Planned Activities
Here you will find all planned courses, markets or other activities. So pick and choose among activities in crafts, animal courses and dance!
Are you interested in a course or activity that is not on the calendar? Then look in the list here for courses that Den Gröna Fenixen can offer.
17 november – Tablet Weaving for Beginners – Bilda Nord, Umeå
Learn to weave patterned bands with simple tools in a day!
Card weaving is an old way of weaving band that requires only simple tools and offers a lot of freedom. During this course, you’ll learn to make your own bands that can be used for anything from decoration to belts and straps. Make your own cards and learn to weave simple patterns in two colors.
More info and registration HERE
Spring 2025– Binding Pine Needles – Bilda Nord, Umeå
Binding items from pine needles is an ancient craft that uses the same coiling technique that can be used for making baskets of many different materials! In this workshop, you’ll the basics of binding with pine needles on this evening.
More info and registration coming soon!
Other Activities
Here you will find a list with all courses and activities that do not currently have a date planned. If you’re interested in a course that does not have a date yet or if you want to arrange a course for your association or company, then you can mail your interest to info@dengrönafenixen.se
Craft courses
Needlebinding for beginners
Learn how to needlebind for example mittens or socks in four sessions!
Needle binding (nålbindning) is an ancient technique that is excellent for durable garments. With the help of just a large needle, you knot yarn, giving you all the freedom to create exactly what you want. During the course, you learn to set up a project of your choice in different ways and with different stitches. Everything you need to know to create hats, mittens, scarves and much more!
You don’t need any prior knowledge. You can borrow or buy a needle on site.
Plant Dye and Promenade
Join us on an educational walk and then test all new knowledge. We will dye different materials with different plants we collected.
You don’t need any prior knowledge. You can buy additional materials on site.
Medieval Ode to the Nettle
A plant that most people nowadays detest, but which in the Middle Ages was cultivated by many: the stinging nettle. Like our medieval ancestors, you’ll learn to appreciate this versatile plant in an inspiring lecture.
Ropes, coasters, baskets and wherever the imagination goes
Learn everything possible about collecting plants to tie simple baskets, twine rope or whatever you need in the garden or home. Easy techniques and furthermore completely renewable and (almost) free!
Other activities
Dance to your limits
Everyone can dance, even if/when your body doesn’t cooperate! Maybe you’re tired after a long festival, maybe you have a chronic disability, maybe you just want to make dancing more fun and learn how to adapt to your partner!
There are as many solutions as there are challenges. Maybe you can only do half a dance, maybe you can’t do certain variations, maybe dancing with one finger is your limit.
How do you find your dance and how do you communicate that?
For healthy people and people whose body sometimes finds dancing difficult.
Level: You should at least be able to dance the basics of the Scottish, but it is not necessary that you can do this on the day itself.
