Linen Rugs

Someone expressed an interest in rugs to me so I am sending pictures of the linen rugs, very coarse and thick, that I saw on my trip. The first picture is from Grand Forks. The three pictures following are from Castlegar. They are very thick – I would not have wanted to weave that coarse a fabric but I guess they would wear well! I also was amazed at the colours in the rugs as well but couldn’t find out much about how they were dyed etc.
Anyway I hope the guild finds them interesting. Cheers. Jean

Jean's Doukhobor Trip. Grand Forks Museum

The photos in this and next 2 posts are taken by Jean. Thank you.

Grand Forks Museum. Children were encouraged to feel various fleeces lined up in large containers in the hall to guess what animal they came from There were about ten jars I believe. They were also encouraged to try their hand at a loom set up for weaving a rag rug.

Castlegar

At Castlegar there was a communal house with wonderful exhibits. The last one being a wedding dress for a young woman. Fascinating place with a statue of Tolstoy in the garden. He was the Russian who helped this sect escape from religious persecution in Russia.

Selkirk Guild

The last pictures are of the Selkirk Guild. This guild has a large room in one of the buildings on the grounds of the restored Doukhobor village site. There was some lovely weaving and one of the members was weaving at the time. I had a chance to talk to her and she was telling me they have a study group. There were several small looms threaded at the time and one large one as well. She was busy winding a warp and preparing to thread a loom. Cheers. Jean

For Sale

Nilus Leclerc 4 shaft / 6 treadle Floor Loom
36 Weaveable Inches
Comes with a Reed, Two Boat Shuttles with Bobbins, and Two Lease Sticks
Back Beam Folds in for storage
$550
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Sallie Bankes is moving to Ontario.

We're having a farewell luncheon for Sallie Bankes on Friday, July 24th at 12:30 p.m. at the PRESTIGE INN (restaurant) in Salmon Arm. For those members who know Sallie Bankes, come and join us for lunch to see her off! For those who do not know Sallie, she has in the past been a long-time member of our guild, a very talented artisan in many areas of artistic endeavour, and we know everyone in Salmon Arm will miss her. She is a very talented weaver and spinner. I know this is short notice, but Sallie's schedule has been hectic and she has very little time available now before her move. We invite all our guild members to join us. See you there for lunch!

Celebrate BC Day

Come and help CELEBRATE B.C. DAY with your guild. Just a reminder that we will have a Spin In at Piccadilly Mall on Friday, July 31st at 10 a.m. Bring along your wheel, weaving, knitting, or whatever you wish. This is a special celebration that Piccadilly is having to help kick off the B.C. Day long weekend. Lots of fun things going on at the mall. There will be a pancake breakfast, farm and craft market, customer appreciation day, barbecue, contests, multicultural entertainment and and a craft station for the kids. We'll be in the mall, so it will be nice and cool! (I can hear you all cheering). See you there! jg

Just a note to say

I understand we have a new member, GLENDA HUGHES! We'd like to welcome you, Glenda, and hope to see and meet you soon. If you need any help or instruction over the summer, please don't hesitate to contact one of us. Although our guild officially has the summer off, we do get together over the summer and will have a fair meeting August 13th at Mona's house. Perhaps we can meet over the summer! Again, a big welcome from all of us at Shuswap Spinners and Weavers Guild!