January 21 Program
“Canadian Eh?”
JETTE VANDERMEIDEN
The Great White North. Where winters are long and snowy and the summers are short and buggy. Canada has its own unique weaving traditions adapted to its people and geography. Acadians, French Canadians, community weaving centers, overshot coverlets, immigrant traditions, Chilkat Dancing Blankets, Hudson Bay Blankets, old and new functioning jacquard looms… Delve into the incredible diversity of current Canadian weaving styles as we cross this great multicultural land.
