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of Glengarry will be showing how easy it is to spinwool withwheels and hand spindles. We’ll also have a small loom set up.” Local women who wanted to learn the art of spinning founded the Twistle Guild over 30 years ago. And the group — now a spin- ning and weaving guild — currently has close to 30 active members who meet once a month in each other’s homes. During the summer, the Guild gathers at the Glengarry Pioneer Museum in Dunvegan, on Fridays, for a spinning free- for-all. Another local ers, will be on hand to show visitors why this age-old craft is enjoying such a strong resurgence. One of the group’s members, Ruby MacGregor of Maxville, will be bring- ing her vintage rug-hooking frame and a bucket of wool “worms” so people can see how simple it is to master the basics of this homespun art form. In addition, there will group of crafters, the Martintown Wild & Woolly Rug Hook-
be demonstrations of how to knit using just one’s hands and fingers… no needles… and an introduction to the art of Japanese embroidery, bunka shishu. Visitors to the Quilt & Fibre exposition will also be treated to displays of historic and contemporary quilts, vintage hooked rugs donated to the Dunvegan museum over the years, as well as modern rugs by local hookers. Plus there will be examples of weaving, lace making and other fibre art from the Museum’s collection and the com- munity at large… along with a fascinating display of antique sewing implements. To round out the event, organizers have
even invited a number of crafting supply vendors. The list includes “BAA BAA Bun- dles” purveyors of reclaimed wool, silks, velvets, funky fibers & fat quarters; “Hooked on the Lake” with its collection of patterns and beautiful wool fabrics, many of which have been over-dyed; and the “Fabric Box”, specialists in quilting and sewing supplies of all kinds. The Quilts &Fibre: Fromthen‘til now show is taking place June 28 and 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Glengarry Pioneer Museum in Dunvegan (located at the crossroads of County Road 24 and County Road 30).
FRANCIS RACINE francis.racine@eap.on.ca
DUNVEGAN | A series of fun demonstra- tions at the Quilts & Fibre exposition will show visitors how to use common home and garden ingredients to dye yarns and fabrics in a rainbow of unique colours. Lo- cal expert, Louise Leblanc-Mazur, will ex-
plain how to prepare fabrics for dyeing and use mordants or fixatives that help make the dyes co- lour fast. There will
Dyeing demonstrations are just the tip of the iceberg Mary Ellen Gowland
RBC has donated $50,000 to the St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences to collaborate with the City of Cornwall on the Flooding by a Thousand Drips initiative. On June 12, officials from RBC, the City of Cornwall, and the River Institute joined forces to celebrate the announcement on RBC Blue Water Day. The River Institute can now work with the City to provide education and hands-on de- monstration programs to assist citizens with the implementation of flood mitiga- tion measures outlined in the City of Cornwall’s Blueprint initiative. %2!.ŏ */0%010!ŏ.! !%2!/ŏĸĆĀČĀĀĀ
be a total of four dyeing presentations over the course of the two-day event: Kool-Aid and Cake Icing Gels on June 28 and Acid andWalnut dyes on June 29. “Dyeing demonstrations are just the tip of the iceberg,” said long-time Twistle Guild member, Mary Ellen Gowland. “Throughout the weekend, members of the Twistle Guild
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RÉCUPÉRATION D’ANIMAUX À LA FERME EN VIGUEUR DÈS LE 26 MAI 2014
ON-THE-FARM DEADSTOCK COLLECTION EFFECTIVE MAY 26, 2014
DU NOUVEAU DANS VOTRE RÉGION : Comme vous le savez sans doute, Sanimax et Machabee Farm Recycling & Trucking Inc. se sont associés et vous offrent depuis le mois d’avril le service de récupération d’animaux morts à la ferme. Dans le but de promouvoir la récupération des animaux morts à la ferme, c’est avec plaisir que Sanimax vous offre sa nouvelle promotion pour la récupération des bovins : POUR LA RÉCUPÉRATION D’UN BOVIN DE PLUS DE 400 KG. UN RABAIS DE PRÈS DE 25 % 94,95 $
NEW TO YOUR AREA! As you probably know, Sanimax and Machabee Farm Recycling & Trucking Inc. have partnered and have been offering on-the-farm deadstock collection services since April. To promote our on-the-farm deadstock collection, Sanimax is pleased to offer a new promotion for the collection of cows:
$94 95 A SAVING OF ALMOST
$94.95 for the collection of a cow weighing more than 400kg, a saving of almost 25% If a calf is collected with a cow weighing more than 400kg , no transportation or processing fee will be charged for the calf.
UN RABAIS DE PRÈS DE
N.B. Si un veau est récupéré en même temps qu’un bovin de plus de 400 kg , aucun frais de transport ou de traitement ne vous seront facturés.
DE PLUS, POUR LES VEAUX Tarif de récupération pour 1 veau : 34,90 $
PLUS, FOR CALVES Collection for 1 calf: $34.90 Collection for 2 or more calves: $59.90 Note: All fees are subject to applicable taxes. Important: This fee will not apply to producers who have a large or unusual number of calves picked up.
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