Description: Students will make a bowl approximately 9 inches diameter and 2 inches tall out of long leaf pine needles to take home. These bowls are great as a decoration or to hold a treasure. Participants are asked to bring small scissors, and one or two old hand towels. When: Wednesday, May 29, 9AM-12:30PM Instructor:...
Description: Students will learn to spin using both a drop spindle and foot-powered spinning wheel, and spin wool. A drop spindle and extra wool will be taken home for continued practice. When: Saturday, June 1, 9AM-1PM Instructor: Beth Cripe. Beth fell in love with spinning 8 years ago learning to spin from a friend. After spinning Suri...
Description: Learn the basics of cutting fabric pieces, sewing those pieces back together to form a block, putting a border on the block, putting three layers of a quilt together, and quilting those three layers, then putting together a small pillow. OR you can make an 1850’s sunbonnet with quilted brim. You pick your creation,...
Description: Learn to make a whisk broom. Try your hand at traditional Appalachian broom making using a tying box (miniature winder). In this class we will explore options for whisk brooms. First timers will make turkey wing, hawks’ tail, hen’s wing. Part 2, for those who have done the prior, will have the option of...
Description: Learn to make a Yarn Basket. Have fun adding yarn and beads to a round basket. Not much more to say, just a very fun basket to play with. Lots of yarn and bead choices. When: Monday, September 16, with a one hour lunch break. Instructor: Bev Larson. Bev has been weaving since 1988...
Description: Learn a historic skill to make a wooden bucket using historic tools and methods. Learn what old tools are still available today and make some that aren’t. Students should feel comfortable using hand tools and will be learning to make staves, bottom, hoops and rope handles. This a 2-day class. When: Friday and Saturday,...
Description: Learn a historic skill to make a wooden bucket using historic tools and methods. Learn what old tools are still available today and make some that aren’t. Students should...
Description: Learn weaving on historic looms in this class, making one or two rag placemats on a large rag loom. This is a one-day class and is a take-home project....
Description: Learn weaving on historic looms! In this class, students are weaving a miniature table runner in colorful old Scandinavian pattern on a 4-shaft loom. This is a one-day class...
Description: Learn weaving on historic looms in this class, making one or two rag placemats on a large rag loom. This is a one-day class and is a take-home project....
Description: Students will learn to spin using foot-powered spinning wheel, and spin wool. This is for those who have taken an Intro to Spinning Class or have some spinning experience. ...
Description: Make a needle felted snowman approximately 4-5” tall. The snowman can be used as an ornament, and students will make two of them to take home. When: Saturday, October 12,...