Join us for this wonderful workshop in the spirit of Revolutionary, Homespun creativity! Create your own beautiful and functional broom with Robin Ziegler, Craftswoman and proprietor of Robin's Nest Home […]
Create, Explore & Imagine at the Seven Hearths Museum! Join Local artist Shannon Blanton in this interactive drawing and painting class on the gorgeous grounds of the Kent Historical Society. […]
What started out as a quirky hobby soon became an obsession. During a road trip with friends to Boston, in a cemetery with three Declaration signers' graves, a project was […]
Join us for an exciting program with Connecticut shoemaker Andrew Rowand as he guides us through the art of handcrafting shoes. Rowand has been a shoemaker for over a decade, specializing in the recreation of historical footwear from the 17th to 19th centuries. He uses period-appropriate tools, materials, and techniques in his craft. Currently, he is researching and cataloging shoes that have been discovered in early New England structures as part of his work. In addition to his shoemaking and research, Andrew serves as the curator and site administrator of the Eric Sloane Museum in Kent, Connecticut.
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Andrew Rowand has been a shoemaker for over a decade, specializing in the recreation of historical footwear from the 17th to 19th centuries. He uses period-appropriate tools, materials, and techniques in his craft. Currently, he is researching and cataloging shoes that have been discovered in early New England structures as part of his work. In addition to his shoemaking and research, Andrew serves as the curator and site administrator of the Eric Sloane Museum in Kent, Connecticut.
Join KHS Trustee Debbie Shifflet-Finton in a demonstration of spinning wool, the ancient craft of turning raw, wool fibers into continuous, usable yarn by drafting (stretching) and twisting them together. […]