Maker’s Monday at the Dudley Farm

No Maker’s Monday in December— we will see you in January
 
Crafters are invited to join the ladies from the Dudley Farm gift shop for fun and fellowship Monday afternoons from 1 to 3 pm downstairs at the yellow Munger Barn. Bring your work-in-progress projects and craft in community as we share expertise, advice, and laughter working in centuries-old techniques: sewing, quilting, knitting, basket weaving, hooking, spinning, whatever! Donations appreciated. For more information, contact Mary Norris, 203-415-0426. 

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Sheep to Yarn Demonstration

Dudley Farm 2351 Durham Road, Guilford, CT, United States

Come meet our newly shorn sheep and talk with shepherd Schuyler Beeman about the joys and challenges of raising sheep.  We’ll also let you try your hand at making yarn from the fleece though washing, picking, carding and spinning. (No fee or registration)

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Intro to Knitting

Inviting true beginners to join experienced knitters Mary Linden and Mary Norris under the trees at the Dudley Farm to discover the traditional art of knitting. We will learn the two main stitches, which needles go with what yarn, and how to read a simple pattern. You’ll soon be on your way to creating wonderful […]

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Free – $10.00

Blacksmith Demonstration

Dudley Farm 2351 Durham Road, Guilford, CT, United States

Blacksmith Demonstration, Saturday, July 6, 9:30-12:30.  Troy Antoniewicz of Copper Rose Forge will be at the Dudley Farm blacksmith shop demonstrating how to make basic hand forged items, starting with a raw piece of steel and ending with a finished product. He will have these and other forged items available for purchase.

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Flower Arranging Demonstration

Dudley Farm 2351 Durham Road, Guilford, CT, United States

Where:   Market Table of Mena’s Garden  ............. Did you know the positive and therapeutic benefits of a bouquet of flowers in your home have been proven? A new Harvard Medical School study shows that living with flowers strengthens feelings of compassion and decreases anxiety: HTTPs://safnow.org/aboutflowers/quick-links/health-benefits-research/home-ecology-of-flowers-study/  So, a bouquet a day may literally keep the doctor […]

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