Daphne is one of the women pilots flying C-FLUG, a Cessna 150, who made her own pair of mittens in preparation for some winter flying fun. More Photos
This pair was made from recycled materials using dental floss for thread!
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Making Mittens at Lyncrest Airport November 2013 - great idea for your winter survival kit!
November 22nd - Friday night: With the fireplace roaring, and an outdoor windchill of -36C, the 15 Mitten Makers were highly motivated to get their warm winter mittens or survival kit mittens started. The Lyncrest community club was packed full of recycled fabric, skins and furs. Maruice, one of Lyncrest's neighbours dropped off several gorgeous leather jackets he'd been keeping for about 3 decades...they are now being transformed into warm outer mittens! Sarah, Ameena, and Rick helped with the workshop. Thank you Maurice, Sarah, Ameena and Rick!! Cost $30, cheques made out to the Springfield Flying Club.
December 5th - Folks interested in making mittens will meet at Lyncrest at 6:00 or 6:30ish. email jill.oakes@ad.umanitoba.ca to register.
If you are interested in making your own mukluks or skin boots, email Jill as we might offer a moccasin making workshop again on a couple of cold nights in January...will even have some sewing igloos for those who want to use traditional untanned skins!
Friday, February 1, 2013
Mittens for the Hardiest Winnipegers at Lyncrest Flight Centre!
The 2nd half of the Mittens, Music and Munch workshop - one week later. Moccasins started in November were finished and mittens were nearly finished. Using one of two or three patterns, mittens were made from shrunken sweaters, fancy fabric wine bags, and old sheep or fur coats! Each pair had a personality of its own. Since the moccasin and mitten course ended, numerous others have asked so we'll be doing it again in the Fall, maybe with some annorak sewing too. Here's a few photos of the sewing bee.
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