Dec 2, 2024 | Historic Craft, Uncategorized
Patty Williams Patty Williams is the owner of Aker Fiber Farm in Enfield Center, NH. Knitter, spinner, dyer, designer, and instructor, Patty grew up in all things fiber. She has grown and processed flax for ten years on her farm and has been in fiber arts for over 30....
Dec 2, 2024 | Historic Craft
Larry Antonuk Sometime in 2010, Larry Antonuk found himself on a tour of the Enfield Shaker Museum in Enfield, NH. While watching a Broom Making demonstration he became fascinated with the process, and wound up coming back for a tutorial with Master Broom Maker Susan...
Dec 2, 2024 | Historic Craft
Lisa Curry Mair Lisa Curry Mair is the author of “Floorcloth Magic” (Storey Publishing ©2000), special guest on This Old House (when one of her floorcloths was used to furnish a rebuilt home on the show in 2016) and owner of Canvasworks Designs, established in 1994....
Dec 2, 2024 | Historic Craft
Kristen Lukach In the midst of the pandemic, I found myself desperately needing to slow down, log-off and reconnect with my own two hands. As a year-round resident of Salem, Massachusetts, broom making seemed like a natural hobby to take up. I bought my first wood...
Dec 2, 2024 | Historic Craft
Kate Hanlon Kate Hanlon is a printmaker with a special love for the white line woodcut. Inspired by the Provincetown artists who invented the technique in the early 1900s, she aims to carry the tradition forward into the 21st century. Kate’s award-winning prints are...
Dec 2, 2024 | Fiber Arts, Historic Craft
Kim Chagnon Kim Chagnon, recognized worldwide as an upholstery instructor and the founder of Kim’s Upholstery, is all about helping others learn the art of upholstery for pleasure and, if they want, to earn an income doing something they love. Kim’s journey from...