy for a child or a cat, and to use those colorful bits of yarn in your stash. This rare handcraft is found in Denmark and southern Sweden. Kate learned from her Danish grandfather and has created a website dedicated to preserving and furthering this craft. Join Kate and have fun keeping a tradition alive.
Bring wool yarn and a darning needle.
Classes will be held in our Needlework store (1605 E Lake St) and class sizes will be limited to 4 students.
Saturdays 10 am - 12 pm
2025 Dates:
Class fee: $35
Read more about Kate Sterner on our Teacher Profile Blog
HARDANGER SAMPLER CLASS with Becky Lieser
Stitch a Hardanger sampler following a lovely design by Rosalyn Watnemo, formerly of Nordic Needle in Moorhead. The pattern features a spiraling square interior boxed in my four corner tulips.
You choose your fabric and thread color at the start of class.
Thursdays, September 18, 25, October 2 & 23 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
Class fee: $85 Materials fee: $15
Class full!
TABLET WEAVING CLASS with Melba Granlund
In this class, students will learn how to weave some patterns from the Viking Age using colors of their choice and a backstrap loom. All materials, tools and written directions will be provided. No experience is required, but the technique does require long periods of sitting.
Saturdays, October 18 & 25 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Class fee: $175 Materials fee: $40
THRUMMED MITTENS CLASS with Karen Mosso
Originally devised as a way to reuse “thrums,” or discarded unspun wool, thrummed mittens are knit with yarn and small tufts of wool roving, to create a warm and cozy interior. The technique is hundreds of years old. As you wear your thrummed mittens, the wool roving will compress and felt, creating a soft insulating layer. This class will cover the basics of knitting mittens on double-pointed needles, with additional instruction of adding the roving.
Saturdays, November 1 & 8 from 12:30 to 3:00pm
Class fee: $75
SAMI-INSPIRED BRACELET CLASS with Katherine Buenger
These bracelets are based on the designs of the Sami people, who are the native people from the far northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. The bracelets are constructed with traditional materials including reindeer leather, tin thread (4% silver), and reindeer antler buttons. Students will learn to make a four strand braid using tin thread, and then they will hand sew their piece to reindeer leather to finish an elegant bracelet. Choice of leather colors and button options including reindeer antler buttons.
Thursday, November 13 from 10:00am to 2:00pm
Class fee: $65 Materials fee: $30
To register for a class via telephone, you can call our main store at 612-729-9333 and reserve your place with a credit card.
If you have questions about a class, want to be kept in the loop regarding upcoming classes, or would like to connect about teaching a class, please email classes@ingebretsens.com
Be sure to check the location of the class in which you are interested.
Unless noted, classes are at our main store, 1601 E. Lake Street, Minneapolis. We also hold classes, especially for cooking, at Norway House, 913 E Franklin Avenue.
Cancellations must be made one week in advance to receive a refund.