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November 10, 2011 -
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October 28, 2011 -
Most “lettering” the average person does on a regular basis involves a computer. We type; we save; we print. The software does the work of arranging our letters in a pleasing way, and the printer magically produces the image of what we see on the screen.
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October 19, 2011 -
This coming weekend historic trade demonstrators will be showing the craftmanship behind some household essentials. Early New England food and shelter as we know it were made possible by the existence of items crafted by a blacksmith.
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October 13, 2011 -
Saturday, October 15: Don Carpentier demonstrates English ceramics 10:30 – 4:00; Henry Cooke demonstrates tailoring 10:30 – 4:00.
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October 7, 2011 -
The transformation of raw wood or metal into finished goods is fascinating to watch. Experienced craftspeople have a keen understanding of the material itself, the array of tools necessary to complete a job, and the skills required to achieve the desired goal. A master craftsperson is also an...
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September 30, 2011 -
How many t-shirts do you own? How many pairs of jeans? Dresses? Pairs of shoes? If you find this difficult to answer without going to your closet to physically count each of these, you are in the company of many people. Clothing is infinitely more affordable and accessible today than it was in the...
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September 22, 2011 -
Do you have anything in your closet made of linen? It’s breathable, light and very comfortable. Today linen’s properties may be appreciated more for the sake of fashion and comfort. However in the past, linen’s durability made it a crucially important textile, and a practical choice for...
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September 21, 2011 -
It’s the beginning of the academic year and like many other people I have spent the last few weeks considering purchases of notebooks, office supplies, lunch containers and even gym shoes which my children grow out of with shocking speed. Though we make use of hand-me-downs and conserve many...
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August 12, 2011 -
As we prepare to end our summer theme, Moth to Cloth, we can look back to seven successful weeks of caring for silkworms and see that we have raised one complete generation from eggs to adult moths! The moths that are now emerging from their cocoons have been mating and are laying eggs.
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August 5, 2011 -
Historic Deerfield is fortunate to preserve many functional and beautiful silk objects in its collection. At the Flynt Center of Early New England Life visitors can see:
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August 5, 2011 -
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August 1, 2011 -
Last Thursday at our weekly Education department meeting, we noticed the first moth to emerge! These animals hatched from eggs on June 15th and grew large enough to spin cocoons by July 1. On Thursday July 28, almost 6 weeks later, some began emerging from cocoons and laying their eggs, starting a...
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July 22, 2011 -
As we have worked on Moth to Cloth this summer we have discoverd there are many unique words connected with silk production. We have been using some of these word in our Blog Posts and thought this would be a good time to pause and define some of these terms.Sericulture - The process of...
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July 20, 2011 -
We have been raising our silkworms for almost four weeks. During this time we have been learning so much as we observe their interesting behaviors. The silkworms definitely prefer the most tender mulberry leaves we can find for them, and as they feed they like to crawl along the mulberry leaf twigs...
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July 15, 2011 -
So much has happened with our silkworms in one week! Most of our largest silkworms are four and a half weeks old and many of them are in the process of spinning their cocoons. As each silkworm gets ready to spin we carefully place it into the cocoonery. Our cocoonery is composed of many...
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July 5, 2011 -
During our first week of Moth to Cloth our 125 silk worms grew and grew and grew, eating so many mulberry leaves that it was hard to keep up with them. By Tuesday we were collecting leaves four times a day! The silkworms hatched on June 15, and this week will be ready to spin their cocoons.
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July 1, 2011 -
Today is the first day of our summer program “Silk: Moth to Cloth.”
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June 13, 2011 -
Please stay tuned - we are planning to launch a series of “Silk Stories” blog posts on July 8, 2011.
