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l Part of the crowd at the hobby and craft fair in the Southampton Coliseum this week Craft fair just keeps growing By ANN KELLY Family Living Editor There aren't portable walls and they didn't built an addition but Mrs. Maurice Gowanlonk. who‘s responsible is. renting space.' annually linds additional crooks and crevices to tuck a tow more craftsmen who are scrambling to be part of Bruce Centre Districl Women's Institutes Hobby and Craft Fair held annually in the Southampton coliseum.‘ This year there were more than 150 exhibi tors and. before this year's show was OVBI'. space for next year was nearly all gone Cialtspeople. lliis year. were in the bleachers. and glad to be there. As one exhibitor said. "This is the only craft show I know where people line up to pay for space for next year.“ Because it is unique. draws crowds of between 7mm and 8.000. is well run. are some of the reasons top craftsmen are attract- ed to the Institute'Hobby and Cralt Fair. “We work crall shows ltuni Windsor to the other side of Kitchener." said Joanne Gebel oi ‘St. Thomas and formerly London "and this one is very, very good." 'She is with Timeless Art Glas doing unusual things in staine glass. "A terrific show." said Mouse Kin Kraits representatives from Burlington. In addition to delight- ful novel door knockers and Christmas decorations she had pa. pier tale pictures done with prints imported from Holland. It nukes fivevto make a picture in three dimensional effect. "Who would believe we‘ve paid off the mortgage. the bank loan and gone to the Yukon on under- wear money?" said Lulia Strutluii of St. Helens. Her cotton panties sell like hotcakes and it was "she- er dumb luck" that the proiecl ever began according to her sister. Mary Taylor of Orillia “My sister gave me hm pieces of material too small to cut any thing else out." explained Luba. “That started it and since then hundreds of dollars have been spent on material." “She comes up with the liriglit ideas and I use them in school." said Mary. who teaches. The trip to the Yukon for the sisters is upcoming next month. They plan to visit Luba's daughter there. The panties were so popular with little girls that Luba expand- ed. sizes and now she makes them from. the smallest to size "[3" which stands for gsg-ggosh according to Luha's husband. Luba admits more than 800 pair have been made since last year, she just quits counting. Their first year at the South- ampton show Luba said. "I went [0 Mississauga and wasn't as im- pressed" This year's show attracted an awardwinning wood carver and Mary Alice Alexander of Thorn- hill whose handcrafted Enamels have won her awards annually since 1976. She exhibits in gal|e~ ties in Canada and the United States. "Each color represents a firing. and there are a: mam .is six firings to “I'll” ilem.‘ snc t , plained There are endle pus sibilities iii enamel You nmer ‘ltl anything the \AlIIH, il'x lltl.ltl\\l‘ ble. The hill temperature r:llt'l ls each piece " The artist also (luf‘ pictures. btiiil; and beautiful lltll sonne. using Intrica'e deslflns worked \viih silver WHE~ ciawds [lilting the mii show looking for the unusual. and it s there, For doll lovers am age. there was everything from the llF' loved little red-header] (l iiliin. Annie. to lath and lill. Eishlul Belly, Sueelie Pie. Silli' hle‘Charlie Broixn characters. Luiirii from Lilth House on th- l'nnnr all the work of Ber Burloss iv Owen Sound. through to .Siriub. erry Shortcake. Lsmun ixisiiuiiiiii, Huckleberry Pie. Carrot-Twp Blusberry Muitin and UI'EIXIL‘I‘ Blossom. all beautifully made and machine washable . “I brought the pattern hlimv- In Southampton lrom Arizona; ex- plained Esther Strong. "and I rlitl the wrong thing. 1 ha n'l been able to keep up." an shes down south she makes pine :iee- dle baskets. and tile} were in evi- rlence at the short Whether a [ole painted milk can or a Cerflth carousel. .t cheese board of oat or chem wood or a hand-made quill With the provinces' crests. 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