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the georgetown ffrmp wednesday evening nov r age kirkkraft studio gets some national publicity kuzabeth peteean in family herald a weekly star have you ever had afternoon tea in the choir loft of a church this is exactly what you can do at the appropriately named kirk kraft studio on no7 highway between brampton arid norval in ontario here you will iind an unusual set ting for a handicraft studio run by two enterprising women mrs m h moyer and mrs d r mclaugh lin both of georgetown a project of this type can only grow from years of dreaming and planning as both mrs moyer and mrs mclaughlin are enthusiastic hobbyists they know from personal experience the deep satisfaction that is gained through creative pur suits realizing that ontario is sad ly lacking in markets for her beau tiful handicrafts it has been their dream for several years to start a craft shop with the opening of the kirk kraft studio their dream has come true this shop was originally the mount pleasant united church and had been m disuse for several years the church was bought a well dug plumb ng an oil furnace and modern kitchen installed fifteen years go mrs moyr and family moea from toronto to a fifty acre farm near georgetown as she thought for a rest she did not realize that she was about to embark on one of the busiest and happiest periods of her life their city friends soon began t make the farm a dumping ground for all their unwanted cats and dogs until the place resembled a refuge for stray animals little did mayme m03 er know that the addi tion of a small white angora rabbit to their menagene was to stirt her on a houby that has brought her great satis one ddj s she exhibited the soft white anor 1 rabbit to a cillir her f lend said why don t jou 1 luck it ard sji 1 the fur into wool don t tell me tins is whta in gora wool ionics on mavme re pliod that ttomin who ntarlj f if teen years ago didn t know that angora wool was produced from rabbits is today an authority on spinning wcav ing and egetable dyeing with her interest aroused in the production of angora wool she be gan raising the little white am znals soon she found heiself ship ping breeding stock all oer the canada she took a course in vegetable dyeing spinning and weaving and began to spin and dye the wool from her own flock when help became scarce during the war she was forced to sell the rabbits they were a paying proposition she said but they were a lot of work church renovation as mrs moyer became interested in handicrafts she found a number of her neighbours had similar in terests as a result about ten years ago she founded the georgetown arts and crafts association affil ained with the canadian handicraft guild from tne beginning the georgetown group were eager beavers and the organization grew in numbers and knowledge until it has bee mo one of the most active groups in ontari mrs moyer admitted that the renov alum of thf ch arch was a cosily proposition the choir loft has become he tea lounge the comfortable furnishings are in shades of soft blue and rose the walls lined with oil paintings for sale here vou can sit with a cup of tea and from the slight elc vatlon get a birds eye iew of the large room with its artistically ar ranged displays mre moyer and mrs mclaughlin do not serve afternoon tea as a money making scheme but rather as a courtesy to their visitors they try to serve unusual tidbits which have been made by local cooks their jams picklea mushrooms and watermelon rind proved so popu lar that they installed a pantry- shelf where you may purchase small jars of these delicacies members of handcraft clubs and women s institute often arrange to visit the kirk kraft in a group on these occasloni mrs moyer dc monstrates on the spinning wheel and the loom while mrs mclaugh lin demonstrates rugmaking as you stroll around the airy room every craft seems to be repre sented there are dress lengths and suit lenghts of finely woven wool on a nearly loom is a piece of exo tic material that mayme moyer is making for an evening acket its black laciness is interwoven with a design in gold thread to produce an effect of sheer loveliness not car from the loom is an ex hibit of tooted and carved leather bags belts said buttons many of the belts and buttons are patterned to cooofdanent the woolen dress material mr wes beotty of acton sup- the local potters have developed their own glares to suit this parti cular type of clay when asked who was responsible for the unusuai driftwood brie a- brac mrs mo cr answered a chap called alan dawson from glen williams brings that in he has turned a barn into a studio and he supplies some ot the leading furni ture stores in loronto on another table was some un ique jewellery the work of daphne lingwood of caledon east the or iginal pins and earrings were haad- styled of handpainted leather of the many oil paintings exhibl ted two that stood out particularly were the work- of stewart shaw of streetsville although badly crip pled with polio in his youth this artist has travelled across canada m his specially equipped car on sketching trips his cleverness in painting figures has won him an outstanding reputation he not only paints the pictures but he makes the beautiful hind carved frames that complete tlem complimented on the diversity of the displays mrs moyer in swered proudly everything is made in ontario while the m ij ority of the a itclcs are made within i radius of fifty miles we have some wea ng from niagara falls and st ca hannes and alum mum trays from hamilton a visit to the basement revealed a modern kitchen and a huge work room housing 10 looms here in structions are given in spinning weaving vegetable dyeing design and fine rug hooking eighteen weavers are also working in their own homes in response to arrfaze- ment expressed at the fineness of the hooked rugs mrs moyer ex plained they are made from old woollen materials dyed with vege table dye the rug making is mrs mclaugh lin s field she has taken courses in the new england states and in cape breton islnnd and is consid ered an authority in the history of rub making although she give lessons in this craft hfer own hand work is not for sale she says after putting hoins and hours of lovine work on j lanvas 1 cannot bear to part with it she uses her work to beaut fy her own home not only as floor mats but as wall dei oration j whfcn questioned about the fin ancial success cf their venture the ladies replied that they were well pleased we sell on a commission basis they said we opened in october 1951 and remained open for two months before we closed the shelve wfc 1 raitically bare however ve did not feel that we could depend on sueh i continued patronage becaum all our aceuiam tincts came at lenst onto through curiosity the kirk kraf studio re opened in m iv ltii aid now tint they ue established they pi in to rem i 11 open seven months in the year with tlic stuoio well or imed ind runnitil smoothly these ambi t ous women ire plaining to land snpe the trout is md tventuillj 01 en a tea eirdeii farm news gold ribbon certificate famous bingham holstein katherine mercedes dutchland vg owned hy harold bingham son of georgetown has reached the peak of her remarkable career by winning the highest of ell breed awards the gold ribbon certifi cate in 13 latations katherine has produced a total of 203 502 lbs ofn un 7 lo ibi b fr witli an aver age lest of 3 61 per cent she is the second highest living lkc timer in two times milking fhat repre sents a total of 2545 cans of milk now 18 years old katherine was an honour list produeer on at least two occasions during her il lustrious career among her many noted offspring one son spent four years in the herd of dr paul beer of georgetown and then two yeirs in he heid of v j lawrcnee oak- ville before being exported to the st te of new jersey another son was purchased by ross sesworth o burlington 1 djjnaybc recal led as the grand enavnpum at hal- tons great hplmem show liter lie was nominaed fox allcanadian di in 1 year old before being sold to the western pcnn artifu lal unit her reeoid lod y is only excel led by another halton bi ed tow bnowbill sylvi alcaitra r this great tow 17 years old on j il list was bud 111 i prorimed her first four or five records in ll 1 herd of m01 ley w itson of iaiijlej llttk in 104 i is a 7 year old she wis just njht and- took the lnnd ci n pion ward f r plu mb ing new bathroom installed or remodelled water system repair of all kind ken charlie nash mcdowell 5 king street east tr 72842 for plain and rockface concrete blocks also chimney blocks its oriole concrete block co w 3 mcgowan 9th line glen williams triangle 73471 out of town callers please reverse charges females at milton the same fall morley entered her in the all canadian sale where she sold for ll0 a tremendous price at that time to date she has out in 1 1 lailatioi s a total of 21jh lbs of milk tesliil 4 05 for a total of kifu lbs of fat woodiglin 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