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From: 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Hallockville Museum Farm Fleece & Fiber Festival features fiber artisans sharing handmade and authentic works for sale, shearing demonstrations, exceptional four-legged guests, special fiber-focused tours of the Hallock Homestead, and more!
Activities include:
Animal Displays Meet the sheep, rabbits, llamas, and alpacas that provide the fleece and fiber needed to make fiber goods like yarn!
Basketweaving Demonstrations Learn how plant fibers are woven into baskets and other functional pieces.
Carding & Spinning See raw fiber being de-tangled and teased apart to prepare for the next part of the process, spinning. Watch spinners at their wheels and spindles turn fiber into spun yarn!
Needle Felting Demonstrations Learn about how you can create sculptures from wool felt with this interesting technique.
Rug-Hooking Demonstrations Watch and learn as skilled rug hookers demonstrate this craft.
Sheep & Llama Shearing Learn how fiber is harvested during informative demonstrations by an expert shearer.
Food Trucks & Bake Sale perfect for lunch or a sweet snack!
Weaving Demonstrations The Hallockville looms will be on display to see how fiber can be woven into cloth and other pieces such as shawls and tapestries.
Quilting Demonstrations Quilting artisans will demonstrate various forms of needlework.
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 10:00am to 4:00pm
Hallockville Museum Farm 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY
$10 pp, 12 and under FREE
Hallockville Museum Farm
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