R. J. Haney Heritage Week at the Piccadilly Mall
February 18 - 23, 2019
Just a few things going on at the mall this week.
Love when the kids find spinning and weaving fascinating!
Did you know it was our 40th Anniversary this year? Here Ann is working on a colour gamp she's warped up. Most members are making a shopping bag for our 40th Anniversary. |
Elvi Spinning |
For Sale..... Elvi's tea towels. |
Noelle, Marg and Loanna. It's always fun conversation when we all get together. |
Day two at Heritage Week.
Lots of interest from the passerby's, we were kept busy
answering questions about weaving and spinning most of the day.
Elvi working on her colour gamp. |
Here Liz is combing wool, getting ready to make her "bumps" or "nests" as we call them, for spinning. |
What are those two up to? Of course Liz jut got back from Palm Springs ..... probably catching up on her adventure! |
Loanna is working on a tapestry weaving project. |
Bea was washing alpaca fibre while at the mall. |
Washed and ready to roll it up in the towel to get all of the water out. |
Up front is fibre skirted and ready to wash, in the back ... fibre on a drying rack! |
Day three at Heritage week....
Lily pads and knitted cobblestones, in support of the
"Little Lake Project", Salmon Arm Art Gallery
An ongoing project our members are involved in. Last year we made Lily pads during Heritage week. This year we worked on knitted cobblestones. |
You can stop by the Art Gallery to find out more about their "Little Lake Project" Pick up some yarn and a pattern and get involved. |
Lily Pads and Felted Cobblestones. |
For more information about the Little Lake Project go to the Salmon Arm Art Gallery web site or click on their link on the right hand side of our blog. |
Day four at Heritage week....
Showing items for sale. So much interest in spinning and weaving
of all ages and levels of skills. It is so neat when people passing by
stop to ask questions, some even remember their family member
spinning or weaving. Even knitting socks,
just like the one Anne is using here!
Day five ... Friday was our last day attending Heritage week.
It was a shorter day as the square dancers needed some
of our floor space. Just the same, it has been a great week.
Thank you to all our volunteers that participated in
demonstrating our wonderful craft!
of all ages and levels of skills. It is so neat when people passing by
stop to ask questions, some even remember their family member
spinning or weaving. Even knitting socks,
just like the one Anne is using here!
Darlene, Liz, Sherry and Loanna. |
Anne demonstrating her sock knitting machine! |
It was a shorter day as the square dancers needed some
of our floor space. Just the same, it has been a great week.
Thank you to all our volunteers that participated in
demonstrating our wonderful craft!
Today we had a couple of looms left out for people to look at. The Dorothy table loom ... and |
an inkle loom. |
Loanna knitted these wonderful bookmark displayed in a card and of course her cutie baby booties! |
Anne was busy with her sock knitting machine. Such great interest for people walking by, they just have to stop and watch! |