Crafts in Canada

As long as there have been people in what is now Canada, they’ve needed useful things to carry stuff and keep warm, to sit and sleep on, to store items and lots more. When these practical things are made beautiful — even though they don’t have to be — we think of them as crafts. 

The people who made them had a lot of time and talent. Sometimes governments or other organizations started craft programs to give people in rural areas a way to make some money. Over time, Canadians started making fewer things and buying more, but we’ve never stopped creating crafts. 

From quilting to pottery, from fences to quillwork, it’s all in the February Kayak!

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