Wool Days
| Venue: | Old Sturbridge Village |
| Hours: | 9:30-5:00 p.m |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Cost: | $ see below |
| Category: | Arts & Culture |
Try your hand at carding the wool, and then see how the Village's 19th-century water-powered carding mill can do the same job much faster.
See sheep herding demonstrations. David Kennard of Wellscroft Farm in New Hampshire will be demonstrating how his border collies can herd, sheep, ducks, and goats. Demonstrations will be scheduled throughout the day.
Join us in knitting (or crocheting) scarves for deployed soldiers, in partnership with the Scarves for Afghanistan Project. We will provide the yarn, pattern, knitting needles and crochet hooks.
Learn about the natural dyes used to produce brilliant colors in the 19th century. Use modern dyeing techniques to dye your own skein of OSV yarn at the Craft Center(fee applies.)
Different Wools - Meet an Angora rabbit, alpaca, and llama to learn about wool from different animals. See how their wool is spun into yarn on a 19th-century spinning wheel.
Meet the animals - lambs, chickens, cows and oxen, and watch a host of daily demonstrations, including musket firing, hearth cooking, printing, coopering, blacksmithing, shoe-making and launching toy hot air balloons.
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Regular Daytime Admission Rates(subject to change without notice)Adults: $24.00Seniors (65 and over): $22.00Youths (3-17): $8.00Children under age 3: FreeMembers: Free
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Route 20, Sturbridge, MA map
Phone: 800-SEE-1830
Old Sturbridge Village outdoor history museum is located on [Route 20] in Sturbridge, Massachusetts and is easily accessible by car from [I-84] and the Massachusetts Turnpike [I-90].
GPS
Find Old Sturbridge Village as a point of interest or use the physical address:
40 Stallion Hill Road, Sturbridge, MA 01566
By Bus or Train
Amtrak, Peter Pan and Greyhound are serving the city of Worcester. Red Cab Taxi is available from the train or bus station to transport you to Sturbridge, MA.
By Air
Old Sturbridge Village is easily accessible from Logan International Airport in Boston, TF Green in Rhode Island, Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, Worcester Regional Airport or Southbridge Municipal Airport. Rental cars and limousine services are available from these airports.
Parking
FREE parking is available at our museum.
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