Page Farm & Home Museum Brown Bag Lunch Takes Up Tatting April 27
Contact: Page Farm & Home Museum, 581-4100, George Manlove, 581-3756
ORONO — Tatting, knitting and sewing are the focus of discussion and a demonstration at a brown bag lunch April 27 at the UMaine Page Farm and Home Museum.
Hampden resident Viola Miller is the featured speaker. She has taught tatting, knitting and sewing for many years. Tatting is a method of making lace, using a hand-held shuttle, and involves making knots and loops known as picots. The craft became popular in the latter half of the 19th century. The demonstration will show examples of different tatting patterns and designs, types of threads and tools, and instruction books.
Brown bag lunch sessions are free and open to the public. People are invited to bring a brown bag lunch and drink. For information and directions to the Page Farm and Home Museum on the Orono campus, please call (207) 581-4100.