Lost Arts is a new learning experience The Sophienburg Museum that brings the past to life by reconnecting our community with traditional skills and time-honored practices. Through guided gatherings and workshops, participants will learn “lost arts” such as sewing, sausage making, leather crafting, and other home economics–based skills that once played an essential role in daily life. These arts—rooted in heritage, self-sufficiency, and community—are seeing a renewed interest today as people seek to preserve cultural traditions and practical knowledge. Lost Arts celebrates the craftsmanship, stories, and shared experiences behind these skills, ensuring they are passed on to future generations.

All events are held in the Emmie Seele Faust Library on the Sophienburg Museum and Archives Grounds at 401 W. Coll St., New Braunfels, TX 78130, and each session will include a beverage and a snack.

(See below for RSVP and online ticketing.)

Fourth Thursday of select months

• February 26, 2026, 1:00-2:30 PM – Sausage Making Demonstration
• April 23, 2026, 6:00-7:30 PM – Learn Basic Hand-Sewing
• June 25, 2026, 1:00-2:30 PM – Leather Crafting Demonstration
• September 24, 2026, 6:00- 7:30 PM – Learn Basic Embroidery Stitches
• Watch for us to start up again in 2027

All are welcome!  Join us to learn some of the skills that your grandparents may have tried to teach you, but you were not paying the attention you maybe should have – or have just forgotten how to do. Bring a friend or two and check us out.