6310 Georgetown Pike •  McLean, VA 22101 •  703-442-7557

A visit to the Claude Moore Colonial Farm is a visit to another world ...the world of an 18th Century family living on a small,
low-income farm just prior to the Revolutionary War.

The year is 1771 ... won't you come and visit?

Special Events: Saturday Chores


Straw Into Gold:
From Flax to Linen
Experience the magic of the flax plant as you tranform bundles of dry stalks into gleaming fiber. Learn what it means to rett, brake, skutch and hackle. Card some tow for the spinner who will spin coarse linen thread.

 

Regular Admission Fee

Saturday, October 1, 2005
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Events may be cancelled due to weather conditions.