KAUKAUNA — Two hundred years ago, when Wisconsin was on the edge of the frontier, household goods were not readily available and almost always made by hand.
If a person needed a blanket, they would most likely have to ask a loved one to make it.
Either stitched and quilted by hand or woven by hand on a loom. If a person needed a tool, they might contact the town blacksmith to produce one on the forge in his shop.
The Friends of the Grignon Mansion will celebrate these handmade lost arts on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Artisans will demonstrate skills and crafts that were once part of everyday life but are now almost forgotten.
In addition to quilting and blacksmithing, the event will feature other fiber arts such as spinning, weaving, embroidery, knitting, felting, and tatted lace making. Other demonstrations will include chair caning and building bird houses.
The event will be held on the lawn of the Charles A. Grignon Mansion, 1313 Augustine St. Kaukauna.
