Harrowsmith – September 2019

From Sheep to Shawl A genuine eureka moment with the Tzouhalem Spinners and Weavers Guild. BY CATHERINE J. JOHNSON ...

HarrowsmithFall 2019 | 217 TRAVEL & CULTURE “This is Eureka!” A woman held up a skein of wool the colour of a summer sunset. ...

218 sheknewitwasgorgeous.Again, oohsandahhssoundedthrough thegroupofspectators,largely spinnersandweavers,which sentDowdhustling ...

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220 fastest of them all, which I recently saw in action on my friend Harry’s farm. I stood as close to the shearer as I could ge ...

Harrowsmith Fall 2019 | 221 15 inches. Some hand spinners will spin these coats together, but most will spin them separately for ...

222 TRAVEL & CULTURE: FROM SHEEP TO SHAWL stretchedbetweensawhorsesin the sun, on wooden laundry racks, or screen door panel ...

Harrowsmith Fall 2019 | 223 TRAVEL & CULTURE: FROM SHEEP TO SHAWL Spinning is the next step. I watch the women in the group ...

224 A secret map to the town’s lavender fields, firewater and Hollywood film sets. BY JULES TORTI Why We Love AY R W hen I was a ...

Harrowsmith Fall 2019 | 225 TRAVEL & CULTURE: WHY WE LOVE AYR In 1973, Ayr was amalgamated into North Dumfries Township, par ...

226 Hollywood Filmproducershavelatched ontotheareabecauseofits historicalhomesandheritage feel.MurdochMysteriesandthe 2016 Steph ...

HarrowsmithFall 2019 | 227 sourced from local farmer’s milk was produced in the creamery on the base floor. The Galt Reporter cl ...

228 TRAVEL & CULTURE: WHY WE LOVE AYR tradedinforcuttingboards andknives. Theacademyisheadedby executivechefMurrayZehr,who h ...

Harrowsmith Fall 2019 | 229 TRAVEL & CULTURE: WHY WE LOVE AYR Willibald Farm Distillery and Kitchen 1271 Reidsville Rd. Buil ...

230 TRAVEL & CULTURE: WHY WE LOVE AYR anInstagramfavouriteanda familiarbackdropforcouples saying“Ido.”WhiletheGillieses stil ...

Harrowsmith Fall 2019 | 231 TRAVEL & CULTURE: WHY WE LOVE AYR Together, they employ elements of the permaculture philosophy ...

232 TOPSY FARMS A STORY OF SHEAR LUCK. TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY PHIL NORTON W hen you pull into Topsy Farms, you notice an unusua ...

HarrowsmithFall 2019 | 233 mothers. It happens because they were either triplets to one ewe or abandoned due to some disability, ...

234 Sally’s husband, Ian Murray, and his daughter, Leah, stand at the store counter working with an iPad, the new way of trackin ...

Harrowsmith Fall 2019 | 235 Harrowsmith started north of here and popularized country living as an alternative to things faster ...