(outdoor demonstrations weather-permitting)
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Noa is starting to mangle the 50 linen totes that the teachers and students wove during our two week long class, “Weaving Extravaganza” in August. This mangle is an antique mangle that Jed Owen just refinished for us and it works like a charm! The linen comes out the other side soft and supple and … Read more
The basket weavers have woven a delightful selection of beautiful baskets for this year’s Fair! Enjoy baskets made by beginner students right on up to the experienced weaver’s product. Some of this year’s baskets were woven out of willow gathered right here in the US. During the year, our baskets are on display in the … Read more
Nearly finished with a hand-made F-style mandolin! This mandolin has been in the works since May of this year, and should be ready to play for the afternoon music at this year’s Fair. Be sure to come and listen!
Block by block we are hurrying to finish the thousands of tiny stitches across our quilts for the Fair! The younger ones are busy stretching the loops across their small looms as they make a bunch of hot pads. [envira-gallery id=”3753″]
Getting off the last of the damask hand towels for the fair! Every towel was woven by hand. These are the last 22 of 44 that we put on that little loom.
There’s nothing better than a bar of fresh, homemade soap. Our bath soaps are made in small batches by hand using all natural ingredients, and every kind has a unique scent and color to freshen and brighten your kitchen or bathroom. Each soap has the original glycerin left in, and we add other oils and … Read more
Our seamstresses are busy preparing a beautiful array of sewn and quilted items for your one-of-a-kind-Christmas gifts! We will have items from seamstresses who have been sewing for decades and special little items from seamstresses who are just beginning (some of them start around age 4), and all are very excited to show and sell … Read more
Filled with brightly colored yarns, and of course, a few subtle, warm colored skeins, the Fiber Arts building is worth taking the time to stop by and see! See the spinning wheels and Takli’s turn the raw cotton, flax and wool into skeins of prepared thread to be warped on the loom. Watch as yarn … Read more
November has arrived, and everyone is currently very busy finishing preparations for the 2015 Fair! 2015 has been a very busy, productive year, and there are new things to look for at this year’s Fair. In the Pottery shop, we have a new glaze and firing method called Raku. Check out the photos of the … Read more
Probably nothing signals that its Fair time more than when we raise the music tent . . . and now it is here! We were able to improve the audio system this year so everything should sound better than ever. Be sure to come listen to our live afternoon music at 2:30 and evening music … Read more
