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NEW GLOUCESTER — Established in 1783 and home to the only active Shaker Community in the world, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village will be offering a series of traditional craft workshops and educational nature walks Saturday, June 10, at Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road.
The workshops and walks are open to the public, but the workshops do require pre-registration (at www.maineshakers.com or call 207-926-4597) and a fee; the guided nature walks are free.
Traditional craft workshops include:
* “Beginner’s Knitting,” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., features New Gloucester fiber artist Betsey Lesliewill become familiar with knitting terms, reading a pattern, checking a gauge, increasing, decreasing and exploring different textile patterns while using Shaker yarn to create a button closure pouch. ($55)
* “Eco-Printing on Fabric,” 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., will record your visit to Shaker Village by printing Shaker plants on fabric. Local instructor and fiber artist Mary DeLano will teach you this intriguing art — a process where plant materials are placed on specially-treated fabric and then steamed to release the pigments in the plants, leaving realistic prints of the plants on the fabric. Students will take home eight printed pieces of fabric, including one silk scarf. ($95)
* “Rug Hooking: Woolly Sheep,” 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (two-day workshop, June 10 and 24) will have beginner or intermediate rug hookers working with Beth Miller of Parris House Wool Works to create an 8″ x 8″ textured rug hook design inspired by the Shakers’ sheep. This can be finished as a table mat, wall hanging or a scented buckwheat pillow. ($150)
Resident naturalist Carolyn Fensore will lead “Nature’s Outdoor Classroom,” at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. These a 2 1/2-hour hikes wind through the Shakers’ 1,800 acres of diversified habitats; Fensore will identify and explain flora, fauna, geological formations and Shaker history along the way. See evidence of glacial and geological forces that formed the land and watershed, including Sabbathday Lake’s Loon’s Point and the hidden treasure of Aurelia’s Cascade. Shaker Village Nature Walks are free; reservations for the nature walk are suggested but not required. Additional nature walks, with the same times, are scheduled for July 22, Aug. 19, Sept. 15 and Oct. 7. Check-in at the museum visitors’ center.
Other activities include visiting the Shaker Store and the Shaker Museum Visitors’ Center, featuring a wide selection of old-fashioned gifts and high-quality local Maine crafts as well as signing up for guided tours of Shaker Village. Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village is located at 707 Shaker Road (Route 26).
For more information about individual programs, including start times, reservations and registration, please contact 207-926-4597, info@maineshakers.com, www.maineshakers.com, or follow on Facebook at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village.
PHOTO CAPTION: Explore the diverse and beautiful land of Shaker Village in the free 2.5-hour guided hike of the Shakers’ property.
