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Joanne Cicchini sets up her loom by putting threads through the reeds and then through the
heddles. This is done in a certain order, depending on one's pattern. Joanne will participate
in the Huron Tract Spinners and Weavers Guild Sale and Exhibition to be held at the Riper
Mill in Benmiller on November 3 and 4. 1 Photo by Joanne Buchanam
Three disappointing losses
By Gary Godkin
On Oct. 23, the senior CHSS Redmen
travelled to Mitchell for their fifth and final
volleyball tournament of the year. The
Redmen entered this tournament with a
• slim chance of making the playoffs, but los-
. ing three games diminished any glimmer of
hope that they had.
The Redmen met St. Marys in the first set
of two games. After taking an early lead the
rally died at 11 points. The St. Marys team
were able to, come back though and win in a
very close game 17 -15. The next game was
not quite as exciting as the first one as CHSS
lost the second game 15 - 8.
In the second set, they met up with the
highly rated Mitchell team. CHSS hoped for
a split but again they 'were disappointed.
Mitchell put on a strong showing beating
CHSS in a close game 15 -13 and then in an
easier victory for them 15 - 8. In the final
two games of the year ' the Redmen met
Listowel for the. only time in the . season.
CHSS looked for a win so they put extra ef-
fort into these games. The first game looked
promising but Listowel came back to win 16
- 14. In the second game, they were deter-
mined to win. Finally efforts paid off and
CHSS won 15 -13.
This ends regular season for volleyball.
The team this year consisted of Scott Millar,
Book cover
GODERICH — Lighted candles, the
universal symbol of a birthday, dominate
the front and back cover of the new London -
St. Thomas and surrounding area directory,
in recognition of Ontario's Bicentennial, be-
ing celebrated in 1984.
The upper left logo says "Celebrating
Together," 1784 Ontario 1984.
Some 245,000 copies will be delivered,
beginning November 11 and ending
November 28.
Peter Croome, local Bell Canada
ma„ager, said the introductory pages of the
phone book have been redesigned, giving
the public a fast and easy reference for all
kinds of telephone information.
Drawings, bold -face headings,, white
space and symbols are used to make each
section of information stand out.
"We expect people will find it easier to
locate and read information in the introduc-
tory section because of the new format,”
said Mr. Croome.
"One part deals with customer service,
another with finding numbers, local and
long distance calling and a final one with the
federal rules which govern Bell."
The introductory pages also point out that
there are no longer three free calls a month
for residence customers who call directory
assistance for telephone numbers that are
listed in the directory. There is also a $9
charge for processing NSF cheques.
Bell is continuing its policy of delivering
one directory per household. Anyone who
does not receive a copy should call the local
Bell business office after the delivery date.
Weaver readies for Nov 3-4 sale
Job consists of ideal. combination
BY JOANNEBLICBANAN
Not many people are lucky enough to find
a job which combines both their work skills
and the love of a specific craft. But Joanne
Cicchini of Goderich has found that ideal
combination in the title of production co-
ordinator for Heddle, a Signal -Star publica-
tion for spinners and weavers.
For Joanne, who only moved to Goderich
in July of 1983, it was just a matter of being
in the right place at the right time. A novice
weaver for nine years, she had joined the
Huron Tract Spinners and Weavers Guild in
the fallafter moving to town. When Signal -
Star contacted the Guild early this year
looking for a person with both a knowledge
of weaving and secretarial skills for their
new publication, Joanne fit the bill perfect-
ly
Steve Elliott, Gary Godkin, Sai Visouath,
Bounmay Rackasouck, Walter Johnston,
Jeff Dupee, Doug Batkin, Thang Pham,
Steve Preszcator.
This year's major problem was lack of
height but more importantly the team this
year lacked experience andconfidence.
The team this year put forth an excellent
effort in their attempt to better last year's
record. The team would also like to, thank
Mr. Allen for the time he spent trying to im-
. prove skills and helping the seniors improve
as a team.
Ever since she was a small child, Joanne
has been interested in crafts of all types. She
remembers being amazed at the things her
paternal grandmother could do—knit, sew,
preserve—she wanted to learn all those
things too. She got a little sewing machine
when she was six years old and soon learned
the basics of that craft. Later, she taught
herself to knit. While her classmates in
home economics were all making small
knitted squares, the first project she tackled
was a sweater with a poodle pattern on it.
But mastering the crafts of knitting, sew-
ing, crocheting and embroidering weren't
enough for Joanne. Nine years ago, she won
some money through a radio contest and
decided to use her windfall to purchase a 36 -
inch rising shed floor loom and take a begin-
ner's course in weaving. The first course she
took at Fanshawe College confused her with
too much knowledge.
"We learned basic to advanced weaving
in a ten week course. It was just too much.
You couldn't concentrate on the basic
weaves," she explains.
Another course she took while living in
British Columbia was more helpful because
it concentrated on just the basics. She had
taken this course through the Victoria Guild
of Spinners and Weavers of which she had
become a member—one of 280 members.
After Joanne's son Taylor was born, she
found herself busy with the priorities of be-
ing a mother and didn't concentrate on
weaving too much. Now that her son is
eight, she finds she has more time to devote
to weaving again. And landing the job on
Heddle has really inspired her to learn even
more about her craft.
When Joanne talks about Heddle, she can
barely contain her enthusiasm. "It's ex-
citing being involved in the birth of a new
magazine. It's growing fast and furious and
we've received so much support from spin-
ners and weavers all across Canada," she
says.
Heddle is the only publication for spinners
and weavers in this country. There are
many such American publications available
but a survey revealed that a Canadian
publication ,was much needed because of
hassles involving duty, customs and post of-
fice delays for those subscribing to publica-
tions and responding to advertising outside
the country.
The proto-type of Heddle came out in
November of 1983 and the response to it was
overwhelming. At long last, spinners and
weavers were being linked from east to west
instead of from just north to south. Joanne
was hired in May of 1984 to help handle the
ecstatic response. Although her job is only
part-time, she handles the duties of
answering huge piles of correspondence,
following up leads for stories and new
advertising business, editing copy and
pasting up each edition. Through Heddle,
she is also 1n the unique position of acting as
a contact for fibre artists in outlying areas
of the country. People who are too isolated
to belong to a Guild or have contact with
other spinners and weavers, can keep in
touch through Heddle and Joanne is their
communications link.
At present, Heddle is in newspaper format
and comes out four times a year. It features
patterns and craft ideas, stoires on spinners
and weavers, letters to the editor and names
of suppliers. It also has an advisory board
consisting of experts from all across
Canada.
As well as her duties on Heddle, Joanne is
secretary for the Huron Tract Spinners and
Weavers Guild. But with all this secretarial
_"__�. attached a.. her....nN she has not lost
to craft, not lost
sight of the actual craft itself. She will par-
ticipate in the Guild's annual Sale and Ex-
hibition to be held November 3 and 4 at the
River Mill in Bernmiller. Each member of
the 28 -member Guild is expectedto have at
least three items for sale event.
Joanne has already made a plant hanger us-
ing a bicycle wheel and an off -loom weaving
technique and she hopes to have some
woven rugs for sale as well.
Al she wanted to, Joanne says she could
keep learning about the art of weaving•the
rest of her life because there are always new
techniques and areas of specialization.
However, she is also interested in learning
about spinning and maybe even pottery
making. She says that colleges are offering
more courses and workshops for craftsmen
these days and she is interested in getting a
Fine Arts degree in textiles sometime in the
future.
For now, she enjoys being a member of
the Huron Guild where she learns new ideas
from other members. And she continues to
be excited about her job with Heddle. The
publication's future is filled with promise as
more and more people take up the hobbies of
spinning and weaving with the same en-
thusiasm Joanne has.
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