CANCELLED | Artisan Workshop: Make a Haversack
December 28, 2022 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.- December 28, 2022 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Museum of the American Revolution
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This workshop has been cancelled.
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Join us for this one-day, in-person Artisan Workshop to learn “plain sewing” and create a Revolutionary soldier’s linen haversack, like a modern shoulder bag. Museum staff will discuss the history of haversacks and offer instruction on basic hand-sewing, inspired by textiles on display in the Museum's core exhibition. Use historical tools and techniques to complete a haversack to take home. This is a beginner workshop and no previous sewing experience is required.
This workshop includes a break for lunch participants are welcome to bring their own lunch or purchase lunch upon arrival.
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Artisan Workshop Series
Learn tricks of 18th-century trades and meet others while discovering new talents in making and doing. Then, try your hand at creating your own replica.
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Winter Break at the Museum
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Artisan Workshop: Make a Pinball
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