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SUMMARY:2026 Sheep to Sweater Challenge at the Wentworth House
DESCRIPTION:From Sheep to Sweater with the Granite Web Makers\nCheer on the Granite Web Makers\, New Hampshire’s team in the 2026 International Back to Back Wool Challenge\, as they shear a sheep\, spin the wool into yarn\, and knit a sweater all in one day! \nThe event will begin at 9am with sheep shearing\, followed by a day of spinning and knitting. In addition\, many handcrafted woolen items will be raffled off\, with 100% of all raffle proceeds and donations going to support Amy’s Treat. Demonstrations of sheep shearing and spinning will take place throughout the day\, along with other activities\, until the house closes at 4pm. \nDATE: Sunday\, April 26\, 2026\nTIME: 9:00 to 4:00 \nItems made from handspun yarns and knitted by team members will be raffled off\, with 100% of all raffle ticket sales and donations going to support Amy’s Treat. \n\n \nAbout the Granite Web Makers\nThe team will consist of a blade shearer\, a country of origin sheep\, and seven spinners/knitters who will follow the Challenge rules and pattern to knit an adult size sweater\, all in one day! \nIn addition to sharing their love of wool\, the Granite Web Makers will be raising money for Amy’s Treat\, a nonprofit organization which supports Seacoast area cancer patients by providing solutions to the day-to-day difficulties of living with cancer and offering unexpected “treats” to renew the spirit.
URL:https://www.paulwentworthhouse.org/event/2026-sheep-to-sweater-challenge-at-the-wentworth-house/
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SUMMARY:Southeast New Hampshire Spinning Guild: Playing with Plying and Spin-In
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to welcome the Southeast New Hampshire Spinning Guild back to the Wentworth House for another year of events!\nIn the first event of the year\, Donna Kay will take out the mystery out of plying with her workshop “Playing with Plying.” Come spin in the morning\, have lunch\, and enjoy the day with other fiber enthusiasts! \nDATE: Saturday\, May 30th\, 2026\nTIME: 10 am – 4 pm\, Rain or Shine\nREGISTER: To register please email Mona.LaPierre@gmail.com by May 23\, 2026 Class size will be limited to fifteen. \n\nOpen Spin is all day: 10 am – 4 pm\nDonna Kay’s workshop will run from 12:30 – 3:30 pm\n\nAbout Playing with Plying\nOpen to all who have some plying experience. Plying is an important part of yarn design! These yarns will hold up well to abrasion and can be easy to knit or weave with. Spinners spend a lot of time and effort creating lovely singles\, but often quickly ply them just hoping for the best! Implementing a few simple techniques will help you consistently ply beautiful yarns. \nPlying is also the foundation skill for making novelty yarns. In this class we will work with singles to make 2-ply and 3-ply yarns as well as cabled\, chain ply (Navajo ply)\, and if time permits\, uneven plies. We will go step by step through the techniques of creating these fun and useful yarns! \nEquipment required for the class: spinning wheel in good working order; and 4 bobbins OR 1 bobbin on your wheel + 3 or more weaving bobbins**(I will have extra bobbins and a winder with me)\, a lazy kate and a niddy noddy. \n**Please bring two bobbins each with at least one ounce of singles yarn of a medium diameter using similar fiber (contrasting colors would be great)\, spun at least 24 hours before class. Dyed Corriedale or Polworth top would be a great choice. \nAny questions? Ask away! treeoflife@metrocast.net. If you are interested in purchasing 2 ounces of fiber please contact mona.lapierre@gmail.com
URL:https://www.paulwentworthhouse.org/event/southeast-new-hampshire-spinning-guild-playing-with-plying-and-spin-in/
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SUMMARY:Learn to Spin & Spin-In Sunday 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the last Sunday of each month for a day of spinning!\nFree and open to the public: This event will be held on the last Sunday of each month through September 27th. Knitters are also welcome!  \nIf you’re new to the craft\, come in the morning to our Learn to Spin workshop and learn from experienced spinners. If you want to practice your craft or spin with friends\, come in the afternoon for our Spin-In. \nLEARN TO SPIN\nDrop in and learn to spin! Free; all materials and tools provided.\nTIME : 10 am – noon \nSPIN-IN\nBring your wheel\, knitting\, etc.\, and enjoy the company of fellow fiber artists!\nTIME : noon – 3 pm \nNo registration needed\, just drop in for a fun day of fiber arts! \n\nLearn to Spin & Spin-In Sundays\nJoin us on any of these Sundays in 2026:\nMay 31\, June 28\, July 26\, August 30\, September 27
URL:https://www.paulwentworthhouse.org/event/learn-to-spin-spin-in-sunday-2026/
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SUMMARY:Civil War Encampment & Frederick Douglass Reading
DESCRIPTION:Learn about one of the most important turning points in our nation’s history.\nStep back in time to the era of the Civil War and experience some of the sights\, sounds\, and emotions of that momentous time in our nation’s history. \nDATE: Saturday\, June 27\, 2026\nTIME: 10:00 – 4:00 \nCivil War Encampment\nHistorical re-enactors portraying soldiers of Company A of the 5th New Hampshire Regiment will be encamped at the Wentworth House with demonstrations and displays of the tents\, uniforms\, muskets\, and other equipment used by Union soldiers during the Civil War. \nLIVE DRILLS & MUSKET FIRINGS\nThe soldiers will conduct drills and firings in the morning and afternoon\, and special kids’ drills at 10:30 am and 2 pm. They will also present informal talks about the history of the 5th NH\, which saw action in many of the significant battles of the Civil War and also sustained the greatest loss in battle of any infantry or cavalry regiment in the Union Army. \nFrederick Douglass Reading\nAt noon\, the Wentworth House will also host a community reading of “What to the slave is your Fourth of July\,” famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass’ blistering indictment of an American idealism which ignored and accepted the inhuman treatment of enslaved African Americans. \n\nHeld in collaboration with the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire\, the reading at the Wentworth House will be one of 16 community readings taking place simultaneously across the Granite State. \nPublic participation in this meaningful experience is encouraged. To volunteer to read a section of the speech\, or to request additional information\, send an email to paulwentworthhouse@gmail.com. \n\nWho were the N.H. Fifth Regiment Volunteers?\nNew Hampshire’s “Fighting Fifth” Regiment fought in numerous battles throughout the Civil War\, and earned a reputation for its tenacity and combat readiness. By the end of the Civil War\, this regiment had suffered more dead and wounded men than any infantry or cavalry regiment in the entire Union Army. \nThe regiment’s first substantial contribution to the war came on May 28\, 1862\, when they built the famed Grapevine Bridge (pictured here)\, “passable for artillery\,” across Virginia’s Chickahominy River and its swamp within just two days. \nJust three days later\, Colonel Cross (leader of the Fighting Fifth) wrote in his private journal: “Confederates had driven Casey’s Division from its camp and captured a large amount of property. The arrival of Sedgwick’s Division alone saved the army from disastrous defeat\, and be it remembered Sedgwick’s Division crossed the Chickahominy swamp on the bridge of logs 70 rods [385 yards] long\, built by the 5th New Hampshire Regiment! Let the impartial historian remember this.” \nOver the course of the Civil War\, 31\,650 New Hampshire men served in the Union Army\, representing over ten percent of the state’s population. The Fifth Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers remained active until the war ended\, with nearly 2\,600 soldiers passing through its ranks. Throughout the Civil War\, the regiment sustained 1\,051 casualties\, including 473 deaths. The Fifth Regiment carries the unfortunate but honorable distinction of having suffered more dead and wounded men than any infantry or cavalry regiment in the entire Union Army.
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