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They're 'creating' rugs for fun, Part of a group of 213 amateur artisans attending the newly-established non-profit Guildwood Crafts school, Mrs. Marj(...)
They're 'creating' rugs for fun, Part of a group of 213 amateur artisans attending the newly-established non-profit Guildwood Crafts school, Mrs. Marj(...)

They're 'creating' rugs for fun, Part of a group of 213 amateur artisans attending the newly-established non-profit Guildwood Crafts school, Mrs. Marj(...)

Date1/8/1969
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  • They're 'creating' rugs for fun; Part of a group of 213 amateur artisans attending the newly-established non-profit Guildwood Crafts school; Mrs. Marjorie Judson (left) shows how to hook a rug while Mrs. Clarence Foote (centre) completes weaving a rug on her loom and Mrs. Barbara Bingham works on a large geometric Pennsylvania Dutch rug pattern.
  • They're 'creating' rugs for fun, Part of a group of 213 amateur artisans attending the newly-established non-profit Guildwood Crafts school, Mrs. Marj(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: They're 'creating' rugs for fun; Part of a group of 213 amateur artisans attending the newly-established non-profit Guildwood Crafts school; Mrs. Marjorie Judson (left) shows how to hook a rug while Mrs. Clarence Foote (centre) completes weaving a rug on her loom and Mrs. Barbara Bingham works on a large geometric Pennsylvania Dutch rug pattern.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008297F
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