Homespun as Resistance


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ClassGraphic To celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, this class looks at the homespun movement prior to, during, and after the Revolutionary War. Before the war, colonists revered British style and imported most of their fabrics from Great Britain. But when the mother country increased taxation without representation, New Englanders protested by staging spinning parties. When fighting began, imports stopped altogether, and colonists were left to spin, weave, knit, finish, and dye their own home-made textiles. Homespun continued into the new Republic. This course traces the timeline of homespun’s use, explains the steps in making homespun, and shows homespun artifacts from URI's Historic Collection. 
 
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Class Details

1 Session(s)
Sat

Location
Quinn Hall, URI Campus

Instructor
Multiple

Tuition: 

$15.00

Registration Closes On
Friday, May 1, 2026 @ 12:00 AM

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s) Instructional Method
5/2/2026 Sat 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Kingston, Quinn Hall, URI Campus  Map Rebecca Kelly  ; Linda Welters  ; Susan Jerome  Off-Site

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