Times-Advocate, 1983-09-28, Page 38PAG
The cast of a Seaforth Collegiate Institute dramatic performance on Cardno's Hall stage.
Historical landmarks focus of Ciderfest
For the second year in a row, Ciderfest moves downtown to
Seaforth's Main St. Cardno's Hall and the attic of George A.
Sills and Sons Hardware are two of the special highlights.
In the attic of the Sills building. which was constructed in
1869. Frank Sills. the third generation of his family in the retail
hardware business. has used his passionate interest in local
history to create what he laughingly calls a Memorabilia
Parlour.
It contains photos and artifacts from town. hardware and
Sills fancily history. Included are photos of Main St. through
the years. of prize winning tears and special e%ents ut
Seaforth. Historical articles range from a tiny tin bathtub.
made in the Sills tinsmithing shop and used b) Frank. his sister
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there are signs from early' storefronts, and a Targe variety of
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Which have been donated by local people and past residents.
The public is invited to Visit Sills for a tour.
Cardno's Hall. built in 18'' at a cost of over S30.000 was the
center of Seaforth's cultural life for nearly a century. Amateur
theatricals such as those in the photos were extremely popular
and touring groups from all over the continent played in
Cardno's Hall. which stands atop the business block in this
early photo. Still owned by the Cardno fancily. the hall is no
longer used but may. he toured this weekend by visitors to
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Weaving by Christine Scott, Walton, is one of several
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When a person thinks of weaving. there is an image of an
Icier woman, bent over a loom, working with hundreds of
threads to make bolts of cloth. The cloth is used to make
clothing for family members.
The advent of textile mills, fashion stores, and women
now in the labor force has seen the loom being discarded.
Instead, people wore the more convenient. ready made,
store bought clothing.
More recently, weaving has again become popular, not
out of necessity, but as an art form.
A resident of Walton for 18 years, Christine Scott
compk:ed an art program in London nine years ago. The
course featured weaving a craft which Christine pursued.
Weaving was only a hobby until two years ago when her
craft become so popular that she decided to make a business
out of it. She joined the Huron Tract Spinners and Weavers
Guild. The Guild holds two craft shows and sales a year.
Here, members have the opportunity to sell their crafts.
Christine uses a loom similar to the type used by early
pioneers. Using a loom, cloth is made when thread is
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Iin a special order. Yarn is then threaded through a reed
which provides the proper spacing. The reed is also used for
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"Setting up the loom is the most time consuming part of
weaving," says Christine. It is possible to make one cushion
cover, from start to finish in'one day. "But 1 would really be
pushing." In addition to pillows, wallhhangings, seavesp r
clothing, place mats, scarves, anything
made of cloth:
Weaving can also be combined with macrame to produce
interesting wall hangings. Anyone wishing to purchase her
items don't necessarily have to purchase what she has
made. Items can be made to order to color coordinate in
their homes.
As for her clothing, "1 wouldn't say it's better. but my
outfits are unique, which to me is worth something."
In addition to weaving. Christine has started making
dolls. Her specialty is making monkeys out of work socks.
She finds the dolls attract prospective buyers to her
weaving booth at craft sales. The two crafts are an ideal
combination. Most of her sales are by word of mouth, "but
my weaving is becoming more popular."
Christine hopes to teach weaving. Start up costs for a
beginner vary from S75 for a table loom to S600 for a large 36
inch floor model loom. But a loom isn't needed to weave.
"Cardboard or a wooden frame can also be used."
"Weaving was part of my school course and just
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