Vanessa Thew Thompson

A passionate doer and teacher of old-time skills, Vanessa is also Executive Director of the Flora School Education Center and current resident of Flora.

Spinning and Simple Yarn

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You will learn the stages of spinning whole yarn, beginning with the drop spindle. From a past student: “…hated the drop spindle at the time, but I sure understand now why she started with it first…” Two-day class share: Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments [...]

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Milk and Cookies the Pioneer Way

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Learn to make cookies from scratch.  Grind the flour, make the vanilla, prepare the sugar, milk the cow (if freshened) and make the baking powder BEFORE you get to eat one single griddle cookie. Fun for adults and children. Scheduled by arrangement for groups of four. Usually 9 am to 4pm. Cost: $40 share: Digg [...]

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