helping traditional skills flourish in our modern world
Attend a 6 hour workshop with natural dyer, weaver, and spinner, Michelle Parrish for hands-on practice dyeing wool with natural dye plants. Workshop is open to crafters, knitters, weavers, dyers, and enthusiasts of all experience levels. Limited to 6 participants.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Please make sure you subscribe to our email list so we can let you know when we reschedule the Eddie Forman Orchestra! People of all ages are invited to join the Eddie Forman Orchestra to dance and enjoy a fun-filled evening of good music at the Buckland Public Hall […]
Join us at Barnfest on October 4th, 2025! We are so excited to welcome you to Bassett Road for Fabric of Life’s biggest community event and fundraiser of the year! Barnfest features local crafters and artisans, musicians, children’s activities, dancing, and the weaving together of an amazingly vibrant community. All are invited to join us […]
Mari Black Trio Concert 7:00-9:00PM Mari Black and Troy MacGillivray played a lively Cape Breton Fiddle concert in 2024 to a sold-out Buckland Public Hall audience and we are excited to welcome Mari back to Buckland with her trio. If you missed last year's fiddle concert, we hope you will be able to join us […]
Join Carol James for a 5 day retreat where you will explore the more advanced aspects of the reciprocal textile technique, Sprang. This technique is found throughout the world in different cultures and can be used to make almost anything from belts to bags to beautiful garments. Date: October 20-24, 2025 Location: 80 Bassett Road, Shelburne MA […]
Dance music has an important role in our communities. It brings joy not only to those who play, but also to those who listen or dance. Being a part of this process on any level helps our world become a better place. Join the Fabric of Life Fireside Orchestra and take part in two fun […]
Dance music has an important role in our communities. It brings joy not only to those who play, but also to those who listen or dance. Being a part of this process on any level helps our world become a better place. Join the Fabric of Life Fireside Orchestra and take part in two fun […]
Join local arborculturalist, Walker Korby for hands-on instruction as we continue the process of reclaiming the Bassett Homestead apple orchard. This class is designed to enhance your understanding and create a framework of the why and how we make pruning cuts. It will be appropriate for beginners as well as those who are already comfortable […]
On April 12th, Fabric of Life will host local musician lydia ievins in the Farmhouse livingroom at the Bassett Homestead. 2PM: Workshop The afternoon will begin at 2pm with a workshop with lydia, which will focus on melody in the mind of a fiddler. Seats will be limited and Scandi-interested musicians of all levels […]
Sunday, April 19, 2026, starting at 5pm at the Buckland Public Hall Concert / Party by many names Fais dodo - Kafana - Ceilidh - Kalas (come hungry!) Featuring Orkestar Banitsa and the Fabric of Life Fireside Orchestra, led by Eveline MacDougall Music from around the world: Sweden, Norway, Hungary, United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, Quebec, […]
Come learn how to inoculate your own mushroom logs and take one home with you! This two-hour class, taught by Elisha Poulin, will teach the best time of year to harvest trees and why, what trees different mushrooms like to grow on, different methods of inoculation, and mushroom log care.
Attend a two hour workshop with natural dyer, weaver, and spinner, Michelle Parrish and learn about planning a dye garden, and selecting, planting, and growing natural dye plants. Expect to get your hands dirty as we spend the second portion of this workshop planting out the Fabric of Life dye garden. Workshop is open to […]
This powerful music is contagious and accessible. Native to Serbia, Croatia and neighboring regions, it also has had a strong presence in the US for over a century, where pockets of immigrants have kept this joyful culture alive. See our list of links below to learn more. Please consider joining this orchestra for the day […]
This rattan basket is based on a traditional Shaker basket design using a hexagonal weave for the base. The basket transitions to a plain weave up the sides and is finished with an interesting folded and lashed rim. An attractive fine basket to hold a small project or simply to hang on the wall.
Join Zlatne Uste at the Buckland Public Hall on Saturday, July 25, 2026, from 7-10PM for a festive evening of dancing and/or listening to energetic music of the Balkans Zlatne Uste (Serbo-Croatian for “Golden Lips”) is a 12-piece New York-based Balkan brass band founded in the 1980s that plays traditional music from Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and […]
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