Traditional Crafts
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Barn Quilt- February 2025
$225.00 – $265.00Barn quilts are all the rage these days! Come and create your own wooden "quilt" to adorn your house, barn or cottage. In this one and a half day class you will choose a pattern and paint a stunning "quilt" to hang outdoors. No quilting experience necessary.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, February 8, 2025 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Sunday, February 9, 2025 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Janet Flinchbaugh
Member Tuition: $165.00
Non-Member Tuition: $205.00Material Fee: $60.00 Included in fee shown
Location: 1476 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant
Special Notes: Please wear old clothes or bring an apron/smock.
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Barn Quilt- May 2025
$225.00 – $265.00Barn quilts are all the rage these days! Come and create your own wooden "quilt" to adorn your house, barn or cottage. In this one and a half day class you will choose a pattern and paint a stunning "quilt" to hang outdoors. No quilting experience necessary.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, May 17, 2025 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Sunday, May 18, 2025 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Janet Flinchbaugh
Member Tuition: $165.00
Non-Member Tuition: $205.00Material Fee: $60.00 Included in fee shown
Location: 1476 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant
Special Notes: Please wear old clothes or bring an apron/smock.
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Beginning Stone Carving- April 2025
$130.00 – $155.00In this exciting new AFS class you will learn to carve letters in stone using a hammer and chisels. You'll develop chiseling techniques, learn about lettering design and proportion, and gain insight into letter design under the expert guidance of Charles Austin, stone mason and carver.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, April 12, 2025 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Charles Austin
Member Tuition: $110.00
Non-Member Tuition: $135.00Material Fee: $20.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Calligraphy with Turkey Quills- February 2025
$65.00 – $80.00Many of our "Founding Feathers" were indeed from turkeys! We will learn how to cut and letter with our own turkey quill pen using ink made from black walnut husks. Black Letter (Gothic) and Roman letter styles will be demonstrated and students will have an opportunity to practice using simple homemade markers.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, February 22, 2025 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Instructor: Kendra Schieber
Member Tuition: $65.00
Non-Member Tuition: $80.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Calligraphy with Turkey Quills- June 2025
$65.00 – $80.00Many of our "Founding Feathers" were indeed from turkeys! We will learn how to cut and letter with our own turkey quill pen using ink made from black walnut husks. Black Letter (Gothic) and Roman letter styles will be demonstrated and students will have an opportunity to practice using simple homemade markers.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, June 14, 2025 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Instructor: Kendra Schieber
Member Tuition: $65.00
Non-Member Tuition: $80.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Chair Caning- September 2025
$395.00 – $470.00Spend a few days learning how to cane your own chair during which you'll learn how to weave the traditional 7-step caning pattern. Bring along a chair in good condition in need of a new caned seat. Ideally, the chair seat will be square or rectangular in shape and have fewer than 85 holes drilled into the seat frame. Any repairs and refinishing should be completed before the class begins. Please bring a chair in sound condition, with the old cane removed, if possible.
Dates/Times
- Friday, September 26, 2025 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday, September 27, 2025 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, September 28, 2025 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Christine Hubbard
Member Tuition: $330.00
Non-Member Tuition: $405.00Material Fee: $65.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Chip Carved Peace Board- November 2025
$150.00 – $175.00Alex is known in the woodland indian culture and historical programs for making all of his own traditional attire, including moccasins, and will instruct the class in the art of traditional eastern woodland Indian moccasin making. With his instruction, each student will make their own pair of center seam-pucker toe leather moccasins; these were the most common among the eastern woodland tribes. Students will be using deer hide leather and awls to make primitive, traditional eastern woodland moccasins.
Dates/Times
Instructor: Alex Warrington
Member Tuition: $110.00
Non-Member Tuition: $135.00Material Fee: $40.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Chip Carved Peace Board- November 2025
$150.00 – $175.00Alex is known in the woodland indian culture and historical programs for making all of his own traditional attire, including moccasins, and will instruct the class in the art of traditional eastern woodland Indian moccasin making. With his instruction, each student will make their own pair of center seam-pucker toe leather moccasins; these were the most common among the eastern woodland tribes. Students will be using deer hide leather and awls to make primitive, traditional eastern woodland moccasins.
Dates/Times
Instructor: Alex Warrington
Member Tuition: $110.00
Non-Member Tuition: $135.00Material Fee: $40.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Cobweb Chaser Broom- April 2025
$75.00 – $90.00A practical, functional broom to chase away cobwebs. Broomcorn will be tied to a wooden handle. There will be a decorative section of plaiting (weaving) on the broom. Brooms will be finished with a leather handle for hanging.
Dates/Times
- Tuesday, April 1, 2025 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Instructor: Karen Koch
Member Tuition: $65.00
Non-Member Tuition: $80.00Material Fee: $10.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Diamond Pattern Chair Caning- March 2025
$395.00 – $470.00A variety of patterns can be woven into a caned seat, beyond the traditional octagonal pattern. Appropriate for beginners, in this class we'll weave a diamond pattern into a chair seat. Bring a chair needing a new seat (see requirements below). Tools and materials will be provided.
Dates/Times
- Sunday, March 23, 2025 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Monday, March 24, 2025 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Tuesday, March 25, 2025 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Christine Hubbard
Member Tuition: $330.00
Non-Member Tuition: $405.00Material Fee: $65.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Chairs MUST have under 75 holes drilled into the chair seat and be square or rectangular in shape. A curve in the front of the chair is acceptable. Your chair should be in sound condition, with the old material removed and any repairs and refinishing completed prior to class. If your chair does not meet these parameters, a limited number of additional chairs will be available for a nominal fee, and advice will be given to you on how to best weave the chair you have brought to the class.
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Fairies of the Adirondacks- August 2025
$10.00Let the everyday slip away on this imaginative walk along the River Trail of the Adirondack Folk School. Drawing from Celtic lore, we'll weave a tale about Fairies, while connecting the dots between the Faerie folk of Ireland and the Adirondacks. We'll start with creating a house out of natural objects, both provided and found, for the Fairies of the Forest and end with sitting around the fire listening to the stories of the Fairy Tree Trail of Ardgillan Castle in Ireland, the Cottingley Fairies of England, and an Adirondack Poem or two on the Faerie realm. Enchanted tea and Fairy Bread will be served.
Dates/Times
- Thursday, August 14, 2025 – 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Instructor: Margo Mullein
Member Tuition: $10.00
Non-Member Tuition: $10.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Gifts from Nature- August 2025
$75.00 – $90.00Get an early start on holiday gift giving. Make pinecone flowers, use natural mosses and twigs to decorate a small keepsake box and one small frame. Add your own photo for a special gift or family keepsake.
Dates/Times
- Friday, August 15, 2025 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Roberta Games
Member Tuition: $65.00
Non-Member Tuition: $80.00Material Fee: $10.00 Included in fee shown
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY