The Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-10-30, Page 3Tony Vos. a spinner and weaver who lives near Blyth
Hand-woven mohair
made by local weaver
Tony Vos likes to be an original. And, as
a spinner and weaver with a large interest
in fashion, she can be sure the clothing that
comes off her loom is unique.
"I don't like to see my clothes walking
down the opposite side of the street. If I
spend money on clothes, I want them to be
original," she says.
Her handspun and hand-woven clothing
including tops, sweaters and shawls will be
on sale at the sale and exhibition of the
Huron Tract Spinners and Weavers Guild
this weekend at the River Mill in Ben -
miller. The close to 30 members of the
guild will also be selling pieces of their
work.
Because she obtained both her spinning
wheel and her loom before 1978 when the
guild was formed, Vos says she mostly
taught herself her skills.
"In 1973, my husband went to New
Zealand and he was supposed to bring me
back either a kangaroo or a spinning
wheel. So, he brought back a spinning
wheel with a how to booklet," she says.
Though most her spinning was very lum-
py in the beginning, Vos says she eventual-
ly improved and now she uses her own
spinning for her weaving.
"I usually weave in the afternoon and
spin at night. And, I always have some
wool on my knitting needles if I don't feel
like spinning. In between times. I watch
TV," she says.
P.
U.
C.
Her specialty is the mohair she spins
from the six Angora goats she bought
several years ago. No one else in the guild
works with her own mohair.
The goats, which are somewhat smaller
than milking goats, are clipped twice a
year by Vos and her daughter. The buck
usually yields about 10 pounds of clipping
each time while the females yield three to
five pounds each. The softest and most ex-
pensive fleece of all comes from the first
clipping of the kids.
Because spun mohair costs approx-
imately $35 a kilogram, Vos says it's more
economical to buy Angora goats which run
from $150 to $200 each.
"With the far out prices of spun mohair,
who would buy your products once you ad-
ded the value for your work?" she asks.
She dyes her mohair fleece with
chemical dyes but likes to experiment with
vegetable dyes when dying sheep fleece.
Vos says the dying process requires a lot of
patience because it can take several days
to complete.
Insects, plants and flowers can all be us-
ed as dye. Vos says she's used sumac,
walnut, dahlias, marigolds and her never -
fail dyes of goldenrod or ragweed.
Often while she's looking through the
flowers in her garden or out walking
through the bush, she'll consider using dif-
ferent plants to experiment with as dye.
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TOWN OF GODERICH
NOTICE
Please be advised that The Ontario Municipal Board' has set Wed-
nesday, Decernber 4th, 1985 for hearing support or objections to:
Comprehensive Zoning By -Law No. 38 of 1985 of the Town of
Goderich, being a by-law, under the provisions of Section 34 of The
Planning Act S.O. 1983, to regulate the use of lands and the character,
location and use of buildings and structures and to prohibit certain
buildings and structures in various defined areas of the Corporation of
the Town of Goderich.
Hearing will be held in the Council Chambers, Town Hail, 57 West
Street, Goderich, starting at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 4th,
1985.
Larry J. McCabe
Clerk -Treasurer
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ALL YOUR ANSWERS...
on the poppy campaign
1. What does the poppy represent?
The poppy represents the symbol of Remembrance.
2. Why should 1 Wear a poppy?
When you wear a poppy or display a wreath you honour
the war dead and help ex -service personnel and their
dependents.
3. How do 1 help needy ex -service personnel and
their dependents?
The basic purpose of poppy funds is to provide im-
mediate assistance to ex -servicemen and women in
need. This may include food, shelter or medical attention
for them or their families. Also, bursaries are granted to
children and grandchildren of ex -service personnel.
4. Are there any other uses for poppy funds?
Yes. Poppy funds can be used for low -rental housing and
care facilities for elderly or disabled persons and their
dependents, community medical appliances and medical
research, day care centres, meals -on -wheels,
transportation and related services for veterans, their
dependents and the aged. Donations may be given for
relief of disasters declared by the federal or provincial
governments.
5. Aren't ex -servicemen and women eligible for
government pensions?
Yes. Many ex -servicemen and women do get pensions,
but many others, although handicapped, do not.
However, no pension can provide for eventualities such
as fire, a long illness on the part of the breadwinner, or
other medical expenses.
6. Do you have to be a Legion member to get help
from the poppy fund?
i No. A nAgo seTyv n i ot;, iYort ei1 dependent Ise i
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ble to ply fel 'het r" 'fron'i Yfwe hippy fund and from
Legion service bureaux. In fact, a large number of all
service bureau cases involve people who are not Legion
members.
7. What are Service Bureaux?
Throughout the Legion, in some 1,800 branches in ten
provincial commands and in Ottawa, there are service
officers whose job it is to assist ex -service persons or
dependents with problems relating to disability pensions
or other veterans' legislation.
The notional and provincial offices not only provide ad-
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thousands of representations are placed before the
federal government on behalf of "clients". There is no
charge for this service which is available to any ex -
serviceman or woman or dependent who can qualify for
such assistance.
8. Does all th money raised through the sale of
poppies and wreaths go into poppy funds?
After expenses, such as the cost of poppies, wreaths and
other supplies are deducted, all remaining monies are
placed in trust to be spent on those purposes authorized
in the General By-laws of The Royal Canadian Legion.
9. Can poppy money be used for anything else?
The Legion's constitution stresses that poppy funds must
be held in trust. They are subscribed to by the public.
They are held in a bank account separate from that of
the branch and cannot be used for any other purpose
than those stipulated.
10. Are campaign expenses high?
Campaign expenses are unusually low because most of
the work is voluntary.
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We suggest that you give according to the dictates of
your conscience. You might remember that the cost of all
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therefore,"IrtakeS rrorftelYtiontf. tovio t re sairia ob.
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war dead and help the living and the dependents of
those who have served our country.
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