Stitch 'n Time Club

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Position Summary and Description of Duties:

The Stitch 'n Time club is a volunteer-based textiles club where members process fibers from the farm and maintain the foundation’s inventory of colonial clothing. Using mostly wool from the foundation’s Hog Island Sheep flock, cotton grown in the Museum Garden, Red May Wheat and Linen Flax grown in the National Colonial Farm Fields, club members work through every step of fiber processing, including: washing/retting, carding/beating, dyeing, spinning, weaving, knitting/crocheting. Completed projects are sold during special events and at the Visitor Center, with proceeds supporting the Heritage Livestock Breeding Program. Club members also help to create and mend clothing worn by the foundation’s interpretive staff during educational events on the National Colonial Farm. During special meetings throughout the year, members may also complete additional projects such as weaving and felting.

Responsibilities may include,but are not limited to:

• Washing, carding, dyeing, spinning, and knitting/crocheting, retting, beating, weaving, felting,
• Creating 18th century clothing for interpretive staff using patterns, drafting patterns,
• Mending 18th century clothing;
• Participating in educational programs and events.

Youth are welcome to participate, but must be accompanied by an adult or legal guardian if under 16years of age.