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Showing posts with label handicrafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label handicrafts. Show all posts
Thursday, June 9, 2022

Saving Endangered Crafts: Introducing Heritage NL's Newest Batch of Mentor-Apprentice Participants

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Mentor and apprentice pair Jennifer Morgan and Virginia Stoddart in Jennifer's printing studio.  From birch brooms to beading, tradition...
Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Saving Endangered Crafts across Newfoundland and Labrador: Introducing Heritage NL's Mentor-Apprentice Participants

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Colourful wooden boat created by Newfound...
Thursday, May 7, 2020

Wicker work and woven furniture in Newfoundland - Have you seen a chair like this?

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I've been scanning some photos from North River and Halls Town in Conception Bay, as part of an ongoing project we have there. If you ar...
Monday, April 6, 2020

Where are the Looms? Help HeritageNL track down the province's looms and weavers.

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A new group is turning to social media to track down some old technology - the wooden weaving looms that might be hiding in attics or bas...
Monday, July 8, 2019

Take the NL Heritage Craft at Risk Survey!

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How many people do you know who can run a birch broom, weave a basket, or make a tea doll? At one point, makers of these types of object...
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Saving traditional Newfoundland knitting patterns - Christine LeGrow is the focus of this month's Living Heritage Economy Case Study!

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We have an early Christmas present for you - the next in our Living Heritage Economy Case Studies! This month, we are delighted to showcas...
Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Tuesday's #FolklorePhoto: Textiles in St. Anthony Bight

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Ruth Pilgrim holds a knitting project, St. Anthony Bight. Photo by Lisa Wilson. 2010 Today's Folklore Photos come from St. Anthony c...
Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Tuesday's #FolklorePhoto: Embroidery, and Knitting with Mary Bussey

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Close-up of an embroidered panel for a quilt, St. Lunaire-Griquet. Photo by Lisa Wilson. 2010 Today's Folklore Photos come from St. ...
Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Tuesday's #FolklorePhoto: Crafting in Black Duck Cove

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Blanche Dredge stands next to her table of crafts in her home, Black Duck Cove. Photo by Lisa Wilson. 2010. Today's Folklore Photos ...
Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Tuesday's #FolklorePhoto: Hooking Away

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Dale Wells assembles her mat hooking frame, St. Anthony. Photo by Lisa Wilson. 2010 Today's Folklore Photos come from St. Anthony co...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Tuesday's #FolklorePhoto: Handmade Quilts and Guitars

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Marie and Oliver Reid pose for a photo in their livingroom, Roddickton. Photo by Lisa Wilson. 2010 Today's Folklore Photos come from...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Tuesday's #FolklorePhoto: Textiles in St. Lunaire-Griquet

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Louise Bussey poses with her patchwork leaf quilt, St. Lunaire-Griqeut. Photo by Lisa Wilson. 2010. Today's Folklore Photos come fro...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Tuesday's #FolklorePhoto: Seal Skin Slippers

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Doreen Noseworthy poses with a pair of sealskin boots that she made, Green Island Brook. Photo by Lisa Wilson. 2010. Today's Folklo...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Tuesday's #FolklorePhoto: Knitting in Bird Cove

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Annette Myers poses with her knitting, Bird Cove. Photo by Lisa Wilson. 2010. Today's Folklore Photos come from The Straits coll...
Thursday, August 3, 2017

Living Heritage Podcast Ep083 Chronicling Craft Traditions

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Don MacLean grew up on Cape Breton Island and attended St. Francis Xavier University and Memorial University. He retired in 2015 after a 3...
Thursday, June 22, 2017

Living Heritage Podcast Ep078 Seals, Culture, and Craft

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Clare Fowler grew up on Bell Island. She spent time working in fish plants and other food processing plants before moving to Ontario in 1...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Handcrafted Heritage - a conference for museum and craft lovers! #nlheritage

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Each year the Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador has a conference that is attended by individuals from museums across Canada ...