Today at Hancock Shaker Village staff and volunteers occupy the workshops of the Shaker Brethren and Sisters where they demonstrate several typical crafts and trades. Cabinetmakers demonstrate the use of hand tools and Shaker joinery techniques.
Blacksmiths produce hardware in the forge.
Women weave Shaker rag carpets, towels, blankets and other textiles on original Shaker looms and spin wool from the Village s Merino sheep in the weave loft. In the Brethren s Workshop, craftsmen use cotton tape to weave Shaker style chair seats, craft oval boxes in maple or cherry, and make the famous Shaker flat brooms. Several crafts are demonstrated each day from Memorial Day through the third week of October.