Facebook Connections

St. James Textile Museum, where you'll find me most days in the summertime, now has a page on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/stjamestextilemuseum

Pop by and like us, and keep up to date on whats happenning this summer, all our special events, especially our ever-growing and popular Heritage Fair, which takes place the same weekend as our village of Dorchester's annual Sandpiper Festival.

This year's Heritage Fair takes place on July 26

 

Photos from previous Heritage Fairs:

 Examples of how wool looks in various stages of processing

Heritage Bread Baking in the Hearth Oven

 

Chairseat Caning Demonstration

 

Traditional Netmaking

 

Pottery

 

Basket Weaving

 

Horseshoeing