September 23 – 26

Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota
The “Twin Cities”

Four days of classes with 12 great instructors ~ 4 international:  3 from Japan and one from Canada.

Classes will be both 6-hour and 3-hour formats offering a variety of topics and techniques for our wide range of braiders: Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced.
Makiko Tada will be offering a 2-day Master Class immediately before the AKS Gathering 2026.

Braiding techniques will be taught on Disc, Square Plate, Octoplate and Marudai and will be fiber-only, beaded braids to wire and more.

Lanyard Design Challenge!

Social gatherings!

Vendor Marketplace!

Free demos!

Silent auction and raffle!

Of course ~ shopping at the Mall of America (Minnesota has ZERO sales tax on clothing!!)