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Everyday Textiles, Spinning and Weaving in Rural America

$300.00

This two day program will be a combination of lecture-based and hands-on workshop. You will learn the fundamentals of dating and identifying the fabric of home production. Using the primary source material written by Hannah Hayden, you will get a window into vernacular textile production during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Participants are encouraged to bring their own textiles for dating and identification.

Your registration includes lunch and treats.

All workshops begin at 9:30am on the first day of the program.

All participants must be 18+ years old.

This two day program will be a combination of lecture-based and hands-on workshop. You will learn the fundamentals of dating and identifying the fabric of home production. Using the primary source material written by Hannah Hayden, you will get a window into vernacular textile production during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Participants are encouraged to bring their own textiles for dating and identification.

Your registration includes lunch and treats.

All workshops begin at 9:30am on the first day of the program.

All participants must be 18+ years old.

Instructors

Susan Rabbit Goody

Susan Rabbit Goody runs Thistle Hill Weavers, a small custom and commission textile mill reproducing historic textiles. Her work in the field of historic textiles has been a multi decade adventure. Her areas of concentration are the transition between hand and powered textile technology, and the place of hand produced textiles in the material culture of the 17th through 19th centuries. Coverlets, carpets, and everyday textiles in rural America are her areas of identification and dating expertise.