Schedule July 14-16, 2023
Friday
Registration
Register at The Finnish Center
Meet and greet and registration!
1pm-7 pm
Friday Night
Social Time!
Meet us at the
Brewery!
https://www.wachusettbrewingcompany.com/
Nothing fancy planned, just a chance to socialize and wind down from your trip!
Saturday
9:30 AM
Introduction:
Sue Muldoon
Rhonda Voos
Chris Pera
Meet our Hosts!
Saturday
10:00 AM
Pat Perkins :
Greenwood Windsor Chairmaking
Pat will demonstrate how he creates beautiful Windsor chairs
Saturday
11:30 AM
Chris Pera:
Chris, our resident of Gardner MA will present a talk on the history (and especially chairmaking) of the furniture industry in and around Gardner, MA
Saturday
1:00 PM
Hitchcock Chairs
Learn more about repairing Hitchcock chairs. The original factory was in
Riverton, CT
Now located in Winstead, CT
Saturday
2:00 PM
Jen Cardwell:
Jen will demonstrate wicker restoration.
Heywood Wakefield had a wicker factory in Gardner, MA
Saturday
3:00 PM
Lynn Phillips-Nulicek
Lynn will demonstrate weaving techniques on a Keene Porch Rocker.
New Hampshire was prolific in manufacturing porch rockers.
Saturday
4:00
Wayne Sharp:
Fancy Patterns
Saturday Evening
New England Style BBQ Dinner
After dinner enjoy the Revontulet Dancers! A Finnish Folk Dance group
Sunday
10:00 AM
Annual Meeting
Vote in new members, learn about the Guild
Sunday
11:00 AM
Tips and Tricks
Bring your favorite ideas to save time, different tools, anything about seatweaving or the business of it!
Sunday
Noon-4
Seating Exhibit
By the "Giant Chair" Gardner, MA