Leather Goods
We have some really beautiful, hand made leather items being prepared for your enjoyment! These are one of a kind items made by some of our young people – bags, belts, and more. [envira-gallery id=”4059″]
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The Finishing Touch
Flavored honey is a popular item year round in The Barn and Homestead Market! Each bottle of 100% honey is infused with real blueberries, vanilla, or lemons in small batches, then hand poured into special glass jars. Now the final touch comes when we light a real, 100% beeswax candle, then drip the beeswax on … Read more
Cheese Sliced for Hamburgers
Cheese curds! Large stainless steel steamer trays of curds line the tables waiting to be pressed. All the cheese burgers this year features hand sliced, 7 month, cave aged cheddar made by hand at Brazos Valley Cheese. [envira-gallery id=”3987″]
Macaroni, anyone?
How many noodles does it take to make 800 servings of Brazos Valley Cheese’s Special Mac ‘n Cheese? Well, let’s find out….. 325 pounds of noodles 300 pounds of Smoked Gouda, Cheddar and Mozzarella 20 Gallons of Cheese Sauce We boil the noodles in 100 pound batches, and grate all the cheese by hand. … Read more
Weaving Chenille Scarves
For the past six weeks teachers and students have been helping to weave rigid heddle scarves for our fair. We put enough chenille on each loom to weave 6 – 8 scarves at a time. When finished we take the whole roll of scarves off the loom, wash and then dry them. Yohannah with the … Read more
Essential Oil Distilling
Every year we distill our own peppermint oil and give it to our ice cream makers to turn into delicious homemade Peppermint Ice Cream. We have five big batches ready to go for this year’s Fair, and it will be available at the distilling booth. Please come by and get some! We’ve also prepared our … Read more
Advancing The Loom
To advance my loom I put the beater bar at rest. Then I take off the hook and roll the bottom bar forward. Finally I roll the top bar. Now I can continue to weave on my scarf for the fair. -Tikvah K. age 7 [envira-gallery id=”3912″]
Fiber Arts Booth Setting Up
We are starting to put the booth up! Jan starting to set up the Potholder loop display. We are expecting over 100 large and small potholders that both children and adults have made (probably a lot of grandmas!) [envira-gallery id=”3898″]
Printing – Make Your Own
Each year we create a commemorative Letterpress printed bookmark to give away to our friends and neighbors. Come see us in the make your own tent, to get yours. They’re FREE! Also, during the Fair, you can add your name to the back for only $1. Kids enjoy picking out type letters, arranging them perfectly … Read more
Linen Totes In Progress
Noa is starting to mangle the 50 linen totes that the teachers and students wove during our two week long class, “Weaving Extravaganza” in August. This mangle is an antique mangle that Jed Owen just refinished for us and it works like a charm! The linen comes out the other side soft and supple and … Read more