Cheese was a common ingredient in 17th-century English cooking, used in both simple meals and special dishes. In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to make “loaves of cheese curds,” a sweet baked dish made with fresh curds, flour, spices and eggs, and topped with a rich icing. Bake your loaf in our wood-fired oven...

Participants will cut and hand-sew an unembroidered linen cap while learning period-appropriate techniques such as hemming, felling, and insertion stitches. In addition to sewing skills, the workshop will explore how coifs and nightcaps were worn and styled. Participants with long hair will also receive instruction in 17th-century hairstyling to complete the look. Some sewing experience is...

Under the instruction of Plimoth Patuxet Museums’ Artisan Potter, participants in this workshop will try their hand at two 17th-century techniques of decorating pottery. Each participant will get two 7 inch plates.

Plimoth Patuxet Museums (English Village, Wampanoag Homesite, Mayflower II, Plimoth Grist Mill) will reopen for the 2026 season on Saturday, March 14th. Open daily 9am-5pm. Plimoth Cinema open year-round. About Plimoth Patuxet Museums: Plimoth Patuxet is one of the Nation’s foremost living history museums. Founded in 1947, the Museum creates engaging experiences of history built...