At the sail-making workshop, we make sails and other canvas products: tents, bags, and other merchandise. As a matter of principle, we sew everything by hand. Anyone who comes to work here learns two styles of sail sewing: modern (19th/20th century) and traditional (as found on the Vasa).
A volunteer shares: “In 2016, with an enthusiastic group of volunteers, we made two sails for a replica of the Kamper cog, which was used to sail to the Baltic Sea.”
Department and role
When you become a volunteer at the sailmaking shop, you first make a sample patch. If everything is new to you, this is how you learn the craft. If you can already make sails, the sample patch is your calling card. Besides working on your own skills, you are always ready for a chat with the public and are active in approaching them or helping with the scavenger hunt that comes along.
