Knitters, crocheters, weavers...we all use and love yarn! This is your chance to learn about the world of spinning raw fibers into usable yarn. Adele from looliemom fiber arts will demonstrate different spinning techniques as well as guide you in using a simple drop spindle and niddy noddy to create your own hand-spun skein of […]
Summer is the perfect time to learn to weave this practical and beautifully intricate basket! With a sturdy wooden handle and an open weave bottom, it's perfect for harvesting sun-ripened blueberries and raspberries and washing them in fresh cold water! This is a basket with a purpose BUT will also be a stunning piece for […]
Come and purchase from a large selection of glassware, furniture, dolls, linens, decoys, military, tools, jewelry, farm implements and more! Saturday, July 21 9am to 4pm with a rain date on July 22. Free to attend, all are welcome.
If you love vintage applique quilts and always wanted to learn this class is for you. Learn to hand applique in a relaxed setting with a vintage pansy design. Several techniques will be discussed for setting up your project. Hand applique stitch will be demonstrated and practiced during class. Fabric supplied. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER […]
Leaders: Gilbert Hanson and Glenn Richard This presentation and three-mile walk will examine the geology of the uplands and beach at Hallock State Park Preserve. We will focus on how the geologic development of the North Shore of Long Island and Long Island Sound, along with present-day coastal processes and groundwater flow, relate to the […]
Enjoy live traditional music and learn the dance steps from caller Chart Guthrie in the historic Naugles Barn! No experience needed- all ages are invited to this summer tradition and annual fundraiser for the not-for-profit museum. Food truck and beverages will be available for cash purchase. The event is rain or shine. You are welcome […]
In this workshop we will cover the basics of traditional wet felting by taking raw natural fibers such as wool and silk to create a wet felted flower brooch or hair pin. Students will learn the process of combining fibers with water and soap to create a solid non woven fabric with endless color and […]
"Pack baskets, woven containers originally used by early indigenous American peoples to carry game, fish and gathered fruit, were slung over the back, leaving the hands free. This simple design was later adopted by early settlers and hunters who began inhabiting the mountainous areas of New York state, Vermont and Maine. Today, these are colloquially referred […]
If you love applique quilts and always wanted to learn this class is for you! Learn English paper piecing and hand applique in a relaxed setting with this Summer sunflower design. Several techniques will be discussed for setting up your project. Hand applique stitch, whip stitch and ladder stitch will be demonstrated and practiced during […]
pa·tā·tō·li′·cious 1. A celebration of Long Island’s most famous crop with a new exhibit. 2. A sampling of potato dishes from savory to sweet prepared by local purveyors. 3. A comparison tasting of multiple varieties of solanum tuberosum. 4. A chance to explore Long Island’s oldest working barn and potato cellar. 5. A spectacular sunset […]
Learn basic embroidery stitches to make this simple piece, which can be incorporated into a pillow or wall hanging. You will learn the Backstitch, Daisy Chain, Stem Stitch, Outline Stitch, and French Knot. Time in class is devoted to repetition and improving your stitch while you work on your piece. This piece will only take […]
You are cordially invited by the Peconic Bay Region Antique Automobile Club of America's Antique Automobile Show! Celebrating 90 years of the Model A Ford. RAIN DATE: Sept 30th! Fun for all ages, trophies, food and a raffle! To learn more about the Peconic Bay Region Antique Automobile Club of America, visit their WEBSITE
Did you miss our Spring yarn dying class? Join us this fall! Create your own custom skein of yarn, the rainbow is your limit! Fiber artist and expert dyer, Adele from Looliemom Fiber Arts, will guide you through multiple dying techniques including speckles and stripes. Your finished yarn will be uniquely YOU! Tuition includes your […]
Pysanky is a centuries-old folk art, primarily Ukrainian with variants found throughout Eastern Europe. Melted wax is applied with special tools to an eggshell which is then dipped in dye. Successive layers of wax are applied, followed by additional colored dye baths, resulting in complex designs and patterns. Many traditional designs carry symbolic meanings originating […]
Come and purchase from a large selection of glassware, furniture, dolls, linens, decoys, military, tools, jewelry, farm implements and more! Saturday, October 6 9am to 4pm with a rain date on October 7. Free to attend, all are welcome.
Join North Fork woodworker, Tom Barry, for this three-hour exploration of pre-18th century country woodworking. Go back in time and use the same tools and techniques of early settlers used to make to make furniture, tools and kitchenware from fresh-cut "greenwood." During this three hour introduction, you will have plenty of hands on experience splitting […]
Get ready for holiday gift making with our folk art wool ornament class. This year’s features a red cardinal with embroidered pine branches. Embellishment is up to you. Add embroidery, beads, trim, buttons and more. Bring your embroidery supplies, scissors and hand sewing kit. Wool and pattern provided. Members: $25 Non-Members: $35 CLICK HERE TO […]
Join us for a cozy autumn afternoon lecture! The most famous American witch-hunt began in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. Yet, more than three decades before that notorious event, Long Island had its very own witchcraft trial — the trial of Goody Garlick! Accusations of flying on poles and cavorting with the Devil ran rampant in […]
Learn to make exquisite designs using the most delicate of beads. The possibilities for creativity are endless. You will learn to set up and warp your very own bead loom as well as learn the basics of loom weaving and will produce a weaving that can then be made into a piece of jewelry or […]
Join us for this 4 hour hands on workshop and learn to capture nature in a uniquely beautiful way! This will be an exploration of printing Fish by the ancient Japanese technique of Gyotako (Gyo – meaning fish and taku meaning rubbing or impression). This is a very exciting method of printing fish where much […]
