From Sheep to Woven Wool: Fiber Arts for Kids. Ages 8-13, during Our February School Break Camp, Feb. 18-22
From Sheep to Woven Wool: Fiber Arts for Kids, Ages 8-13. This February School Break offering is part of our week long learning activities program , Feb. 18-22. Bring a bag lunch, snack provided. With Rhonda Junkins of Echo Valley Farm in Cornish, you meet some lambs and sheep at the museum before processing raw wool into yarn, dyeing it, and weaving it. You will hand card wool, spin wool with your own homemade drop spindle, dye your wool learning about natural dyes, and weave the yarn you make using a lap loom that you assemble. There will be a fifteen minute snack at 10:45 and lunch from 12-12:30. Class takes place in our heated red barn building next to the Newfield Post Office, 70 Elm St., Newfield. Tuition: $45. Includes materials. limited to ten students. Call: 207-205-4849 to make your reservation by February 1. Great holiday present; we can create a gift certificate.