Burritt Folk School
Folklife Arts & Crafts Adult Workshops
Have you ever wanted to learn a traditional craft or art? Come bring a friend or make new friends as you join us for these fun and exciting classes. Check below as classes will continue to be added throughout the year.
Stay up to date by joining our Folk School Email List. Contact Jana Watson at jana.watson@huntsvilleal.gov for more information.
Upcoming Folk School Classes & Workshops
$65.00
Jewelry Making: “Pattern Wire Bracelet”
Learn beginner wire-wrapping techniques and go home with a beautiful bracelet. This workshop is a prerequisite for Elesa’s intermediate wire workshops.
$75.00
Fiber Arts: Knitting a Wheat Scarf
Learn all the basics of knitting – casting on, knitting, purling, and binding off – while creating a simple, textural, reversible scarf. Absolutely no knitting experience required!
$10.00 – $90.00
Quilting: “Sew Sweet Table Runner”
This workshop builds on beginner sewing and quilting skills while crafting a round table runner you are sure to love!
$10.00 – $120.00
Ceramics: “Darted Cup”
Come create a one of a kind functional work of art in Burritt’s brand new pottery studio!
$62.00
Basket Making: “Wall Basket”
Come learn basic basket making techniques and create a beautiful basket perfect for hanging.
$10.00 – $100.00
Blacksmithing: “Grilling Tools”
SOLD OUT! Using the forge, anvil, and basic hand tools, students will learn to make a set of grilling tools.
$50.00
Fiber Arts: “Needle Felted Gnomes”
Come learn the basics of needle felting and create an adorable gnome.
$10.00 – $100.00
Blacksmithing: “Key Fobs and Hooks”
Using the forge, anvil, and basic hand tools students will learn to make key fobs and hooks.
$10.00 – $80.00
Stained Glass: “Valentine Openwork”
SOLD OUT! This openwork design will make the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for someone special or a lovely decoration for your home.
$165.00
Ceramics: Introduction to the Potter’s Wheel
Learn the basics of shaping clay on a potter’s wheel and create your own hand-crafted bowl in this 4 week series.
$58.00
Wood-burning: “Vintage Huntsville Map”
Calling all Huntsville & history lovers, this workshop is for you!
$10.00 – $125.00
Stained Glass: “Classic Stained Glass Box”
Calling all previous Stained Glass students! In this intermediate workshop you will create a stained glass box that is perfect for jewelry or other treasures.
$10.00 – $110
Photography: Visual Storytelling
We all have a story to tell. Learn to use photography in a creative and technically proficient manner to explore concepts for storytelling and photo essays with instructor Eric Dusenbery.
$65.00
Plants and Herbs: “Victorian Art of Pressed Flowers”
Join us and learn the history and process of pressing flowers and create bookmarks, note cards, candles, and more.
Register for a Folklife Workshop Today!
