Visit the Carnegie Museum this Saturday, July 7th from 1 to 4 pm for a “Spin In”. Admission is free and summer program participants receive credit for Yellow Day by attending. The Museum is air conditioned.
Marla Lewis and Jessica Madsen will demonstrate how fibers such as wool are spun into yarn. Marla will demonstrate her Turkish drop spindle Which winds a center-pull ball of yarn as you spin and Jessica will demonstrate a wheel, a top whorl drop spindle, and an Akha spindle (for cotton). They will also have a display of handspun items.
Spinning fits into the current major exhibition at the Carnegie Museum, Agriculture: The Cultivation of Montgomery County, as many sheep and other animals are raised in Montgomery County for their fibers which can be spun into yarns. Goats, sheep, rabbits, llamas, alpacas and others are all raised locally with this in mind.
The Carnegie Museum is located at 222 S Washington Street in Crawfordsville. To contact the Carnegie Museum call 765-362-4618.
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