Date: Friday, March 29th 2024
Come and enjoy this demonstration by Wayne Brightman from Isaac’s Harbour of fly tying for fresh and salt water. Wayne's work will also be available for purchase.
Date: Thursday, October 12th 2023
Do you like jigsaw puzzles? Did you know the first jigsaw puzzle was a dissected map of the counties of England that was used as a teaching aid in the early 1700’s? The first puzzles were cut using a coping saw. Today these high-end heirloom puzzles are cut on a scroll saw with a blade…
Date: Saturday, October 14th 2023
A quilt is on the frame and this is your chance to try your stitching, learn how it is done, or just put in a few stitches for us.
Date: Wednesday, May 22nd 2013
The SPINTHRIFTS are Scotsville School of Crafts entry in the International Back to Back Wool Challenge based in Australia. They are a group of women who enjoy getting together to spin and knit on the outside but also harbour a keen Olympic spirit on the inside. Teams worldwide, consisting of a sheep, seven spinners and/or…
Date: Wednesday, October 1st 2003
In the fall of 2003, the Lake Ainslie Weavers and Craft Guild sponsored a competition to design the official district tartan for Inverness County. District tartans reflect geographical areas, and offer a unifying symbol of the people, history, heritage and traditions of a community. These distinct textiles inspire loyalty, linking land and community through symbolic…
Date: Thursday, March 1st 2001
In 2001, members of the Lake Ainslie Weavers and Craft Guild opened an exhibit of The Hundred-Year-Old Trousseau at the Mary Black Gallery in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The trousseau was created for a fictitious young woman, Rachel Campbell, who was raised on a farm in East Lake Ainslie, Cape Breton. Viewers were asked to imagine…