Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Summer 1958, p. 24

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days and Renfrew had two. There was just one summary day in Grey county but there were 4'73 rugs on display in the Owen Sound city hall and the exhibit was open to visitors for two days. Miss Florence Wright of Home Economics Service was the instructor and at each sum- mary day Miss Wright looked the rugs over and commented on the design, colour and workmanship, The women had been encour- aged to make their own designs and Mr. Gordon Cooling of the Art Department of Macdonald Institute said that the exhibit showed more creative art than most amateur art shows. Mr. Couling gave an illustrated lecture on colour and design using the colour film, “The Eye of the Artist” at both Grey and Dufl'erin summary days. At each summary day mem~ bers had set up equipment at the back of the hall where they demonstrated the various steps in making a hooked rug for the benefit of visitors. In Grey county two 4-H Homeâ€" making Club girls. Isobel and Elsie Bierworth gave a demonstration on Colour Harmony as they had studied it in their club project on bedroom furnishings. In Dufierin, Waldemar Branch put on a skit of their experiences as they worked on their project. At every summary day leaders commented on the meetings of their local groups and it was very evident that women can have a good Thunder Bay had a demonstra~ lion of on involid's tray and various devices to brighten a sick room The invalid f?) is wearing a bed iockel made from a yard of material as suggested at the training school. â€"I'imlu by Port Arthur Nc‘ulsl'h rumin 24 Braoklin's exhibit at Galena County's summary day _. a few of the aprons, gm. dren's sunsuils and map around dresses, mDH’Ik' and daughter dresses, in their “Sew to Save ured in all of lhe; ticles. ~lero by L ‘ Tank'qu time working together at rugmakir leader said, “Socially the project was success. The women liked meeting in other's homes.” Others reported: “We 1‘ this has done a great deal to keep a community spirit rapidly vanishing of television." “Some of the WOmL greatly interested in the dyeing lesson results that could be obtained by colours; they were anxious to EXpEl‘ll: themselves.” “We feel braver now to new rugs as we have all seen where improve." “Some of the husbands helping to hook and telling their um to do it." An item of interest from Cedar North Lanark was “The husband of on members has a saw-mill and he ma gave the wooden frames to each m» It was also reported at Carleton Plac- school teacher took the project with t! leader and took rug-hooking as a era! with her pupils. Hints for the Home Nurse The counties and districts of Carleton garry, Frontenac, Leeds, Thunder Ba; ora and Rainy River took the health ctl project. “Hints for the Home Nurse," ' structor, Miss Grace Hamilton, RAN” I this project might not lend itself to sit day exhibits as readily as some of the but she found the women amazingly. and other occessorie; i iect. Bias binding is - ':F|i

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