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Our New Display of the Wool Industry in Sifton, Manitoba
The WHS is featuring the local wool industry in the Winnipegosis Museum with emphasis on the Spin-Well Woollen Mill Co. Ltd. of Sifton, Manitoba. The following is a brief history of that company. John Weselowski partnered with Willard McPhedrain to advertise and sell wool. John invented devices to process raw wool into fibres. The mill…
Moccasin Embroidery of the Past
This style of pointed-toe moccasin was common among many nations. Floral designs embroidered with a combination of buttonhole and satin stitches were also shared widely in the late 1800s. The delicate stitching around the vamps was accentuated with rows of colourful wrapped silk piping. Men’s Moccasins Métis/Ininiwak/Anishininiwak/Nehethowuk/Nîhithaw ; Central/Northern Manitoba or Saskatchewan Smoked moose hide,…