| Felting
made Simple
Spinning made Simple
Bread
& Cheese Making
Soap & Potpourri Making
One Day Classes on the farm -
Schedule
Demonstrations
for groups or clubs can also be arranged.
Click on this events
link to learn more.
Our
Classes are offered either as a two day getaway workshop or as a one-day class
on the farm.
Whichever class
you decide on; a two day workshop or a one day class, the experience
you receive from the instructions will allow
you to continue the skill you learned at the farm, back home. Classes
are held at the farm to incorporate learning about the animals in addition to
exploring the art of skilled colonial crafts.
Skilled
Craft Packages make
wonderful gifts. Gift
certificates available.
One
Day Classes Please call early to reserve your
seat and - Bring a friend!
Overnight
stays are not required for one day classes. | | Felting
- In this class, the students get to experiment with a variety of fibers! Learn
the history and fundamentals of the felting process. The class offers beginner
instruction in felting. | *
We offer one day skilled craft classes on the farm.
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All classes will be held on Saturday:
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10:00am to 3:00pm
*
All materials needed to complete the class are
-
--provided
* A
light lunch will be served for each class
*
Each student will leave with samples and information
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needed to complete projects at home We keep class sizes small (limited to
12 people) which means our classes fill up quick! Therefore you must pay in full
for the class at the time of registration. Fees and class dates are listed below.
--Minimum* people for class is six -
Bring a friend! Cost: One day class with lunch included - $60.00
------Material
fee -------------------------15.00
------Total
costs (Tax Included)----------$78.75
*Should
we not achieve the minimum required students for any class,
--
the class may have to be cancelled. | Month/Day | Class
Offered | Seats
Available | | January | | | | February | | | | March | No
classes offered | | April | | | | May | | | | June | | | | July | | | | August | | | | Se[tember | | | | October | | | | November | | | | December | No
classes offered |
-Bring
a friend!----Bring a friend!----Bring
a friend! | | Cheese
- This fun, interesting basic class teaches you to make delicious feta and chevre.
These are so simple that you can go home and make them that very night. | | Soap
- This class teaches the basics of soap making with a simple recipe and demonstrates
how to make an all-natural soap bar. Everything you need to learn to get you started
to make your own soaps. | | Spinning
- The class will begin with basic skills of spinning wool with a spindle to produce
a single ply yarn. Other skills taught will be plying, carding, skeining and preparing
your yarn for knitting or future projects. | Get-away
Workshops
Bring a friend! | Bread
& Cheese
Making Year
Round
-- | In
our individualised 2 day workshop, you will learn from Virginia's best bread and
cheese makers, how to make bread and cheese from scratch. The day will be spent
learning and doing, with each person bringing home with them what they prepared.
A full evening meal will be served on your first
night's arrival. You will awake the following morning to a full country breakfast
to keep you going until the light afternoon lunch and a full evening meal will
be served as well. On your last morning, a full country breakfast will greet you
and nourish you for the ride home. When not cooking
or eating; enjoy strolling around the farm, sitting on our porch in lounge chairs
and rockers, or watching the many farm animals. So grab your friends and come
down to the farm for some fun-filled time away. PACKAGE
INCLUDES:
* Minimum 2 nights stay, double occupancy
* All applicable
meals during your stay
* All cooking supplies to use while here
* Cheese
and bread that you take home
* Lots of FUN! RESTRICTIONS:
Minimum 2 people,
Maximum 6
All this only $195.00 per person for two nights, double occupancy.
Ask for details! * Returning
guest discount of 5%.
*
Please see Policies
for further explanation on all restrictions and cancellation.
Payment:
Charges (VISA, MasterCard), personal checks, traveler's checks, money orders and
cash accepted for deposit and final balance. | Soap
& Potpourri
Making Year
Round 
| In
our workshop classes, you will learn from one of Virginia's best soap and potpourri
makers how to make soap and potpourri from scratch. The day will be spent learning
and doing with each person bringing home with them what they made. A
full evening meal will be served on your first night's arrival. You will awake
the following morning to a full country breakfast to keep you going until the
light afternoon lunch and a full evening meal will be served as well. On your
last morning, a full country breakfast will greet you and nourish you for the
ride home. When not making soap, potpourri or eating,
enjoy strolling around the farm, sitting on our porch in lounge chairs and rockers,
or watching the many farm animals. So grab your friends and come down to the farm
for some fun-filled time. PACKAGE INCLUDES:
* Minimum 2 nights stay, double occupancy
* All applicable meals
during your stay
* All supplies to use while here
* Soap and potpourri
that you take home
RESTRICTIONS:
Minimum 2 people, Maximum 6
All
this only $195.00 per person for two nights. Ask
for details!
* Returning guest discount
of 5%.
* Please see Policies
for further explanation on all restrictions and cancellation.
Payment:
Charges (VISA, MasterCard), personal checks, traveler's checks, money orders and
cash accepted for deposit and final balance. | Spinning
Basics
All
year round!
| In
our workshop classes, you will learn from one of Virginia's fine wool producers
and spinners how to spin wool from washed fleece. The day will be spent learning
and doing, with each person bringing home a finished skein of wool. You will be
able to spin on two different types of wheel models. What
will be taught through one-on-one instruction:
* Wool carding and
prepping for spinning
* Spinning techniques and styles
* Plying and skeining
*
What to look for in a wheel - "Test driving a spinning wheel"
A
full evening meal will be served on your first night's arrival. You will awake
the following morning to a full country breakfast to keep you going until the
light afternoon lunch and a full evening meal will be served as well. On your
last morning, a full country breakfast will greet you and nourish you for the
ride home. When not learning the art of spinning,
enjoy strolling around the farm, sitting on our porch in lounge chairs and rockers,
or watching the many farm animals. So grab your friends and come down to the farm
for some fun-filled time. PACKAGE INCLUDES:
*
Minimum 2 nights stay, double occupancy
* All applicable meals during
your stay
* All spinning supplies to use while here
* CA skein of wool
that you spun to take home
* Lots of FUN! RESTRICTIONS:
Minimum 2 people,
Maximum 4
All this only $195.00 per person for two nights, double occupancy.
Ask for details! * Returning
guest discount of 5%.
*
Please see Policies
for further explanation on all restrictions and cancellation.
Payment:
Charges (VISA, MasterCard), personal checks, traveler's checks, money orders and
cash accepted for deposit and final balance. | Felting
All
year round!
| In our
workshop classes, you will learn from one of the area's finest fleece producers
and felters how to felt wool from washed fleece. The day will be spent learning
and doing, with each person bringing home a finished felt scarf. What
will be taught through one-on-one instruction:
* TO
BE POSTED A full evening meal will be served on
your first night's arrival. You will awake the following morning to a full country
breakfast to keep you going until the light afternoon lunch and a full evening
meal will be served as well. On your last morning, a full country breakfast will
greet you and nourish you for the ride home. When
not learning the art of felting, enjoy strolling around the farm, sitting on our
porch in lounge chairs and rockers, or watching the many farm animals. So grab
your friends and come down to the farm for some fun-filled time. PACKAGE
INCLUDES:
* Minimum 2 nights stay, double occupancy
* All applicable
meals during your stay
* All felting supplies to use while here
*A felt
scarf that you made to take home
* Lots of FUN! RESTRICTIONS:
Minimum 2 people,
Maximum 8
All this only $195.00 per person for two nights, double occupancy.
Ask for details! * Returning
guest discount of 5%.
*
Please see Policies
for further explanation on all restrictions and cancellation.
Payment:
Charges (VISA, MasterCard), personal checks, traveler's checks, money orders and
cash accepted for deposit and final balance |
CornerStone
Farm |
