Room 5’s trip to Joy Homestead

Learning about cooking during colonial times in Cranston.

Games from Colonial Times

Toaster

Oven for cooking in the fireplace.

Shoe Lasts

Learning about rag rugs.

The process of making a rag rug.

Rug Braiding

Rug Braiding

Warping board to prepare for weaving.

Loom

Weaving fabric with the loom.

Weaving fabric with the loom.

Learning about wool used to make thread for the loom.

Carding the wool in order to spin it on the spinning wheel.

Stories of life during colonial times in Cranston.

Getting ready to spin wool into thread.

Getting read to spin wool into thread.

Learning about spinning wool.