Demonstrations by Juried Members
Each year, the Fair provides people of all ages with a wide range of craftmaking demonstrations, from rug braiding and papermaking to woodcarving and furniture building. Each demonstration and workshop is presented by juried members of the League who provide hands-on opportunities to learn traditional and contemporary techniques for making fine craft.
Special guests are also invited to demonstrate at the Fair because of the important role they play in helping to preserve the traditional art of making fine handcrafts. These guests have included members of the: Canterbury Shaker Village, Enfield Shaker Museum, NH Art Association, NH State Council on the Arts, Granite State Woodcarvers, Granite State Wood Turners, and more than twenty different NH Craft Guilds representing woodworkers, rug hookers, rug braiders, weavers, doll makers, potters, knitters, and quilters. See also our 2012 Daily Schedule for updates on the upcoming fair demonstrations by juried League members.
Daily Demonstrations - August 4th through August 12th:
| Chainsaw Carving |
Tom Worcester - Life size wooden sculptures |
All Day |
Tent C |
| Artistic Blacksmithing |
Garry Kalajian - Forged iron decorative items |
All Day |
Tent D |
| Glass Blowing |
Philip Jacobs - Techniques of glass blowing |
All Day |
Tent E |
| Wood Turning |
Donna Banfield and Scott Ruesswick - Observe the entire process of turning a bowl on a wood lathe |
All Day |
Tent F |
| Glass |
Kevin Engelmann - Techniques of assembling small scale vessels and the use of precious metals through "fuming."
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All Day |
Tent G |
| Glass |
Marcia Herson - Learn how to set up a studio for glass bead making, preparing mandrels, making beads, assembling necklaces |
All Day |
Tent G |
| Basket Weaving |
Raymond Lagasse - Techniques of basket weaving |
All Day |
Tent H |
| Hand Painting Silk |
Ann Peck - Techniques of hand painting and printing on silk |
All Day |
Tent I |
| Etching |
Bruce Peck - Etching techniques |
All Day |
Tent I |
| Wood Gears |
Ian Johnson - Learn how to make traditional wooden gears and clocks |
All Day |
Tent J |
| Raku Pots |
Richard Foye - Raku fired pottery techniques |
All Day |
TBD |
| Glass Blowing |
Harry Besett - Techniques of glass blowing |
All Day |
Tent Y |
Saturday, August 4th:
| Woodcarving |
Bill Schnute - Bill will use carving gouges and mallets to form intricately carved pieces. |
All Day |
Tent T |
Monday, August 6th:
| Photo Setups - Cross Polarization |
Dick Hudnall - Learn contemporary techniques for photo setups and cross polarization |
All Day |
Tent U |
| Acoustic Guitar Making |
John Whiteside - Watch as components are combined to build an acoustic guitar |
All Day |
Tent U |
Tuesday, August 7th:
| Mixed Media in Bookmaking |
Adele Sanborn - Learn a new technique for applying mixed medias to papers and then apply this to the covers of books. |
All Day |
Tent T |
| Sashiko Quilting: Japanese Quilting with Beadwork |
Cathryn Harvey - Cathryn will share her knowledge of sashiko quilting. Sashiko quilting is a Japanese technique using beadwork |
All Day |
Tent T |
Wednesday, August 8th:
| Floor Loom Weaving |
Dena Gartenstein Moses - Try your hand at weaving using floor looms. Learn how to set up a loom and then weave |
All Day |
Tent T |
| Photo Setups - Cross Polarization |
Dick Hudnall - Learn contemporary techniques for photo setups and cross polarization |
All Day |
Tent U |
| Acoustic Guitar Making |
John Whiteside - Watch as components are combined to build an acoustic guitar |
All Day |
Tent U |
Thursday, August 9th:
| Floor Loom Weaving |
Dena Gartenstein Moses - Try your hand at weaving using floor looms. Learn how to set up a loom and then weave |
All Day |
Tent T |
| Marquetry - Wood Inlay |
Craig Altobello - See how a scroll saw, various woods and a fret saw are used to create beautiful marquetry pieces of artwork |
All Day |
Tent U |
Friday, August 10th:
| Beading & Embroidery Handwork |
Marie Wiggins - Watch Marie demonstrate traditional methods for hand beading and embroidery |
All Day |
Tent T |
| Acoustic Guitar Making |
John Whiteside - Watch as components are combined to build an acoustic guitar |
All Day |
Tent T |
Saturday, August 11th:
| Beading & Embroidery Handwork |
Marie Wiggins - Watch Marie demonstrate traditional methods for hand beading and embroidery |
All Day |
Tent T |
| Rug Braiding |
Sandy Luckury - Sandy will demonstrate all steps needed to braid a rug - wool preparation, braiding, butting a row and lacing a row |
All Day |
Tent U |
Sunday, August 12th:
| Acoustic Guitar Making |
John Whiteside - Watch as components are combined to build an acoustic guitar |
All Day |
Tent U |
