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Thur»., June 21, 1973 (Sec. 2) SANDY (Ore l POST - 7 Damascus woman uses yarn for more than sweaters By SUZANNE ASHMUN People Editor With a hank of yam , Mabel Wescott can turn a dynamite box into an a rt object. The Damascus grandmother took the box, which was made in 1946, apart and used it as a backing for a color interplay of yarns The dovetailed ends were used to hold the warp threads in the stitchery She also has created three- dim ensional sam plers using em b ro id e ry hoops. One hanging links two hoops together at right angles for an unusual effect Mrs Wescott became in terested in stitchery when she re tire d fro m C lackam as County G range Supply six years ago Although stitchery is relatively new to her, craft projects are not. “ All my life I've known how to work with my fingers,” she said Like most craft enthusiasts, M rs . W escott haunts the Salvation A rm y and Goodwill stores and remnant sales for materials prîtes at the Clackamas County F a ir with her work A P P U Q U E D Q U IL T made by Mabel Westcott will go to one of her seven grand children The Damascus woman has won A member of the Columbia Embroidery Guild, she said finding a design idea is the most difficult part CARELESSNESS D O E S MORE HARM - a z a n t than a o *" <*jO w L er*<% e “We re encouraged not to copy and teachers frown on using kits," she said “Of course we do get ideas from each other, but every person has a different way of doing it.” Ongoing project for Mrs Wescott is making quilts for her g ra n d c h ild re n . S he’s made three and has four to go. She believes the revived interest in crafts is related to the increase in leisure times- with not as much time required for housekeeping chores “We’re going way back to things that grandmother did,” she smiled “ Take macrame, for example, which uses old, old knots Young folks love these things." The Wescott home is filled with evidence of Mrs Wescott's projects, including decoupage and tole painting as well as stitchery She also has a bottle collection and displays 70 different paper weights She's given a w a y m any things to her three sons, Jay of Milwaukie, Dee of Damascus and Coe of Seattle, and their families "A fter awhile your place is saturated with things you've made," she sighed “There has to be a time to stop.” Mrs. Wescott can't quit yet. She’s working on a stitchery that incorporates a cowboy boot and a horseshoe, a souvenir fro m D am ascus Centennial Days in 1969 " I found the boot out in the “ One place to get interesting yarns is to buy d ra p e ry material and then unravel it ,” she suggested The result of the unraveling is color-keyed yarns with a c rim p , which she stores together on rings. One interesting stitchery duo is "Mrs Westcott s Tis and ‘Taint In one she stitched the design icalled positive* and in the other the background (the negative* The member of Damascus Extension Study Group is modest about her c re a tiv e talents “ I do quite a little ripping,” road and hung it on my mailbox she laughed “ I t ’s hard to tell for a w h ile . When nobody how it'U look until you get it claimed it I stuck it away—my garage is full of things—for on.” future use,” she remembered Mrs Wescott has added some cobwebs and other abstract stitchery designs to the picture, which s h e'll fra m e in weathered wood You'll find that at Sandy Rexall Drug equal care is taken with small points as with large...just to make sure /ou're always pleased. Pay Station for P.G.E. West Coait Telephone Northwest Natural Gas COLORFUL ARRAY of yarns were collected by Mabel W escott who unraveled rem nants of drapery and upholstery m aterial. She holds som e wooden em broidery hoops she hopes to use in a future project. “The wood came from a house built by my grandparents (M r and Mrs E E Elliott) in 1865,” she smiled Perhaps the unique stitchery will find its way to the Clackamas County F a ir where Mrs Wescott has already won several a lzes on her quilts and stitchery “ I believe in busy hands,” the Wildwood G arden Club member said “I don’t like to sit around and s ta re at the television The people I know are a never-ending source of new ideas " SANDY O zxxx£^ Dçwc L à / Ph. 468-4111 »io eeocroe a v i - sandy . m i o o n *7 o »A ir Cotton Knits SO LID COLORS & PRINTS ★ Polyester 75% Acrylic 25% printed with matching solids ★ 100% POLYESTER BEEF-PORK New Hours 10 a m. to 6:30 p.m (Closed Sunday) CUSTOM WRAPPED HOME DELIVERY DOM CASTLE 668-4056 by your request to serve you better Come in or phone anytime you have a sewing ! p roblem. We like to be of help. AIR CONDITIONED SHOP IN COMFORT DOROTHY'S 16106 S.E. D IV IS IO N 761 6177 Y ARDA G E IN BIG D O LLA R SHOPPING CEN TER Opening June 21st Our New Gateway Store _10229 N.E. Clackamas NOBODY m ®\ This one U N IQ U E S TITC H ER Y created by Mabel Wescott feature« a leather cowboy boot and a horseshoe that's a souvenir of Damascus Centennial Days In 1959 Mrs. Wescott Is framing the hanging with weathered wood from a house built by her grandparents in 1865. SUNSET THEATER Hospital shifts visiting hours Visiting hours have been shifted at Gresham Community Hospital Hours are now from 12 noon to 8 p m throughout the hospital except the obstetrical department where the hours are from 2 30 to 3:30 p m. and 7 to 8 p m FREE DRAWINGS! Blue Lake color better Friday and Saturday 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 1:16 Blue Lake is taking on its proper color and power boats will proceed as usual following two county actions last week County park au th o ritie s , acting with advice from the Department of Environmental Quality, treated the lake with copper sulfate last Friday to rid the waters of a heavy algae accumulation. "The lake is looking better,” commented Tex Matsler, head of the county parks and memorials division Matsler plans a meeting later this week with Interlachen officers. DEQ o ffic ia ls and o th er state agencies to discusa the lake's problems In a second action county commissioners narrowly a p proved permission for lakeside residents to operate power boats on Blue Lake by a vote of 3 to 2. Power boat operation, COMING SOON • "THE GODFATHER' the subject of weeks r»r ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE BEST SONG Bins Son, sin ,, , Riehui jKksM Ft; A BCP PRODUCTION »»merit Car B'oMaitinjCet In Co*0' DOUBLE-FEATURED FOR THE CURIOUS AND THE COURAGEOUS meetings, will continue under existing regulations. County commissioners ap proved a fund of $3,500 Tuesday to be used to pump more water into the lake because it is about two feet lower than the average for September. The water is coming from a well north of the lake, about halfway to the Columbia River Robert Nordländer, county d ire c to r of e n v iro n m en tal services, said the lake was safe to swim in. o oo If you’re pulling a boat or trailer this summer, remember that Oregon law says to pull off and let faster traffic pass if things jam up behind you T h a t's the law . . .and a c cording to the Portland Traffic Safety (kimmiaaion. it makes good safety sense, too. pc 6 Drawings for hair pieces and styling. No purchase necessary. Gateway Store Only S TITC H ER Y G R O U PIN G created by Mabel Wescott Includes several which use em b ro id ery hoops as frames. The open designs are done with a method called needle weaving and one stitchery < second from top. at right*, uses five different hoops creating a layered effect. The bottom stitchery has a dynamite box backing on whose dovetailed ends the warp threads were tied Tashion Tress. put-ons 50 GRAND OPENING SPECIAL 29 95 Value A B C D E F. G H. CAPLESS ELU R A WIG $12.95 Non-Frizz All Colors VALUABLE COUPON Off Jeanie Dome Cascade o f Curls Sunflower Wiglet Clip on Chignon Curly Braid Pony tail w ith braid Short fall Long Fall on all wig styling Rsg Price« Cascades 5 00 Wiglets 3 00. Syn W ip 2.50 up Human heir wigs: 6.50 up Good at all 3 locations oupon Good thru 6 28 , CA SCAD ES We can match anyone 1 100% HUM AN HAIR S g ll LARGE WIGLETS 2-01., Rag 9 95 Wa can match anyone. 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