cover photo: the historic Babcock Mill

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2 From, to the Editors

3 Micro Sleigh by Tony Pasman

“Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-hore open sleigh”

While it is not likely that anyone will be riding in this tiny little sleigh, it is fun! Fun to weave and it never fails to bring a smile to the face of the beholder. .....

6  Giving new life to an old technique: Caroline Routh’s Tapestry Crochet by Jule Koch Brison

Notwithstanding the hours of skilled work that go into them, crochet and knitting are usually the most devalued of crafts. They are notably absent from fine art galleries and shows. But Georgian Bay artist Caroline Routh is changing that with her exquisite tapestry crochet sculptures and vessels....

10.  Basket Making at the Historic Babcock Mill by Jule Koch brison
(with material taken from the book of the same name by Ross & Donald Babcock)
Machinery for making baskets in Canada? The very idea is contrary to basketmakers’ ideals of basket making. We take pride in informing the general public that basketry is the oldest craft in human history; that is the only one that has not changed over thousands of centuries; and that all baskets in the world are made by hand.....

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17. Tapestry Crochet Instructions by Caroline Routh

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