New Exhibit to Open in Hays-Heighe House

Homespun: Textiles & Revolution will be on exhibit in the Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College from September 30, 2025, to July 31, 2026. A talk, Textiles & Slavery in the Mid-Atlantic, will take place on the exhibit’s opening day, September 30, from 12:30 to 1:30 PM.

Visit the exhibit and discover the original “maker spaces” – early American homes. Women helped to spin and weave the way to independence from Britain in the market disruptions before, during, and after the Revolutionary War. Learn about the regional economic web in Harford County and beyond that drew together home and factory production as the industrial revolution took hold. See the many steps involved historically in processing fiber into fabric, and how crafters today are finding avenues of self-expression in those steps.

The Hays-Heighe House is open Tuesdays, 1—3 PM; Thursdays, 3—5 PM; and Fridays, 10 AM—12 PM.