John C. Campbell Folk School

John C. Campbell Folk School Online Classes

We're excited to offer online classes in cooking, fiber arts, music, dance, painting, woodworking and writing. Join instructors from John C. Campbell Folk School for classes that can be enjoyed from the comfort of your home.

Bookbinding, Bookmaking, Printmaking

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Music and Dance

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More About the Classes

  • Click the class links above to see complete details for each class, and feel free to contact us with any questions. We are available seven days a week.
  • Student attendance will all be online.
  • Students can connect to the online classes using most any tablet or computer with reliable internet.
  • Most of the classes will be recorded. Those classes will be available for access by enrolled students for 30 days following the live class.
  • To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date. Materials kit fees are non-refundable.
  • Optional Orientation and Closing Ceremony hosted from the Folk School campus will be offered for all classes that students can attend online.
  • Many John C. Campbell Folk School instructors are available for 1:1 online lessons.
 

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Classes in Chronological Order

"Introduction to Tapestry Weaving, Level-2"

  • • Instructor: Laura Berlage
  • • Price: $460
  • • Starts: May 20

In this eight-week course, graduates* of the Level 1 - Introduction to Tapestry Weaving class will build on foundational skills and take techniques to new levels. The main focus of this course will be tackling the issue of working verticals in tapestry (a conundrum many weaving societies...

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Introduction to Watercolor Painting

  • • Instructor: Joe Synan
  • • Price: FREE
  • • Date: July 8

Join Introduction to Watercolor Painting for a fun active painting experience with easy-to-follow demonstrations! In this class Joe will be demonstrating some basic principles of painting with watercolors, and you’ll get to make 3-4 small paintings with him within the hour! Class...

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Weaving Wonderful Wheat

  • • Instructor: Linda D Beiler
  • • Price: FREE
  • • Date: July 11

Weavings were made from wheat to celebrate a successful harvest. Learn a bit about this history while watching me make a traditional weaving from wheat straw.

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No-Sew Strips from Upcycled Sheets

  • • Instructor: Laura Berlage
  • • Price: FREE
  • • Date: July 11

Whether you weave rag rugs or are eyeing up Laura's "Crochet a Basket with Sheets" class, learn her slick method for making fabric strips that doesn't require you to sew the ends of the fabric together! You're even welcome to bring sheets to class (regular cotton or flannel) and...

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What's Scandinavian Wool Embroidery?

  • • Instructor: Laura Berlage
  • • Price: FREE
  • • Date: July 11

Wool-on-wool embroidery is a beautiful part of the Scandinavian folk handcrafts tradition. Join instructor Laura Berlage to peruse some basic tips and tricks, how the embroidery yarn and bark-tanned shearling pelts are made from her family's flock of sheep, and the beautiful variety...

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What is Punch Needle Rug Hooking?

  • • Instructor: Laura Berlage
  • • Price: FREE
  • • Date: July 12

Curious about punch needle rug hooking? Laura is a certified Oxford punch needle rug hooking instructor, and she uses yarn made from the wool of her farm's sheep for her projects! Learn more about this medium's interesting history, see a variety of live demonstrations and examples...

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"Quilting Ornaments: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars!"

  • • Instructor: Margaret Willingham
  • • Price: $295
  • • Starts: July 20

Make 3 twinkling, quilted Star Ornaments by machine to sparkle on your tree. Enjoy learning our easy, 4-step method trace, iron, snip, & stitch to machine reverse applique and applique for two ornaments made speedier with appli-quilting. Construct the 3rd ornament by paper-piecing...

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Angels We Have Heard on High!

  • • Instructor: Margaret Willingham
  • • Price: $280
  • • Starts: July 31

Create two hand stitched Angel Ornaments to fly on your tree this holiday season. Learn our easy, 4-step signature method, Trace, Baste, Snip & Stitch, as you hand reverse applique Angel Ornament 1. Employ this method to add applique elements in addition to reverse applique to Angel...

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Draw Me into Your World: Writing to Build the Movie in the Reader’s Mind

  • • Instructor: Laura Berlage
  • • Price: $125
  • • Starts: August 12

We have all been told “show, don’t tell,” but how do we make that mantra work for us as writers? This course invites you to dive into the sensory world of sight, sound, smell, touch, and environment to build writing muscle for drawing the reader into the world of your story. Learn...

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Crochet Basket From Sheets

  • • Instructor: Laura Berlage
  • • Price: $150
  • • Starts: August 13

Love upcycling? This is the perfect class for you! Using simple materials like old sheets and a crochet hook, learn to create your own useful, beautiful, and washable baskets. A variety of shapes and sizes will be covered, and either flannel or regular cotton sheets work great....

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"Hummingbird, Fine Punch Needle Rug Hooking"

  • • Instructor: Laura Berlage
  • • Price: $305
  • • Starts: September 13

Painting a picture in yarn with this looped pile method is fun and playful! Certified Oxford punch needle rug hooking instructor will share every step of the process, whether you are fairly new to the medium or looking to up your skills via this delightful hummingbird design. And...

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Rutevev (Scandinavian Geometric) Diamond Tapestry

  • • Instructor: Laura Berlage
  • • Price: $315
  • • Starts: October 2

Inspired by traditional Norwegian designs, this class offers great practice for weaving interlock joins, navigating a grid chart pattern, and keeping your sides nice and straight while working with colorful, hand-dyed yarns from the instructor's sheep. The project is designed to...

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Color Fluency: Design and Practice

  • • Instructor: Laura Berlage
  • • Price: $150
  • • Starts: October 11

Color is a huge part of how a design concept grows muscle, flesh, and bones. It's essential for making your idea manifest, and yet it can be so elusive. Essentially, color is a form of language, and this course is all about building fluency in that language as well as putting it...

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Wool Embroidered Sheepskin Winter Hat

  • • Instructor: Laura Berlage
  • • Price: $305
  • • Starts: November 1

Jump into a cozy, interdisciplinary experience of all things sheep with this unique project! Explore Scandinavian-style wool-on-wool embroidery using hand dyed wool yarns from the instructor’s sheep on upcycled washed wool fabric, as well as learn how to stitch shearling sheepskin...

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Promo Codes

Discounts are available for Folk School staff members (60% off), Folk School teachers (25% off), and students under 26 (15%).

If you'd like to take advantage of any of these discounts, please inquire via email at [email protected]