Spinners, Fiber Artists Plan National Spinning and Weaving Week Events
Contact: Patty Henner, 581-4100
ORONO — Spinners and other fiber artists are invited to celebrate National Spinning and Weaving Week at two events upcoming events, at the UMaine Page Farm and Home Museum in Orono and Leonard’s Mills logging museum in Bradley.
A “spin-in” at the Page Farm and Home Museum will kick off the week, starting Sunday, Sept. 30, from 12-3 p.m. The week wraps up at a Fiber Arts Festival being held during Living History Days, Oct. 6-7 at Leonard’s Mills, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Experienced spinners are invited to bring their own spinning wheels or hand spindles to share their skill and enthusiasm for this traditional art at one or both events. Beginners are invited to join in the fun at both sites and try their hand at turning animal or plant fibers into yarn. Weaving and other fiber arts, such as natural dyeing, quilting and rug braiding, also will be available for exploration at the Leonard’s Mills event.
The Page Farm and Home Museum is located on the UMaine campus, in the white barn and silo south of the Maine Center for the Arts. Admission is free and parking is available. For information about the farm and home museum “spin-in,” call 581-4100.
Leonard’s Mills, located off Route 178 in Bradley, recreates an 18th century logging village. Admission to Living History Days is $7 for people age 13 and up, $2 for children age 2-12, and free for members of the Maine Forest and Logging Museum.
Participants in the Fiber Arts Festival at Leonard’s Mills are welcome — but not required — to attend in period dress. For more information about the Leonard’s Mills event, call 581-2871.