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Home My WebLink AboutLakeshore Advance, 2013-06-05, Page 21wy. 20 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Sarnia hand weavers and spinners bring crafts from the past On Saturday and Sunday June 8 & 9, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. each day, the Lambton 1 leritage Museum will host the Sarnia Handweavers and Spinners Guild who will be demonstrating for the public, "Crafts from the Past': Visitors will learn about spin- ning, weaving, knitting, basket making and bead weaving all of which have been done for centuries and are still being practiced today. The Sarnia 1andweavers and Spinners Guild is one of the groups featured in the Lambton Heritage Museum's 2013 exhibit Shine: Spotlight on Women of Lambton. 'Ihe Guild has approxi- mately 20 members from across Lambton County, including Grand Bend, Warwick, and Petrolia, who create home crafts Invitation to COMMUNITY LIVING - SOUTH HURON BOARD OF DIRECTORS' 45TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, June 19, 2013 7:0) p.m. - Meeting Agenda Election of Officers Community Living - South Huron 146 Main Street Dashwood, Ontario Please RSVP to 237-3637 or for further information ATTENTION READERS Take advantage of our pricing for Includes: Birthdays, Anniversaries Weddings, Engagements, Graduations etc. Actual Size: Pre -Payment is Required Just bring in your photo & write-up and we'll do the rest. Other Sizes & Prices available upon request. 58 Ontario St., N. Grand fiend (519) 238-5383 using traditional tools to express their creativity. For members, weaving is a way of life. When asked why they weave, Guild mem- bers commented: "Weaving and partici- pation in the guild keeps your brain, hands and social life active' Members also do a variety of work beyond weaving and spin- ning, including beading, rug making, knit- ting and dyeing. On June 8 and 9 visitors will learn about: Spinning - the process of taking an ani- mal fibre (sheep, goat, rabbit, alpaca, llama, dog) or a grass fibre (linen, hemp, ramie) carding and combing it and then twisting it with the aid of a spinning device into a one ply yarn. The bobbins you spin of one ply are then spun together again to make the yarn into a plied yarn which can be two, three or more plies. Weaving - a way of producing fabric using two distinct sets of yarns or threads which are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. Visitors will learn about warp and weft, how a shuttle is used and how a piece of cloth is created and fin- ished as members of the Sarnia !land - weavers and Spinners Guild demonstrate loons weaving. Knitting - constructing a fabric or gar- ment by interlocking a series of loops of one or more yams is once more becoming a popular pastime. Many patterns and designs can be achieved by using different colours, weights and plies of yards. Baskets - can be made from many dif- ferent kinds of material -reed, grasses, tree bark, cloth, willow, etc. Basketry materials are soaked in warm water to make them more pliable so that you can shape and weave them into the shape and sine that you are trying to achieve. Bead Weaving - done on a simple rec- tangular frame. Attached to the small ends of the rectangle are screen door springs, the coils of which are used to space the warp threads. 'Ihe beads are then picked up row by row on a threaded needle, pressed up into the spaced warp threads and then the needle is passed back through the top of each bead to attach them to the warp threads. When your design is completed, all loose and extra ends have to be worked into and hidden in the design. While at the museum, take time to explore Shine: Spotlight on Women of Lambton, an exhibit that tells the stories of individual women and women in organi- zations, women who changed the national stage and women who shaped the local stage. When families settled in Lambton County in the 1800s, women played an important role in crafting clothing and bedding. As the 1800s rolled into the 1900s, technology developed and access to factory -nude goods increased. Many Library by community -have your say Lakeshore Advance WYOMING -. Lambton County Library is embarking on a new planning process and is inviting all County residents to have their say about the future of Library programs and services at it series of local "Discovery Days" held across 1,aunnhton County in lune. The 12 community forums are part of the Library's new focus 00 community -led lfbrtr- ianship. This means that 1.i1tlay services air shaped and guided by the needs and preferences of users, with the community fully involved in the design of programs. The concept of community -led librarianship is gaining popu- larity in libraries across North America because of its focus on new ways to serve individuals and organiritions. With the accelerating pace of change, the impact of technol- ogy on our lives, and the increased economic pressures on families, the Library has an even more important role to play today, says Robert Trent- ain, General Manger of (:into -al Services. "Libraries have always been important places for informa- tion and learning. Now, we have the opportunity to ensure we are as relevant as possib e REID G ll EYERVTHINc • 0 n tri !,1 I�t•t�ji•�1,f�t•��:�� 11 WEI, ICL 9, 2013 -1 PM - CENTENNIAL NALL - LINDIN Call 519-672-1967 or www.centennlalhall.london.ca SAT, OCT. 19, 2013 -1 PM - ILYTN MEMORIAL NALL Call 1-877-862-5984 or www.blythfestival.com • MAKI. '; A ( AT 1 Afi 'E11'S DAY GIF 1 • %row.", arm Imo, home crafting activities altered from necessities for survival into leisure activi- ties. The crafts produced by women's hands today still have practical uses and aesthetic qualities similar to nineteenth century materials, but the incentive behind creating the crafts has become more for enjoyment and less a require- ment for survival. Admission to Crafts from the Past is included with regular museum admis- sion. Visitors are encouraged to also dis- cover the museum's heritage village that includes the 1867 Cameron Church, a blacksmith shop, the 1890 Rokeby school house, a slaughterhouse and buildings housing a fascinating assortment of agri- cultural and pioneer implements. The museum includes activities for children, a gift shop with intriguing hooks on the local area, and a tourist information cen- tre. Mature oaks shade the grounds atI a picnic shelter provides a lovely setti �r a rest stop. The Lambton heritage Museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and weekends and holi- days from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 adults, $4 seniors / students, $3 chil- dren, and $15 family. The museum is 11 km south of Grand Bend, on i Iighway 21. For more information call 519-243- 2600, visit www.lclmg.org or email herit- age.museum(,•county-Ian1bton.on.ca For more information about Launbton County, visit www.lambtononline.ca. as community (tubs and as community partners to help sheet the changing needs of our risers. Lambton County Library currently works closely tvith community groups such as Best Start, Blue Water Power and Organization for Literacy, to extend services beyond its walls and responds to new technologies by providing collections such as eReaders, Kill -a -Watt" meters and pedometers. The project, which will offi- cially launch lune 5 at County Council, is part of the County's focus on developing a creative community, and is funded in part by the Ministry of'lourism, Sports and Culture. Information and insights col - lectc'd at I )iscovety Days, which begin June 11 in 'Medford and Forest, will be used to forint a new [Amoy Strategic Opportu- nities Plan, roadmap intended to guide library services and activities for the next decade. If you go: Tuesday, June 11 Legacy Centre 16 Allen Street, Thedford 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Forest Legion 58 Albert Street, Forest 7:00 to 9:00 p.m 1 Kineto Theatre Forest FAST & FURIOUS 6" Rating: PG Dates: June 7,8,9,11 Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker Sf'.00 All Seats - All Days SHOWTIML: ti I'M • /86-2303 tvtvtv.k111C10.C.1 Coming next week: "EPIC" - 3D