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    Sheep to Shawl

    Sheep to Shawl Image gallery

    Presented by Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation at Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation

    April 30, 2011


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    Come see costumed workers turn sheep’s winter wool coats into clothing the way Colonial Americans did. Watch workers at Colonial Plantation sheer sheep with hand shears, then clean and wash the fleece. See the wool carded and spun into fiber. Try it yourself! Observe how wool is dyed, knitted and woven into cloth. Watch how workers turn flax grown on the farm into linen cloth. See lace being made. Enjoy the smells while you watch a colonial meal being cooked over the farmhouse kitchen’s open hearth. There will be tours of the kitchen garden, farm and farmhouse too.


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      • Venue Info

        Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation

        3900 North Sandy Flash Drive
        Newtown Square, PA 19073

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        $10
        Children ages 4-12: $8
        Children under 4: free

        Info Phone: 610-566-1725

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        April 30, 2011

        Times:

        11 am-5 pm (last entry at 4 pm)

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