Textile Day
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An afternoon of history and fun with textiles of the 1800s!
AT DURANT-PETERSON HOUSE: Learn how families worked with wool, flax, and cotton to spin, weave, and stitch as they created textiles in the 1800s. Last summer we had demonstrations. like these:
o Susan, with her flax and wool, will prepare the fibers and spin.
o Janet at the large loom will weave a rag rug.
o Jennifer, with nimble fingers and threads, will make lace.
o Pat and Trish create brooms from last yearβs broomcorn harvest.
o Rashada will demonstrate how to spin on the great wheel
AT SHOLES SCHOOL: Learn the craft of paper-weaving and create your own artwork to take home. Hear how the one-room schoolhouse served the educational needs of the farming community. Use slate pencils to write and draw on old-fashioned slate chalkboards.
Suggested donation $3/adults and $1/child 18 and under
AT DURANT-PETERSON HOUSE: Learn how families worked with wool, flax, and cotton to spin, weave, and stitch as they created textiles in the 1800s. Last summer we had demonstrations. like these:
o Susan, with her flax and wool, will prepare the fibers and spin.
o Janet at the large loom will weave a rag rug.
o Jennifer, with nimble fingers and threads, will make lace.
o Pat and Trish create brooms from last yearβs broomcorn harvest.
o Rashada will demonstrate how to spin on the great wheel
AT SHOLES SCHOOL: Learn the craft of paper-weaving and create your own artwork to take home. Hear how the one-room schoolhouse served the educational needs of the farming community. Use slate pencils to write and draw on old-fashioned slate chalkboards.
Suggested donation $3/adults and $1/child 18 and under
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