Pinching the Shape: Hands-On Pottery Making
Colonoware, the most common type of pottery used by slaves, commonly took the shape of pinch pots or coil pots. […]
Colonoware, the most common type of pottery used by slaves, commonly took the shape of pinch pots or coil pots. […]
Wool after being sheared must be cleaned and washed before use. Costumed interpreters will wash the wool in preparation for […]
From the late 1600s to the mid-1700s, enslaved people in the South were making pottery for their own use out […]
From the late 1600s to the mid-1700s, enslaved people in the South were making pottery for their own use out […]
Carding Wool was the last step in cleaning and preparing the fiber for spinning. Under the tutelage of a costumed […]
Being able to do a simple stitch was skill that was utilized by both male and female during the 18th […]
Under the tutelage of a Middleton Place Volunteer, guests can make their own candle, 18th-century style, by dipping a cotton […]
A quilting bee is a get-together for people who sew and quilt to work on their individual or group projects […]
Indigo, a plant that produces a blue dye, was an important part of South Carolina’s 18th century economy. Visitors can […]
One of the simplest forms of making a pot is to build it by hand using coils and slabs of […]
Online sales for Easter Eggstravaganza will end this evening at 5pm. You can purchase tickets at the gate. Easter […]
Try your hand at 18th-19th century skills such as candle-dipping, pottery molding, indigo dyeing, and other hands-on activities outdoors in […]
South Carolina's first great agricultural staple, rice dominated the Low Country's economy for almost two hundred years. It should be […]
Middleton Place will immerse young people in South Carolina history by introducing them to one of America’s Founding Families and […]
Bring the kids out for a fun summer Saturday of planting, crafts, and even a scavenger hunt. The event is […]