5-Week Spinning & Loom Class

Fort Bend County Museum is offering a special 5-week training course in old-fashioned textile techniques on the spinning wheel and loom. Classes begin on Tuesday, January 28.

“This is a rare chance to learn a historic craft that was once an everyday skill passed down through the years, typically from mothers to daughters. A class like this is just one of the ways the Fort Bend County Museum keeps our local history alive for generations to come,” said Jessica Avery, Education Coordinator. 

Originally designed to prepare volunteers for giving loom and spinning wheel demonstrations at the Museum, this class is also open to the general public for $25 per participant. Members of the Fort Bend County Museum Association may attend free of charge.

Spinning wheel and loom training classes will be held 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. every Tuesday, January 28 through February 25. For more information or to RSVP call (281) 342-6478 or email javery@fortbendmuseum.org. 

Upcoming Volunteer Training Days at Fort Bend County Museum

The New Year brings exciting new opportunities for volunteers to get involved in local history at the Fort Bend County Museum with training classes to prepare them for a variety of ways to lend a helping hand.

SCHOOL PROGRAMS TRAINING: 1/22/14

HISTORIC HOME TOUR TRAINING: 1/23/14 

 “We are always looking for volunteers to help with an assortment of things at the Museum. These training days are an opportunity for volunteers to get the necessary training required to help with school programs throughout the year and lead tours of the Moore Home and Long-Smith Cottage,” said Jessica Avery, Education Coordinator. 

Schools have already started booking their field trips to the Fort Bend County Museum for the spring semester, and the Museum is in need of volunteers to help with school programs. A training class for current school programs volunteers and anyone who would like to become a school programs volunteer will be held 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22 at the Fort Bend County Museum. Lunch will be provided for trainees. 

The Museum is also hosting a training class for volunteers who would like to serve as tour guides in the historic Moore Home and the Long-Smith Cottage. This training is open to experienced Fort Bend County Museum Docents as well as new volunteers. Historic home tour training is set for 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Thursday, January 23 at the Fort Bend County Museum. Lunch will be provided for trainees following the class.

Anyone who would like to attend either of these volunteer training opportunities at the Fort Bend County Museum should RSVP to Jessica Avery at (281) 342-6478 or javery@fortbendmuseum.org. For more opportunities to get involved, visit www.fortbendmuseum.org, and like Fort Bend Museum’s Facebook page for the latest happenings in local history.