Come Celebrate Eugene Scheel - Renowned Loudoun Historian Date: January 4, 2025 Time: 4-6pm Location: Waterford Old School Auditorium (40222 Fairfax Street, Waterford VA 20197) Join the Honorable Geary Higgins, Waterford Resident, Friend to Gene and House District 30 Delegate in honoring Eugene Scheel's contributions to 18th, 19th, and 20th Century history of Loudoun County […]
Saturday, February 15, 2024 9 AM – 5 PM Spend a relaxing day learning the basics of clothing mending with Shelagh Jessop of Stuart Moores Textiles.
Saturday, February 15 9 AM – 5 PM Learn to ice dye! With the magic of applying safe, easy-to-use fiber reactive dye powders over ice, colors & effects are ethereal, intricate, and never the same twice. As the colors split and fissure due to the slowly melting water, your fabric takes on watercolor-like effects that […]
The aim of this course is to provide a solid foundation in the art of wet felting while creating a warm and elegant alpaca/merino and silk cowl. We will drill down on equipment needed, felting and finishing technique and how to avoid the most common mistakes people make when learning to felt. Additionally, the course […]
Students will use Redwork techniques to embroider a hand towel. Instructor: Linda Kay Benning
The aim of this course is to provide a solid foundation in the art of nuno felting while creating a merino wool and silk scarf. We will drill down on equipment needed, felting and finishing technique and how to avoid the most common mistakes people make when learning to felt. Additionally, the course will cover […]
Break out of the indigo-only box and learn to clamp, bind, fold, or twist fabric to achieve dozens of variations on traditional Shibori patterns. Because we are using easy, effective, low-impact fiber reactive dyes, you can create any color you want! Instructor: Jessica Kaufman
An in depth discussion by the Waterford Foundation Preservation Director about African American history in Waterford.
Experience the Waterford National Historic Landmark on a guided historic walking tour! In 1970 the Secretary of the Interior designated Waterford and its rural surround a National Historic Landmark. Well into the 20th century, most Americans lived and worked on farms or in small towns like this one. Few of these places have remained […]
For Women's History Month, we invite you to come experience some of the dynamic stories of the women who helped build Waterford into the place we know today! Through the exhibit "Quaker Women of Waterford" and a history talk where local historians share some of their favorite stories from Waterford (including the Waterford News, Ann […]
Experience the Waterford National Historic Landmark through a lens focused on Women's History of Waterford! In 1970 the Secretary of the Interior designated Waterford and its rural surround a National Historic Landmark. Well into the 20th century, most Americans lived and worked on farms or in small towns like this one. Few of these […]
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Phone: 540-882-3018 x 2
