Spring Planting Preparation and Traditional Dyeing

Early in our country's history, there were no supermarkets or shopping malls. Frontier farmers had to grow their own food, and often had to make their own clothing, from growing textile crops and weaving the natural fibers into cloth, to dyeing and sewing that cloth into clothes. On Saturday, March 31, you can see the living history farm at Kings Mountain State Park come alive and watch people dye fabric using techniques of the 1800s. Also, check out the garden area to learn about garden preparation… Show more - just in time for your own spring planting! Don't miss this golden opportunity (or whatever color they will be dyeing) to experience farm and frontier life of the 1800s!

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