Joan Ford’s Quilt

Joan Ford’s Quilt

“My 100-year-old friend Joan died recently, and I am trying to sort her belongings. I have a quilt that was given to her during the war; she told me that it had come from Canada and that when she first had it there was a note saying where it had come from. It is in...
The Cowichan Sweater and WW2

The Cowichan Sweater and WW2

In October, on CBC Gem (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s digital video streaming service), I viewed a beautiful documentary directed by and starring filmmaker Mary Galloway, entitled ‘The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy’. In the 1980’s, I lived for...