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Sewing and weaving on Tuesdays The Acton Free Press Wed Nov SEWING STUDENTS MARILYN Hughes left and Hilary James work on their second project for their night school class Mrs Kay Hannah teaches the course JEAN RUNDLE OF Georgetown foreground attends the Off loom weaving class at Acton high school She is now working on a wall hanging on the frame loom Mrs Garden left is working on a purse while her daughter Paula is doing a television cover No raises for employees Operations personnel at Centennial Manor will not benefit from four per cent Increases awarded to Hal ton Regional employees recently The raise was to cover those not organized and those whose salaries had not been altered A report to the region a dm In 1st ration committee from personnel officer Dennis Camm indicates that the Manor employees shared in a general seven per cent in crease early in and received an additional 35 cent an hour Increase recently It was in that light that Manor employees had been excluded from the general four per cent Increase A review of the matter was requested by the ad ministration committee after some complaints were registered But nurses get 45 increase Registered cm by Centennial won salary in creases of about per cent over 18 months The Ontario Nurses Association representing nurses in the pirn nee negotiated in for members In July The increases see pay schedules jump from 17 Jan 1 in April tor the least qualified and for similar lime period the highest pa nurses jump fromfofOt Falcon The Wildlife Centre recently obtained a rare Peregrine Falcon from the Ministry of Natural Re sources This magnificent bint is on display the other birds of prey to assist in the centre s education pro grams The streamlined powerful peregrine falcon is one of the swiftest birds in the world capable of or to king flying ease Its victim is often struck such a blow by the large feet that It is killed in the air instantly dive Inadivcpursuingprey the peregrine has been timed at speeds up to m A though its food Is almost en tirely made up of other birds it is nowhere sufficiently numerous to have any ap preciable ill effect on any one species Its numbers have de clined sharply in recent years Tuesday night are featured in the third of a lea of articles on high school night courses Basic sewing Is taught by Mrs Kay Hannah This course Is longer than the rest being 15 weeks instead of the usual ten The reason for this is that Mrs Hannah and the students do not feel ten weeks Is enough time to learn what has to be learned and to fin projects Basle As the name basics this is a course for lose wishing to learn the very basics of sewing and work up to the more difficult Items Such things as hems selecting fabric and of style lines to figure types arc taught by Mrs Hannah Thereare 18 students In this class For their first project they were asked to make a blouse of any style or material they wanted The only stipulation was that It must nave a collar and cuffs Most of the are completed and the women arc now working on their sec project This can be of their own choice as long as It has a zipper a waistband Most are making pants or a skirt Third project It is hoped there will be a third underway by Christ mas and hopefully another after that according to Mrs Hannah The students have to supply everything except the sewing machine and attachments and the iron and ironing board Mrs Hannah who teaches home economics at Easlview school in feels the women taking the course have much more initiative than day students Is their own money and their own time so naturally the women arc going to care more about end product Mrs Han commented Off loom weaving Next door to the sewing class Is the off loom weaving class Each week 16 students varying In age partake in this ancient trade All the looms are owned by the tea Sally Hamilton who lends them out Wooden looms are used al on with colored yarns to pro- Peru This Is taught to students who use It to make belts The twining loom original by American Indian can be used to make bags and pillows The Indians used to weave mats and baskets out of grass on this loom limit Wall hangings and pillow covers are made from the simple frame loom Several pieces can be made and sewn together to make a poncho However on this loom is a limit o the size you can make The box loom which serves tie same purpose has no Urn it to size wise Each student learns how to operate every loom and by the end of the ten week course they should have something made from all the looms Natural dying from onion skins and marigolds is also lo be learned andthcrewillbea spinning demonstration It is hoped there will be a tour through Ihe Fabric Mill The students all enjoy the course very much Most agreed It was very lime consuming and all agreed was frustrating at one point or another However In spile of lis advantages the course is very rewarding to everyone as can look at the end product knowing that they did it themselves Missed Your Free 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