2008 Workshops

For more information or to register, please contact
Pam Mawhiney 607-648-4146 or e-Mail

Home Textile Tool Museum, P.O. Box 153 Rome, PA 18837

DUE TO LIMITED CLASS SIZES PLEASE REGISTER EARLY TO INSURE YOUR SPACE IN THE
WORKSHOPS. Come and join in the fun and fellowship of learning and exploring
early skills and crafts. Our teachers are only of the highest quality with many
years experience in their fields. HTTM workshops have been highly prized and
praised for their content and accomplishments by students, teachers and organizations.
All tools and supplies, unless in kits you purchased are for class use only
and are the property of HTTM or their teachers. Many of our teachers bring with
them extra supplies or kits you may purchase. Lists of helpful items to bring
or supplies may be given for different workshops after you have registered. A
non-refundable deposit to HTTM of 1/3 of the workshop Fee is required at Registration.

Please direct all inquiries and questions to Pam Mawhiney at ,
607-648-4146 ,e-Mail
or , HTTM phone 570-247-7175 and leave a message or write to Home Textile Tool
Museum, P.O. Box 153, Rome, PA 18837

May 10 – PINE NEEDLE BASKET -- Kathy Holtje

Learn about the Pine Needle Basket origins, the history of coiled basketry, various pine needles and other natural materials used in them by this skilled basket maker.
Receive instruction on preparation of the materials, stitching methods, the care and preservation of your finished pine needle basket. Each student will receive a complete kit with all materials and printed instructions to finish a small basket of their own design, approx. size 6” wide by 2” deep.
Class Size : min. 4 – max. 8, Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fees: $50, Material $20.

***Newly Added
May 19 - WOOL BASKET -- Melodie Gum
This handy basket is great used as a tote or to store your projects. Basket is 12’ square, 13’ high, elevated on 3 inch legs and has two handles.
Class Size: Min. 4, max. 10    Time: 10 am–4 pm   Fees: Class $40, Materials: $15

June 10--LUCET, PADDLE LOOM & DROP SPINDLE --Joy McCraken
Learn about portable textile tools preferred to be use at encampments or public demonstrations. Students will receive instruction on how to prepare for and use each of the implements. These traditional tools were used by women and children in daily textile production, fulfilling family needs. Each student will practice and develop the skill to use them.
Class Size: Min. 4, max. 8    Time: 10 am – 4 pm    Fees: Class $40, materials $75. kit includes Drop Spindle, Paddle Loom, & Lucet, printed instructions.

June 11 -- HOUSEWIFE --Elaine Stocking
You will receive material and supplies to make a hand sewn Housewife, a tied fabric roll with pockets that hold pins, needles, thread, scissors, etc. in its pockets. This was used by men, women and children. Bring a thimble if you use one.
Class Size: Min. 4, max. 10 Time: 10 am – 4 pm Fees: Class $40, materials $ 7.

June 11 -- LATE 1700’s WOOL CLOAK with Silk Lined Hood -- Linda Learn Cloak will be about knee length, design pattern will be taken from “Costume Close Up” (page 54) by Linda Baumgarten. You will need a sewing machine in good repair and working, thread, pins, tape measure, scissors and other sewing notions. Appropriate period materials and colors will be available.
Class Size: Min. 4 Time: 9:30 am – 4 pm Fees: $50, materials: $40

June 12 – IROQUOIS BEADWORK PIN CUSHION -- Elaine Stocking
You will learn beading history, and stitch a Strawberry and Flower in the Iroquois beadwork fashion on a velour fabric square, stuff, stitch and trim with beading. Approx. size is 3” square pillow.
Class Size: Min. 4, max. 10 Time: 10 am – 3pm Fees: Class $40, materials $ 7.

June 13 – Learn BASIC HARD CHEESE MAKING PROCESS -- Laryssa Zahajkewycz
Using a 18^th Century Colonial recipe from Dutchess Co., NY. Learn the basics using raw or store bought milk. Laryssa will make the cheese before your eyes, explaining how to by taking you through the entire process of this recipe for Hard Cheese.
Class Size: Min. 4, max. 8     Time: 10 am – 3 pm   Fees: Class $ 35. materials $ 15. hand outs, cheese samples.

July 10 & 11 – FLAX SEED TO LINEN YARN – Pamella Mawhiney
Learn how to grow, process and spin your own flax into linen thread / yarn. In this intensive 2 day workshop the participant will be experiencing many hands on activities including harvesting, rippling, retting, breaking, scutching, hackeling flax. You will learn how to dress various types of distaffs, and how to make a distaff. The student will spin both wet and dry samples of flax, learning their different qualities and uses. More unfolds in this class, with the antique linens woven for clothing and household use so long ago. Students will examine items from the teacher’s collection or sharing from their own. To maximize your participation spinning experience is recommended as this is not a how to spin class. You will need your own spinning wheel in good working order and other common necessities for spinning. Kit includes notebook, handouts, flax seeds, plants and flax fiber in various forms.
Class Size: max. 8 Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee: $125. plus kit $25.

July 18 -- FELTED, LAYERED WOOL VESSEL -- Denise Nunn

Students will learn how the interaction of wool fibers reacts in the felting process. They will design their Vessel by layering a solid or variety of colored wools and / or other fibers to create outer and inner designs that will be revealed by carving into the vessel. Every creation develops into its own unique one of a kind vessel.
They may turn into a object for dried arrangements, holder for candy or other items, what every your creative instincts desire.
"Teacher will demonstrate Needle Felting and students may also experiment with needle felting details on their felted vessel."
Class Limit: 6 Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee: $50.

July 25 – LOG CABIN TRADITIONAL BLOCK PATTERN – Joanne Nolt
Designer, teacher, author and quilter, Joanne will teach you how to make this lovely well known block. It will be sewn by hand, but can be interpreted by machine by the quilter. The LOG CABIN block will be constructed on a muslin foundation using a template, then sewing the strips to the muslin to make a perfect 6” block.Each student will be able to complete one block to use as their sample for future projects. Kit will include muslin, fabric, needles and thread. Students may bring basic sewing supplies, scrap fabric, needles, thread, scissors and thimbles.
Class Size: min. 3 Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fee: $ 30, materials $ 5.

August 6 - HARVEST BASKET -- Melodie Gum
This Harvest basket may also become a Hearth basket with guidance from the teacher. It is a great size for gathering flowers, holding magazines and more.
Class Size: Min. 4 - Max. 10   Time: 10 am – 4 pm   Fees: Class $ 40. materials $10.

August 6 through 8 – NATURAL DYING -- Esther Welden
Learn hands on, detailed formulas of dyeing your yarn or fabric with natural dye to get a full spectrum of colors from fresh, dried and woody plants. This class will also give instruction in method of preparing your indigo dye pot, indigo dyeing and over dyeing of yellow and red yarn. Using traditional basic dye recipes, this class will prepare you to give dyeing presentations in historical or public areas or for personal use. Each student will go home with more than 25 sample skeins of yarn.
Class Size: Min. 4 Time: 10 am – 3 pm   Fees: $ 125. materials $25.

August 13– REDWORK EMBROIDERY – Valeria Hill
“Redwork”, also known as “turkeywork” was popular from about
1885 to the 1930’s is accomplished by using simple outlining
surface-embroidery stitch with an occasional French knot. Students
learn various steps in preparation for this technique, a variety of stitches and will be able to choose from a variety of patterns for their project.Resource information will be given if they like the patterns and choose to do a series. Each kit will include everything needed including the needle for this project. Student may want to bring their thimble if they use one.
Class Size: max. 12 Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee: $40, Materials approx. $12.

To VOLUNTEER at the HTTM, contact Esther Welden 570-278-1886 E-mail; eweldon@epix.net for further information.

Re-enactors Week June 9th to the 13th