Saturday, Aug. 8—LUDLOW— If you just can’t throw out those old neckties here is the perfect way to give them a new life! Find an old chair or rocker that was made for a woven or rush seat, and learn to weave the strongest seat you can imagine. No previous weaving skills are required, and there are no special tools involved. Go to the flea markets and antique shops to find that perfect chair and a variety of silk ties! These chairs have country flair and are fun to make and are great gifts for men. Basic sewing machine skills are required. Instructor Joyce Fuller will have ties available to purchase for students needing extras. If you need ties for a whole chair seat please contact the instructor as soon as possible.
Additionally, The Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts has announced the following classes to be held on campus during the month of August.
Aug. 8-9 – Weave a necktie chair seat with Joyce Fuller
Aug. 15 – Silk sampler day with Sandi Cirillo
Aug. 15-16 – Chair caning with Meg Kupiec
Aug. 18 – Simple country work basket with Jean Reed
Aug. 25-27 – Liberated quilting with Susan Damone Balch
Aug. 29 – Feather wool trees with Jean Reed
Please visit fletcherfarm.org for more information about these classes or to register.
They also have an online painting class open for registration. Introduction to Landscape Painting in Watercolor with Robert O’Brien will be held from August 19-21. Information on this online class can also be found on their website.
On the website you can also purchase tickets for their annual raffle. There are six prizes to choose from, and tickets are $2 each or a book of ten tickets for $10. The drawing for the raffle They are also asking for donations at this time. Between having to close the school at the beginning of the pandemic, having to cancel so many summer classes due to quarantine restrictions, and the lack of registrations for the on-campus classes they did hold, Fletcher Farm needs your help desperately! To donate to the school, please visit its GoFundMe page at charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/society-of-vermont-artists-and-craftman. Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated.
