Nels Wiberg will be assisting Pat with the teaching of spinning wheel techniques. Mr. Wiberg and his wife have designed a line of spinning wheels and other fiber working equipment made of PVC pipe. Mary Keith will be teaching the use of a drop spindle during Saturday's class. On Sunday, Mary will take participants on a walk around Garfield Farm to identify local plants used in dyeing fibers. Each participant will get to dye the yarns that were made during Saturday's class.
Class size is limited so reservations are required.
Garfield Farm Museum is a 281 acre historically intact former 1840s Illinois prairie farmstead and teamster inn that is being restored by donors and volunteers from 37 states as an 1840s working farm museum. Garfield Farm Museum is 5 miles west of Geneva IL off ILL Rt.38 on Garfield Road. Return to Main Garfield Farm Web Page .