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FIBER ARTS DAY

A Very Special Summer Sunday

FIBER ARTS DAY

Sunday, August 4 — 1 to 4 PM

Return to an era where cloth was homespun and clothing & fancy items were homemade.

Watch as a sheep’s fleece is washed until it is sparkling white.

Demonstrations of Weaving & Yarn Dying

Learn the Difference between Spinning Flax & Spinning Wool

Join in a Quilting Bee

See the ancient art of Bobbin Lace Making

View Special Displays of Lizzie & Kate’s Homemade Crafts:

Crocheted, Knitted, Tatted and Embroidered, Including Clothing

Demonstrators are from the Palisades Guild of Spinners and Weavers, Brownstone Quilters, Lace Makers Guild & Hopper-Goetschius House Volunteers

Later Event: October 26
Harvest Festival