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smmmenerseemmenmenmenmnmonmercrmcommumnmmcccmmnecmnrenenmem SELFâ€"PROFILE: Designing & 3‘;& Weaving the J es P# o) FWIO Tartan By Nelda Morrison I began the project in January 1996. By the end of February the colours began to fit together. I IBwas born and raised in warped my loom and began to eamsville, Ontario, and farmed _ weave. I was pleased with the reâ€" with my husband, John, after we . sults. A sample was taken to the married in 1950. Even though raisâ€" Spring Board meeting of the ing three sons and farm work filled _ FWIO. In ordertoregisterthe tartan my days, my yearning to have a _ with the proper authorities, a letter loom of my own didn‘t go away. of approval was sent from the My mother wove with linen quite â€" FWIO Provincial Office with the extensively as a young girl; it was . tartan sample to the Scottish the custom then to make a dowry, Tartans Authority in Pitlochry, by hand if possible. I had discovâ€" â€" Scotland. The Certificate of Regisâ€" ered as a young girl that weaving _ tration and a sample of the original was an exciting, fulfilling craft. . tartan was presented to the FWIO This conviction was reinforced afâ€" Board of Directors at the August ter taking a short course in weaving _ meeting. in 1968. The Federated Women‘s Instiâ€" However, I did find time to join _ tutes of Ontario Tartan will be the Union Branch of the Women‘s commercially woven and made Institute in 1957. As well as having _ available to members throughout held most Branch offices, I was _ Ontario. It is my hope that in 1997 President of the Lincoln District in _ members will proudly wear articles the early 1970s and of the Hamilton _ made from the new Tartan to Conâ€" Area in the late 1970s. vention ‘97 celebrations After moving to Utterson in the _ commemorating the 100th anniverâ€" Muskoka Distict in 1982, I joined _ Sary of the Women‘s Institutes. Falkenburg WI. Even after my _( gwm,‘“i ons move to Bracebridge four years _\ The colours in theFWIO _ later, I remained with this Branch. 3 fl' * foss After they disbanded, however, I // 'r.;a ving: . No y joined the South Macauley WI. I try | Whiteâ€"snow a W $ed to be as active as time allows, parâ€" jgfi â€" gold %%é flfldfig"‘ ticipating at Branch and District . | ,“,1, rio families in .. level and attending provincial and _\ ©@ »@ e ;“ national conventions when possiâ€" _\ Green (,fi .f":""al so .. bie. * Following the loss of my husband _\ | M%‘mm e y in 1988, I purchased my first loom. _ [MABMRMI®SMSSNNNNNNY I felt life had a new purpose. I imâ€" . | BMG~CornHowers fl!‘%fifl s mersed myself in weaving books . | CUMIV@ISG n %fii* daprpret and periodicals and took short "‘fi”’""’g’%‘i’) courses on weaving and seminars in ws‘,.,\;%%q' garly settiers .. basketry. In June of 1994, I apâ€" RRSeSmaso t e proached the FWIO President at that time, Donna Russett, expressâ€" Nelda Morrison is the designer and ing my wish to design and weave a _ weaver of the Federated Women‘s tartan to commemorate the 100th _ Instfures of Ontario Tartan. She is : currently a member of the South Macaul anniversary of the W1 apaomaiiomand .. 10 Home & Country, Winter 1996â€"97