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Antique Spinning Wheel Showcase

Get ready to spin into the past—explore a collection of antique spinning wheels and experience a fun, hands-on journey through time!

Join the Aurora Colony Handspinners’ Guild for a hands-on journey through the rich history of textile traditions! Explore a stunning collection of antique spinning wheels and experience live, interactive demonstrations that bring fiber arts to life.

Enjoy a weekend filled with:

  • Live spinning wheel demonstrations

  • Fleece-to-shawl live loom weaving demonstration of the process of raw fiber to finished product

  • Engaging demonstrations – see and participate in the traditional waulking of a shawl, the final step in the fiber-to-shawl process

  • Lithuanian Saxony Flax raffle wheel demonstration
    Raffle Tickets: 1 for $1, or 6 for $5

    This raffle helps support the educational mission of our guild by funding programs and scholarships for Aurora Colony Hand Spinner’s Guild members.

    The winning ticket will be drawn on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 4:30pm.

    The winner will be contacted by phone.

  • Live animals! Baby Doll Southdown and Cormo Sheep, French Angora rabbits and alpacas

  • Friendship bracelet weaving (suggested donation: $5)

  • And more!

Saturday, March 8th, 10am-4pm
Sunday, March 9th, 12pm-4pm

Admission
Adult $8
Students & Seniors $6
Children 5 and under: FREE