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    Fiber Revival

    Presented by Historic New England at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm

    August 13, 2011

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    Fiber Revival

    Join the Newburyport Spinners Guild and Historic New England for a day-long exploration of fiber arts, featuring demonstrations of needle felting, hand-spinning, weaving, and alpaca and sheep husbandry, colonial rug making, and knitting. Try your hand with a vintage sock-making machine. Wash, comb, spin, and weave wool. Vendors offer a variety of natural fibers, yarn, and equipment. To register for specific specialist-led workshops on...

    Join the Newburyport Spinners Guild and Historic New England for a day-long exploration of fiber arts, featuring demonstrations of needle felting, hand-spinning, weaving, and alpaca and sheep husbandry, colonial rug making, and knitting. Try your hand with a vintage sock-making machine. Wash, comb, spin, and weave wool. Vendors offer a variety of natural fibers, yarn, and equipment. To register for specific specialist-led workshops on weaving, felting, dyeing and color matching, and more, please visit www.fiberrevival.com or contact kcorcoran@historicnewengland.org. There is an additional fee for workshop participation. The house is open for tour from noon to 3:00 p.m. Refreshments are available for purchase. Also visit the Vintage Baseball Triple-Header at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm on August 13.


    Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm

    5 Little's Lane
    Newbury, MA 01951

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    Admission Info:

    Free to Historic New England members, $6 nonmembers, $4 children


    General Day and Time Info:

    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM


    Phone: 978-462-2634


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