A Celebration of Fiber Arts, Heritage, and Sustainability

Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Brownington, Vermont

The Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village is proud to present its third annual Fall Fiber Faire on Saturday, September 20, 2025. This vibrant, village-wide event celebrates the beauty, tradition, and innovation of textile and fiber arts inviting visitors of all ages to enjoy a day of demonstrations, exhibits, vendors, and educational activities.

Bring your walking shoes and step into a celebration of creativity at this year’s expanded Faire, beginning at the Twilight House gift shop and unfolding across the museum’s historic village. Spend the day exploring the museum, historic buildings and village greens alive with fiber demonstrations, artisan showcases, and captivating exhibits. Watch masterful artists at work in embroidery, cross-stitch, crochet, knitting, lace making, rug hooking, rug braiding, quilting, spinning, weaving, paper arts, and contemporary upcycled creations. Discover the beauty of basketry and the timeless appeal of natural fibers like birchbark, cattails, and flax. Whether you’re an avid maker or simply curious, you’ll find inspiration and creativity around every corner.

The museum will host a first-floor open house featuring Museum textile collections. In the Twilight House parlor, visitors can explore the Vermont Schoolgirl Sampler Driving Tour, which presents samplers from across the state alongside pieces from our own collection—including one stitched in 1818 by Mercy Ladd Twilight, created at just 13 years old before she became the wife of Alexander Twilight.

The day will feature a keynote address by Mary Ann Stewart (www.freshcercle.com/about) at 11:30 AM in the Brownington Congregational Church. Stewart, an artist and environmental advocate, returns for a second year to address the global issue of textile waste and sustainable practices in the fashion and fiber industries. Following her talk, she will host a display and interactive showcase of her upcycled creations on the Grammar School grounds.
An active family area, rounds out the event with children being encouraged to bring their stuffed animals for a team of loving nurses who will stitch their well loved and worn stuffies to health. Admission is $8-$10, with children under 16 free.