Monday, July 16, 2012

Spinning Wheel Demonstration

Saturday, July 21st

 2pm

On Saturday, July 21st at 2 pm the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts presents an interactive historic spinning demonstration with spinner Claire Marinello.

 How would Rumpelstiltskin have spun straw into gold?  Spinning may seem magical, but in reality, it’s what put the clothes on your back in Early America.  Join us for an interactive living history demonstration of the historical process that creates thread.  Watch Claire in action on her castle spinning wheel.

 Claire Marinello has been spinning since she was 13-years-old. Her interest stems from a chance encounter with a spinner in the lobby of a Vermont department store. During that meeting she thought spinning “looked like magic.” As a spinner, she herself now creates magic through spinning demonstrations. Marinello has presented programs for both the Montville and Wayne Historical Societies.  As a history major she has studied the influence of textile manufacture through history. 

 Space is limited.  Advance registration recommended, call 973-377-2982 x14.  $7 for Non-members & $4 for Members (includes supplies and Museum admission).

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