Wool Days at OSV
| Venue: | Old Sturbridge Village |
| Hours: | 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Ages: | Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor, Outdoor |
| Cost: | $$ see below |
| Category: | Fairs & Festivals |
During Wool Days the Old Sturbridge Village sheep get their annual “hair cuts” and historians demonstrate how wool is processed – from shearing, scouring, and carding to dyeing, spinning, and weaving (in other words, from sheep to shirt – or chemise). 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.
New this year! On Saturday, see sheep herding demonstrations with border collies herding sheep, ducks and more! On Saturday and Sunday morning, visit with an Angora bunny and learn about using alternative wools.
Knit for a Cause Help us knit or crochet scarves for American soldiers, using wool that was hand-dyed at the Village.
Meet the 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.
Memorial Day is also our official kick-off to summer activities and our weekend to roll out the Old Sturbridge Village stagecoach and re-launch our boat ride on the Quinebaug River. For more details call 800-733-1830 or visit our website at www.osv.org.
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Admission: Adults $20, Seniors (65+) $18, Children (3-17) $7, Under 3 Free
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www.osv.org/activities_events/event_calendar_more.html?ID=560&DateID=1622
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
Route 20, Sturbridge, MA map
Phone: 800-SEE-1830
Located just off Route 20 in Sturbridge, near Exit 9 off the Mass Pike and Exit 2 off I-84.
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