Skills & Traditions : Women's Work

Skills and Traditions


Sorry, no items.	A Christmas Drink, Rita Davis Barking a Cossack, Kathleen O'Brien Hooking Mats for the Grenfell, Julie Yetman How to Make Lye Soap, Rosalie Cabot Oilskin Clothes, Mary Barney Partridgeberries and Jam Making, Stella Barney Steamed Molasses Pudding, Alma Goudie	Barking a Cossack, Kathleen O'Brien Drying Sealskins, Kathleen O'Brien First Set Of Knitting Needles, Sarah Normore Her first Dance, Margaret Goudie Hooking Mats for the Grenfell, Julie Yetman How to Make Lye Soap, Rosalie Cabot Making Her First Dress, Julie May Ryland Oilskin Clothes, Mary Barney Partridgeberries and Jam Making, Stella Barney Seal Skin Boot Making, Ruby Cabot

Women needed to learn the traditional skills of survival in coastal Labrador, the skills to keep a home, and the craft skills needed to clothe a family. Along with those traditions are the special traditions of holidays and times.

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