A Look Back in Time - Creating Textiles by Hand

Bev York will present the process of creating yarns by hand including harvesting fibers, dyeing, spinning and weaving. Prior to the industrial age, the process of producing clothing and household textiles might have accounted for 75% of women's work! York will also exhibit a rare double flyer spinning wheel. 

Bev York teaches history at Quinebaug Valley Community College. She is the curator of the America Museum project and director of Windham Arts which promotes art, culture, history and tourism in the region. She is formerly the director of the Mill Museum and the Nathan Hale Homestead.