Knitting Class – “2 at a Time Socks”

Diana Foster, will teach you how to knit a pair of sample socks, 2 at a time, on a 40” circular needle. The class will meet on two consecutive Saturday afternoons at the Hall House. (Class cost $25, or $20, for members, plus $28 for materials, which include: a beautiful 138 page hardcover book w/additional patterns, 40” circular needle and two balls of colorful superwash yarn of your choice.) Please register by Monday, May 13.  For more information, please call Diana at (802)487-4137.

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Event Fees:

$ 53.00

Traditional Timber Framing

Instructor Makaio Maher.

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Event Fees:

$ 100.00

Growing Strawberries Successfully

Meet at the Education Building and drive to the family’s Peak View Berry Farm, where Michelle will share information on growing strawberries for home or market.  Cost $20 or $15 for Museum members.

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Event Fees:

$ 20.00

Basket Making - Make a “Market Basket”

Make a “Market Basket” at the Education Building.

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Event Fees:

$ 50.00

Basket Making - Make a “Wood Bottom Round Basket”

Make a “Wood Bottom Round Basket” at the S. R. Hall House with Carolyn Starr.

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Event Fees:

$ 50.00

Backyard Beekeeping

Learn how to start keeping bees.  At the Education Building

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Event Fees:

$ 25.00

Beginning Blacksmithing – Make a Fireplace Poker

Learn basic Forge techniques, safety, equipment options, lighting and maintaining a fire, and timing, and skills of drawing out, twisting, leaf work and a simple weld.  Instructor Wyatt Moseley.

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Event Fees:

$ 100.00

Blacksmith Forged Hooks from A to Z

Learn the basics of smithing, focusing on foundation skills while making something practical and creative. Good for beginner through advanced students.

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Event Fees:

$ 100.00

Weaving Patterned Bands: Exploring Pattern Weaves

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Event Fees:

$ 90.00

From Wood to Stool

Instructor Rick Currier. Being held Monday through Wed., July 8, 9 & 10, 10 am – 3 pm

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Event Fees:

$ 100.00

From Sheep Fleece to Spinning: How to Make Great Yarn

Wed., July 10 & Thurs., July 11, 9 am – 12 pm. Instructor Lausanne Allen.

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Event Fees:

$ 70.00

Stenciling on Slate in the Adele Bishop Technique

Instructor Martha Kinney

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Event Fees:

$ 60.00

Beginning Blacksmithing – Make a Fireplace Poker

Instructor Courtney Mead.

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Event Fees:

$ 100.00

Wild Color: Exploring Natural Dyes

Thurs., July 11, 1 – 4 pm and Fri., July 12, 10 am – 1 pm  (or until finished), with instructor Lausanne Allen.

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Event Fees:

$ 75.00

Chair Caning, Herringbone Pattern

Instructor Melanie Miller

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Event Fees:

$ 50.00

Textile Conservation and the Care of Hooked Rugs

Camille Breeze, Shelburne Museum textile conservator, in  Brownington Congregational Church.

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Event Fees:

$ 10.00

Modern Timber Framing

Instructor Makaio Maher.

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Event Fees:

$ 100.00

Identifying and using 19th Century Herbs

Mel Hastings, an experienced gardener and herbalist, will discuss the culinary and therapeutic qualities of the many herbs found in the museum kitchen garden.  Learn why they are still useful today.

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Event Fees:

$ 15.00

Basket Making - Make a “Beaded Yarn Basket”

Make a “Beaded Yarn Basket” at the Education Building with Carolyn Starr.

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Event Fees:

$ 51.00

Hooks and Hinges: Hardware for the Home and Hearth

Instructor Courtney Mead

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Event Fees:

$ 100.00

Intermediate Blacksmithing: Tong Making

Make a pair of tongs and get started with your tool collection.  This intermediate course will cover punching, drawing, upsetting and filing. Instructor Courtney Mead.

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Event Fees:

$ 100.00

Basket Making - Make a “Gathering Flowers Basket"

Instructor Carolyn Starr.  Make a “Gathering Flowers Basket”.

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Event Fees:

$ 55.00

Thinking like a Blacksmith: Practical Repairs in Metal and Wood

Instructor Dennis Gibson.

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Event Fees:

$ 100.00

Blacksmithing: Make a Screwdriver

Instructor Lucien Avery.

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Event Fees:

$ 100.00

Annual Fall Foliage Run, Walk & Bike

½ Marathon Run, 5K Run, 5K Walk and 12 mile bike race on a Sunday morning on Brownington back roads. There is a 1/2 Marathon Run, with registration from 7 – 8 a.m., and race starting at 8:05 Then, with registration from 8 – 9 a.m.: A 12 mile Bike Race starting at 9:05 a.m. A 5K Run starting at 9:10 a.m. A 5K Walk starting at 9:15 All races start and finish in front of the Old Stone House. After the race there will be refreshments, cider pressing, and awards. Check out our website www.oldstonehousemuseum.org to find out how to get here and also register on-line. The cost is $15. There will be t-shirts for everyone who pre-registers, and then those that register that day until they run out. We’d like people to pre-register so we get the correct sizes.

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Event Fees:

$ 15.00

Knitting Class: Fleece-Lined Mittens

2 Saturdays, September 21 & 28 at 1 pm.  Diana Foster, experienced knitter and teacher will teach participants how to knit a pair of wool mittens using colorful yarn and bits of fleece from her own sheep as lining. Cost is $25 or $20 for Museum members, plus a $19 material fee.

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Event Fees:

$ 44.00