Traditional Arts Craft Day
Come to the Tamworth History Center for a day of creating and learning. You can join us for the morning or the afternoon or for both! Please sign up in advance if you can on our website:
https://www.tamworthhistorycenter.org/events/workshop-day
Morning Workshops:
10:00-11:00
Sewing and Embroidery with Louise Wrobleski
Have yoou seen our crazy quilt on display in our exhibit? Have you noticed the amazing little people and animals embroidered in it? Louise will help you learn about embroidery techniques and lead a simple free form embroidery and sewing project . No experience necessary. If you have a sewing kit, scrap fabrics, buttons, or ribbons you would like to use in your project, bring those with you.
10:00-11:00
Dowsing with Dannie Wasson
Have you ever wondered how people know where to dig for wells? Come learn the history of dowsing, hear some great local adventures in dowsing, and see it in action. There will be plenty of time to try it for yourself.
11:00-12:00
Weaving with Maud Anderson
Learn the basics of weaving on a cardboard loom and get started on your own project to take home. Suitable for all ages!
11:00-12:00
Behind the Scenes Tour
Take a closer look at some traditional arts objects from our collection.
12:00-1:00
Lunch and stories
If you stay for the day bring a picnic lunch or head over to The Other Bakery for a sandwich and join us in the shade on the front lawn for some stories from Tamworth.
Afternoon Workshops
1:00-2:00
Musically speaking with Shauna and Beverly
Beverly and Shana will perform traditional songs and dance tunes collected from the region, drawing from the work of folklorist Eloise Hubbard Linscott,
who collected local songs and dances in our area 100 years ago. They'll talk about how music and dance was a part of community life, and hope to teach a dance and/or song.
1:00-2:00
Dowsing with Dannie Wasson
Have you ever wondered how people know where to dig for wells? Come learn the history of dowsing, hear some great local adventures in dowsing and see it in action. There will be plenty of time to try it for yourself.
2:00-3:00
Weaving with Maud Anderson
Learn the basics of weaving on a cardboard loom and get started on your own project to take home. Suitable for all ages!
2:00-3:00
The art of letter writing with Jennifer Reed
Explore some letters from our collection and learn how to make some traditional letter forms used in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Don’t miss this day of fun and learning at the THC.
https://www.tamworthhistorycenter.org/events/workshop-day
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