When you sign up online, you must pay through Paypal to secure your spot in the class. If you have not paid, your spot will not be saved. If you have questions about online registration, please call the Museum at (802)754-2022.
Knitting Class – “2 at a Time Socks”
Jun 1,2013 - Jun 8,2013 Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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.
Location
Old Stone House Museum, Brownington, VT 05860
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 53.00
Traditional Timber Framing
Jun 1,2013 - Jun 2,2013 Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Instructor Makaio Maher.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 100.00
Growing Strawberries Successfully
Jun 5,2013 - Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
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.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
Street
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 20.00
Basket Making - Make a “Market Basket”
Jun 12,2013 - Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Make a “Market Basket” at the Education Building.
Location
Old Stone House Musuem
Street
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 50.00
Basket Making - Make a “Wood Bottom Round Basket”
Jun 22,2013 - Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Make a “Wood Bottom Round Basket” at the S. R. Hall House with Carolyn Starr.
Location
Old Stone House Musuem
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 50.00
Backyard Beekeeping
Jun 22,2013 - Time: 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Learn how to start keeping bees. At the Education Building
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 25.00
Beginning Blacksmithing – Make a Fireplace Poker
Jun 29,2013 - Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 100.00
Blacksmith Forged Hooks from A to Z
Jul 6,2013 - Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Learn the basics of smithing, focusing on foundation skills while making something practical and creative. Good for beginner through advanced students.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 100.00
Weaving Patterned Bands: Exploring Pattern Weaves
Jul 8,2013 - Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Instructor Lausanne Allen. Mon., July 8, 9 am - 12 pm, & Tues., July 9, 10 am – 3 pm
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 90.00
From Wood to Stool
Jul 8,2013 - Jul 10,2013 Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Instructor Rick Currier. Being held Monday through Wed., July 8, 9 & 10, 10 am – 3 pm
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 100.00
From Sheep Fleece to Spinning: How to Make Great Yarn
Jul 10,2013 - Jul 11,2013 Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wed., July 10 & Thurs., July 11, 9 am – 12 pm. Instructor Lausanne Allen.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 70.00
Stenciling on Slate in the Adele Bishop Technique
Jul 10,2013 - Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Instructor Martha Kinney
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 60.00
Beginning Blacksmithing – Make a Fireplace Poker
Jul 10,2013 - Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor Courtney Mead.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 100.00
Wild Color: Exploring Natural Dyes
Jul 11,2013 - Jul 12,2013 Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Thurs., July 11, 1 – 4 pm and Fri., July 12, 10 am – 1 pm (or until finished), with instructor Lausanne Allen.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 75.00
Chair Caning, Herringbone Pattern
Jul 11,2013 - Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Instructor Melanie Miller
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 50.00
Textile Conservation and the Care of Hooked Rugs
Jul 13,2013 - Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Camille Breeze, Shelburne Museum textile conservator, in Brownington Congregational Church.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 10.00
Modern Timber Framing
Jul 13,2013 - Jul 14,2013 Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Instructor Makaio Maher.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 100.00
Identifying and using 19th Century Herbs
Jul 16,2013 - Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 15.00
Basket Making - Make a “Beaded Yarn Basket”
Jul 17,2013 - Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Make a “Beaded Yarn Basket” at the Education Building with Carolyn Starr.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 51.00
Hooks and Hinges: Hardware for the Home and Hearth
Jul 20,2013 - Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor Courtney Mead
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 100.00
Intermediate Blacksmithing: Tong Making
Jul 27,2013 - Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 100.00
Basket Making - Make a “Gathering Flowers Basket"
Jul 27,2013 - Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Instructor Carolyn Starr. Make a “Gathering Flowers Basket”.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 55.00
Thinking like a Blacksmith: Practical Repairs in Metal and Wood
Aug 17,2013 - Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor Dennis Gibson.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 100.00
Blacksmithing: Make a Screwdriver
Aug 24,2013 - Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instructor Lucien Avery.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 100.00
Annual Fall Foliage Run, Walk & Bike
Sep 8,2013 - Time: 7:30 am - 11:30 am
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.
Location
Old Stone House Musuem
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 15.00
Knitting Class: Fleece-Lined Mittens
Sep 21,2013 - Sep 28,2013 Time: 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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.
Location
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Rd
Brownington, 05860
Event Fees:
$ 44.00