Six Heritage Textile Crafts
Catalogue Number: SC0001
Producer: Simcoe County Arts & Crafts Association
Producing Agencies: Simcoe County Arts & Crafts Association, Big Fish Video
Subject: Canadian History, Family Studies/Home Economics, Social Sciences
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2009
Running Time: 9:58
This Canadian production from the Simcoe County Arts & Crafts Association introduces the student to heritage crafts that were so necessary when the pioneers came to the New World. The program examines Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Rug Hooking, Stitchery, and Quilting. You examine the idea of the skills needed to perform the crafts, the tools needed to get started and some idea of the creativity that keeps people hooked on these crafts.
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