Village Squire, 1977-09, Page 9J
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put a weight on it so that the kinkiness is stretched out of it.
You can get a second, lighter color by saving the dye.
You don't have to mordant with plants that have a natural
chemical of their own like walnuts which have tanning in
them. With most of the others you must have mordant or the
colors won't take. You don't have to mordant before dyeing.
You can put chemicals right in the dye bath. Use stainless
steel tubs.
The Kerrs have been selling some of the things they have
made. They have sold mitts, pillows and purses and have
been at craft shows in Seaforth and Lucknow to demonstrate
their work.
The Kerrs have also been taking a course in spinning at
Georgina College in Owen Sound where they were taught by
Mrs. Dorothy Kirk, who was teaching spinning before it
became popular again. She has been teaching the course in
several places throughout the province. At this course, they
have spun with all different kinds of fibre including dog hair,
alpaca, camel hair, cashmere, goat hair, muskox (the finest
Canadian fibre there is), yak, human hair, Japanese silk and
flax.
In spinning, you can use commercial yarn, natural color
yarn or even fabric. Most of the natural dyes work best with
silk or wool, according to John.
Besides their spinning wheel and wool business, the Kerrs
also bottled and sold herbs for awhile at craft shows.
At Drumclog Farm Crafts, the Kerrs sell British and
Canadian wool. They like the British wool because they can
sell some colors that aren't that common in Canadian sheer'.
Their farm was originally called Drumclog (after a place in
.cotiano) so they have kept the name for their business as
well.
Here is a recipe John gave for one wool dye. For one ounce
of wool use 1!i. tsp. of alum and '/tsp. of cream of tartar.
The nostalgia phase seems to be fading but maybe with the
old art of spinning renewed, John and Barbara Kerr are
helping to bring in a whole new era. ■
ffyousawachild
starving to death,
would you
just stand and watch?
Well, tha4 what you're doing.
Because of the worst drought
in centuries, every day millions of Africans
come a little bit closer to starving
to death. Please don't just stand by and watch.
Send a donation to support UNICEF's
emergency relief distribution of thousands of
tons of food and medicine in the stricken
areas of West Africa and Ethiopia. And please
be generous. We don't know how long the
drought will last. Or how long the children will.
UNICEF Canada (Africa)
443 Mt. Pleasant Road, Toronto
Ontario M4S 2L8
VILLAGE SQUIRE/SEPTEMBER 1977, 7.