Jul 26, 2011

Homeschool Fridays (and one saturday)

August 20th 1pm $15 per Person


Extracting silk from silkworm cocoons:

Learn the life cycle of the silkworm.

Learn about different worms and silk.

Extract silk from cocoons. Hands on.

Dye a silk scarf



Homeschool Fridays: $15 per class per person

8 years old and up

Sept 30th 2-4 Wet felt a scarf

Learn the ancient art of wet felting and make your own one of a kind silk nuno felted scarf. Just in time for the cooler weather!



Oct 28 2-4 Make your Drop spindle

Make your own drop spindle and learn how fun it can be to make your own yarn! Learn the history and stories surrounding spinning… it’s a living legacy.



November 18 2-4 Kumihimo and lucet

Come discover the ancient art of trimming and accessorizing using Kumihimo, an ancient Japanese braiding and how to use the Lucet, which is a medieval European braiding tool.



Dec 16 2-4 Lap loom and triangular loom

Try your hand at the differences of using either a lap loom or a triangular loom and complete a project using one or both! Such fun!

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