Iron Work Farm open houses and craft workshop

The Iron Work Farm continues its series of combined “4th Sunday” events with museum open houses at Jones Tavern (1 to 3 p.m.) and at the Jones-Faulkner Homestead (3 to 5 p.m.), as well as the second half of a two-part program for children and families on colonial ceramics, “Fire in the Hole.” 

For “Fire in the Hole,” from 12 to 5 p.m. at the Faulkner Homestead we will fire the clay vessels that were made in Part One in an outdoor kiln.  We will also learn about colonial embroidery and the origins of the “Purple Heart”, and participants will cut and sew a decorative cloth heart.  Instruction in basic embroidery stitches will be included.

Members of the Nashoba Valley Weavers Guild will also be at the Faulkner House to share their textile expertise.