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Dyed in the Wool: Finding Colors in Nature

Dyed in the Wool: Finding Colors in Nature

April 18, 2022

With our upcoming Community Dye Days, starting monthly on April 23rd, we’re taking a look at the different ways you can dye with wild plants right here in the mountains! Adapted from Foxfire,...
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At the End – You Meet God

At the End – You Meet God

March 7, 2022

Despite traveling across the Southern Appalachian Mountains throughout my childhood, I was not introduced to the Foxfire books until Fall 2016 by an undergraduate professor. My semester’s focus was...
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Selecting a Spinning Wheel

Selecting a Spinning Wheel

January 25, 2022

We often get requests from folks about buying looms or spinning wheels. Our Village Weaver, Sharon Grist, recently shared some good advice on selecting the right spinning wheel for yourself:  ...
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Woodworking in the Mountains

Woodworking in the Mountains

September 3, 2021

If you visit the museum this fall, you’ll encounter our newest exhibit on woodworking in Appalachia. In a densely wooded area before logging removed all the old-growth trees, folks in the...
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Easter Egg Dyeing with Kitchen Scraps

Easter Egg Dyeing with Kitchen Scraps

March 31, 2021

Last year, we released a blog post about how to dye Easter eggs with kitchen staples, like ground turmeric. This year, our Village Weaver, Sharon Grist, took it to a whole new level! She...
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