Textile Day

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 year’s 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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