Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library
1-329 Cumberland Avenue R3C1S6 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

We may be closed but you cal still check out Craft Narratives from Rural Manitoba currently up in the Heritage Gallery! For inhabitants of rural Manitoba in the twentieth century, handicrafts were not hobbies but solutions to the difficulties of isolated agriculturalism. Craft skills could provide rural families with economic stability and greater self-sufficiency. Programs promoting craft empowered rural women with the knowledge and skills to improve the standard of living i...n their households and communities, and provided an avenue into political engagement. The history of these four organizations in Manitoba, Spin-Well Manufacturing Company, Mary Maxim, the Searle Grain Company Weaving Department, and the Women’s Institutes of Manitoba, illustrates the power of craft to address economic and social issues and illuminates the stories of rural women, to whom craft gave a voice and a community. Find the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library online Website: https://c2centreforcraft.ca/about-mcml/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ManitobaCraf... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manitobacra... Donate to MCML: https://c2centreforcraft.ca/about-mcm...

Perfect for the holidays or just because, "Menagerie" is a collection of handmade greeting cards Each card features a hand-stitched textile collage of a "critter", composed on a Bengal Spice teabag base. By Theresa Shaw... This is the last week of the Crafts & Critters online craft auction - on now until Sunday, November 22! Head to www.32auctions.com/craftandcritters and sign up to start bidding! In support of Manitoba Crafts Museum And Library

Just a few more days of the Crafts & Critters Online Craft Auction! Check out this wall hanging by Theresa Shaw It features Manitoba's official bird, the great gray owl - a beautiful, charming, independent, somewhat mysterious, and a great listener....everything you could want in a partner, er...bird ... This piece was prompted by my taking part in a nocturnal owl count last year. It is collaged and hand stitched using salvaged silk ties and cotton thread on Welsh wool. It measures 8 1/2 x 11 inches and is ready to hang. The Crafts & Critters online craft auction is on now until Sunday, November 22 - Head to www.32auctions.com/craftandcritters and sign up to start bidding! In support of Manitoba Crafts Museum And Library

Is your pooch in need of a stylish jacket for walks in the snow? This adorable pea jacket has adjustable sizing with velcro closures, and a hole for a leash attachment. Fits medium sized dogs By Patty Sauder The Crafts & Critters online craft auction is on now until Sunday, November 22 - Head to www.32auctions.com/craftandcritters and sign up to start bidding! In support of Manitoba Crafts Museum And Library

For National Button Day, here is a smock made with attention to detail right down to the buttons! The embroidered acorn design on the pockets and sleeves is complimented by wooden acorn-shaped buttons. This is an example of the smocks which were made for members of the Crafts Guild of Manitoba, who wore them in the retail store or during workshops. Technique: Counted cross stitch... Materials: Linen #Manitoba150Monday #Manitoba150 #mb150 #exploremb #winnipeg #manitobamade #madeinmanitoba

Looking for a unique calendar to record all your (physically distanced) appointments and outings for 2021? This off-the-shelf calendar with Manitoba scenes was customized with original decoupage animals inserted on each page - by Robert Shaw The Crafts & Critters online craft auction is on now until November 22 - Head to www.32auctions.com/craftandcritters and sign up to start bidding! In support of Manitoba Crafts Museum And Library