Sewing needles and scissors were out this week at Dyment Recreation Hall, where young people and local artists gathered to learn the craft of making traditional ribbon dresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Monday session marked another week of the annual summer arts incubator, a program run by Art Borups Corners and Melgund Recreation, Arts and Culture. This time around, the focus was on sewing\u2014specifically, the kind of garment-making that carries cultural weight and teaches real, usable skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Participants sat down with fabric, thread, and ribbon, working through the steps of constructing these traditional ribbon dresses. It is hands-on work. There is measuring, cutting, pinning, and stitching. For some, it was their first time at a sewing machine. For others, it was a chance to refine technique and learn a style of dressmaking with deep roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The summer arts incubator runs on a drop-in basis. Anyone looking to join can stop by Dyment Recreation Hall on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. No registration required, no experience necessary\u2014just show up ready to work with your hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The program will continue through the summer, with each week bringing new arts and skills-based activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Participants learned to make traditional ribbon dresses this summer at free drop-in sessions in Dyment Recreation Hall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1766267189970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[586],"tags":[73,173,199],"class_list":["post-1766267189969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ontario-arts","tag-borups-corners","tag-melgund-township","tag-northwestern-ontario"],"yoast_head":"\n