All are invited to a Potluck Lunch and Winter Story Share on Wednesday, February 5th at 12 noon at the Tamworth History Center.

Come to share food and stories with your neighbors. Bring something for the potluck lunch, perhaps even a winter dish with a connection to the past. Also bring your stories, new and old, of Tamworth in the wintertime. You are also welcome to just come and eat and listen! 

If you can, let us know you plan to come so we know how many chairs to put out, but walk-ins are also welcome. 

All are invited to a Potluck Lunch and Winter Story Share on Wednesday, January 29th at 12 noon at the Tamworth History Center.

Come to share food and stories with your neighbors. Bring something for the potluck lunch, perhaps even a winter dish with a connection to the past. Also bring your stories, new and old, of Tamworth in the wintertime. You are also welcome to just come and eat and listen! 

If you can, let us know you plan to come so we know how many chairs to put out, but walk-ins are also welcome. 

All are welcome to our annual meeting! Details to follow.

Bob and Ryan Cottrell will demonstrate the Traditional Arts of snowshoe and dog sled building.

We are happy to have the “Madison Warped Weavers” again at the History Center, demonstrating the traditional art of spinning wool.

Will Robinson will demonstrate the fine country art of spoon carving, as well as show his fascinating collection of “treen-ware”, or historical wooden ware, all found in New Hampshire. This includes a rare chance to see a pair of colonial era wooden tankards.

Jo Goodwin will demonstrate the art of hooked rugs.

Rug hooking was traditionally a way to warm floors using worn out clothing and blankets cut into strips and looped through burlap sacking to create floor matts. We now have cutters and use stronger backing materials to extend the life of each piece, though the process has not changed in hundreds of years.

She has been hooking and designing unique and traditional rugs for 20 years. She belongs to the "Mainely Woods"  hooking group. She prefers to use hand spot dyed wools by Linda Spear, which give a very rich look to finished pieces. She will bring wool, a cutter, backing, hooks, frames and let others have a try at this technique.

Postponed. Date TBA.

Jim Shea will demonstrate making small baskets from locally foraged plant material. Cattail, Iris, daylily, willow bark and more.

 He will have some extra material on hand for others to join in the fun ! 

Story teller Marion Posner will talk about her art, and lead a workshop in storytelling. Just in time for our community story share at our annual picnic!

Join local Dowser Danny Wason as he practices this ancient art on the History Center lawn. Dowsers most commonly use branches and metal rods to find water and other things underground.

Cara Sutherland will demonstrate making a “Lightship Basket” - a traditional basket style from Nantucket.

The old cars are back on the History Center lawn!

Betty Parker will demonstrate the traditional art of braiding rugs from pieces of fabric.

Alice Posner will demonstrate some traditional ways of making home remedies, using local plants, many that are growing right here in Tamworth!

See the useful and pleasing art of chair caning with Vikki Telemark.

“ A Quiltie Ladies Guide to Basic Quilt Making” : Come and see the traditional art of quilt making with master quilt maker Norma Grasse.

Come by the History Center for a cup of coffee or tea and learn more about our volunteer needs. Tour of the exhibit.

Join members of the “Madison Warped Weavers” as they demonstrate traditional weaving techniques.

More from the group:

“This Fiber Arts Group was started by lifelong fiber artist Barbara Lord around 2012.  She was an expert in many crafts.  Her passion was to promote and preserve all traditional fiber arts.  She started the group to get people with similar interests and skills together.   She built a community of crafters and artists that continues today.  By sharing our knowledge and projects with each other  we all learn and grow.  We meet monthly in Tamworth. A second group grew out of the Fiber Arts community and the Madison Warped Weavers was formed.  We share knowledge, projects and learn new skills in weaving.  We meet monthly in Madison.

All people interested in fiber arts and traditional arts are welcome to join us.  All ages, all levels from new to skilled are welcome.  There is always something new to learn.  We feel strongly that the traditional arts and working with our hands is important. “

Come for the grand opening of our “Traditional Arts” themed summer exhibit.

*Rescheduled due to rain! Note this new Date. * Come for a simple summer pleasure - a wagon ride with draft horse May and coachman Grant through bucolic Tamworth. History Center lawn.