FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES: SPEND THE DAY WITH US

New for this year: learn about the Roycroft Arts and Crafts Movement

Information from "The Copper Shop" with Claire Root

  and

The East Aurora Historical Society


There will be demonstrations of:

Silk worms at work-making silken threads
Ornamental ironwork by a blacksmith 
Flax Spinning

Weaving on the Larkin barn loom 

Tour the Park on the hay wagon.


Watch members of the Weavers Guild
of Buffalo, card, spin and weave a scarf from the fleece of the Park sheep Bernice.

Buy a raffle ticket and if you win, the scarf is yours.
Tickets are $1 and are available at the festival.


Make & Take Children's crafts.


Meet the animals of Knox Farm: sheep, llama and goats; alpacas, angora goats and a miniature horse.
Award- winning Buffalo Creek Llamas will be present.

Angora goat shearing: Benny, Ma and Auntie Em.


The Knitting Guild of Greater Buffalo presents:

Basic knit and purl instruction for beginners.
Knitting Rx: bring your problem project and get
help from the experts.


Have lunch with us: Cub Scouts, Daily's and Go Veggies

 

          NEW IN 2009 !!!! 

Enter your handmade work in the "Show Off Your Scarf Showcase"

Bring a scarf you have made (knit, crochet, weave, felt, sewn, etc)

            to the scarf tent before 11 am.

Pay the $1 entry fee and hang your scarf in either the "Classic"

            or "Funky" category.

Festival-goers will "vote" with quarters.

Winners announced by 3 pm.  Prize money !! in both categories.

Proceeds to benefit the Park animals.