Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Summer 1962, p. 44

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At Grey County's Sum~ mary Day, Ruvenna Insti- tute showed these black- printed kitchen curtains, towels, undengloss lining for a tray and an exhibit of the blocks used. At the left, the local leader Mrs. Norman Show. Right, Miss Isobel leslie, Handicraft Instructor from H o m e Economics Extension Ser- vice, A Project in Block Printing By Flora Durnin Grey County Home Economist Province to attempt a project in block printing. It was very successful. 27 com- munities completed the work. Summary Days were held at Owen Sound and Meaford with 200 people present. The work was under the direction of Home Economics Service, Ontario Department of Agriculture, Miss Isabel Leslie trained the local leaders and was delighted with the results. There were approximately 500 block-printed articles on display at the two Summary Days. There were small and large articles such as cards and wrapping paper, blocks for signs for gates and trucks, school crests on shirts and books. many house furnishingsfipillow covers. sheets. cushions. curtains. hand and tea G REY was one of the first counties in the 44 towels, luncheon cloths, place mats, flower c. tainers, trays, pot holders and pictures. Th. was such clothing as little girls‘ dresses. blott shirts. skirt and square dance costumes. The designs were varied â€" large and sm geometric and realistic, dull and bright. qu and bold. 00pied and original. Marmion gt. an excellent demonstration on different ty: of designs and different ways of using the with samples. The majority of the club members Lt. battle ship linoleum for cutting their blocl Miss Miller and her sister of Meaford expc merited with other material. They made St cessful blocks with heavy cardboard from I fabric centres. rubber from the sole of an l rubber, a piece of plywood. Mrs. Patterson Mrs. Haines of Third l.l‘ group shows her deslg for block printing secur: from a needlework tin and their application r decoration for aprc-n bog, toaster cover, cu toins, towels. lunches cloth. The old snake fen: border seems very efffif tive. Mrs. Emerson Knot is Third Line's lace leader, HOME AND COUNTRY

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