Macrame Minis With Instructors Judy Melanson & Marjory O’Toole Learn the basic knots you need to get into the groove of macrame. Build your skills as you work on several small projects, including a gnome, a key chain, and a feather. $20 LCHS Members, $25 Non-members Recommended for adults, but crafty young […]
This charming button tree is easy and fun to make. You may use our beautiful wooden buttons donated by a community member or bring approximately 20 of your favorite buttons from home. This is the perfect way to display a loved one’s button collection. $20 LCHS Members, $25 Non-members Recommended for adults, but crafty young […]
Use dry needle felting techniques to create a simple scene using felted wool and colored fleece. Combine 2-D and 3-D features to create a landscape or a botanical design. No previous experience necessary. $20 LCHS Members, $25 Non-members Recommended for adults, but crafty young people 12 & up are welcome. Participants are welcome to […]
Help us grow our community crochet garden! Learn to make beautiful crochet flowers and vines. We will have several patterns for you to use, or you can bring your favorite to share with the group. Recommended for adults, but crafty young people 12 & up are welcome. Call 401-635-4035 to register. Participants are welcome to […]
Learn how to safely forage, process, and use the plant fiber from Urtica Dioica, the common nettle (sometimes called stinging nettle). Textiles of this plant have been found across the archeological record and as far back as the first millennium BCE. This sturdy, ubiquitous plant also played an important role in American history. In this class we'll […]
Weave reeds into a cornucopia to learn beginner basketmaking techniques you can then apply to other basketweaving projects. This is an excellent first basket weaving project. $20 LCHS Members, $25 Non-members Recommended for adults, but crafty young people 12 & up are welcome. Participants are welcome to BYOS (Bring your own snacks). Call 401-635-4035 to […]
Create a perfect pumpkin while learning the basic techniques of dry needle felting. No previous experience required. Excellent preparation for the Felted Fairy class. $20 LCHS Members, $25 Non-members Participants are welcome to BYOS (Bring your own snacks). Recommended for adults, but crafty young people 12 & up are welcome. Call 401-635-4035 to register.
Let your imagination run wild as you create a fabulous fairy using a variety of wrapping and felting techniques. Participants should have some dry needle felting experience. The class on August 1 or September 5 (or similar experiences) are highly recommended before taking the Felted Fairy class. Participants are welcome to BYOS (Bring your […]
Sickness & Evil in the New England Colonies, 1620-1788 Evil - the Puritans felt surrounded by it. As they settled in Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies throughout the 17th century, […]
Presented by Marjory O'Toole, LCHS Executive Director Long one of Little Compton's favorite sons, John Simmons led a remarkable life, from his local farm-boy roots to his business success in Boston, to his founding and funding of Simmons College. Piper Hawes, a long-time LCHS Board Member and Simmons College graduate, who sadly passed away […]
Zoom Talk Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpceyqpz0jGd1Dm-QqqOn7MUpZLLBL1Ih2#/registration --- Presented by Holly Herbster, RPA, Senior Archaeologist/Principal Investigator for the Public Archaeology Laborateory and Marjory O'Toole, LCHS Executive Director --- In the spring of […]
Free and Open to the Public Co-Sponsored by: The Little Compton Garden Club The Little Compton Historical Society The Sogkonate Garden Club In the early 1900s, Walter and Josephine Brownell of Little Compton became trail blazers in the early development of winter hardy and disease resistant roses. Learn how a young attorney and his wife, […]
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