What is Sloyd? My favorite definition of Sloyd comes from Jogge Sundquist who said that a person practicing Sloyd is "not un-crafty". Sloyd is based on skills sharing & the use of hand tools to learn crafts, primarily woodwork, but could also include paper-folding, sewing, embroidery, knitting, leatherwork, and/or crochet to make things we use in daily life. The word sloyd comes from the Swedish word slöjd, which means crafts, handicraft, or handiwork.
Winter 2026 Sloyd Schedule:
- January 18, 2026 - Tool Sharpening - sign up here!
- Bring your dull tools and we will bring them back into good, sharp form and ready to slice for the coming year. Here are some examples of things you could bring to sharpen:
- Chisels & Plane Irons
- Handsaws
- Drawknives
- Sloyd knives
- Molding Planes
- Gouges
- Axes / Broad Axes
- Shovels, scythes (American & European), & other garden tools
- Kitchen Knives
- Scissors & Pruning Shears
- What are you excited to sharpen? - If it's not on the list, let us know what you're bringing so we can be prepared to sharpen it.
- If you let us know ahead of time what tools you'll bring, we can be sure to know how to sharpen it & have the proper tools.
- Location - 161 South St, West Brattleboro, VT
- Bring your dull tools and we will bring them back into good, sharp form and ready to slice for the coming year. Here are some examples of things you could bring to sharpen:
- February 1st, 2026 - Nalbinding & spinning fiber - sign up here!
- Come celebrate Imbolc with us and learn about Nalbinding. Nalbinding is a very old style of making fabric from yarn - possibly even older than knitting - and is done with just one needle.
- Come explore nalbinding with us and we will also have some drop spindles and spinning wheels to try and use to make some yarn to nalbind.
- BONUS! - we will be firing the cob oven that was constructed during the Hoolie -hopefully we can bake some tasty treats for us all to salivate over.
- Location - 1917 East Mountain Rd - YURT
- February 15, 2026 - Mending & spinning fiber - sign up here!
- Winter is a lovely time to mend, patch, or fix your holey garb. We'll share skills and techniques in mending
- We'll also have some drop spindles and spinning wheels available to try and use.
- Location - 1279 Hinesburg Rd, West Brattleboro, VT
- March 1st, 2026 - Sloyding something wooden
- details TBD - sign up here!
- March 15, 2026 - Fiber & Fabric dyeing
- details TBD - sign up here!
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What is Sloyd Sunday? Sloyd Sunday is a time to gather and explore a chosen craft together.
-Sloyd Sunday encourages community resiliency by sharing practical skills and
strengthening friendships.
- All Sloyd Sundays are from 10am - 4pm
- How much does it cost? - Sloyd Sunday & The Sloyd Hoolie are based on the gift economy -
we accept donations of food, cash money, local hardwood logs, and french broad hatchets.
- You can always bring your own project that's different than the main offering and strengthen
community resiliency with your presence.
- Questions or comments -----> email Mike!
What is Sloyd Sunday? Sloyd Sunday is a time to gather and explore a chosen craft together.
-Sloyd Sunday encourages community resiliency by sharing practical skills and
strengthening friendships.
- All Sloyd Sundays are from 10am - 4pm
- How much does it cost? - Sloyd Sunday & The Sloyd Hoolie are based on the gift economy -
we accept donations of food, cash money, local hardwood logs, and french broad hatchets.
- You can always bring your own project that's different than the main offering and strengthen
community resiliency with your presence.
- Questions or comments -----> email Mike!
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Where is Sloyd Sunday? Our flavor of Sloyd Sunday takes place in Southeastern Vermont. Often on East Mountain in Guilford, but the location does change from time to time. (we have an email newsletter that tells the when, where, and what of Sloyd Sunday)
How do I join the Sloyding? Email Mike and ask him to add you to our Sloyd Sunday email chain!
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Often stylishly dressed young people are adept Sloyders
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Ra Serving pickles on a broad fork
Sloyd-U-cation:
- Roy Underhill's History of Sloyd - Link Here
- Jogge Sundquist's Book of Thoughts - Link Here
- Robin Hood's Blog Post - What is Sloyd? - Link Here
- Front Porch Republic's Manual Training For All - Link Here
- The Teacher's Handbook of Sloyd - Otto Salomon - 1907 - Link Here
- MoraKniv carving, sharpening, & knife grip how-to resources on YouTube - Link Here
Sloyd is my Sanctuary