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Pioneers Use, Reduce, Re-cycle, and Reuse in McCord and southern Saskatchewan

 
A quilt made of dyed flour sacks with a wool batt inside..
127 of 175 		Fancy cloth put on the cream separator to make it attractive and to keep insects out.
128 of 175 		Table cloth made from a flour sack with embroidery and lace.
129 of 175 		Crocheted lace on flour sack tablecloth
130 of 175 		Detail of embroidery on flour sack tablecloth
131 of 175 		Hooked rug made of cotton stockings ( some are dyed).
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A hooked woolen rug. Rugs could be made of used wool.
133 of 175 		Braided rag rug
134 of 175 		Loom used to weave rag rugs
135 of 175 		Detail of woven rag rug
136 of 175 		The sun and wind were used to dry clothes.
137 of 175 		Bachelors repair of bedding - a blanket stitched over an old quilt.
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Wool quilt made with old coat material.
139 of 175 		Wool quilt made with small wool squares (Pattern called nine-patch - " Trip Around the World " )
140 of 175 		Cotton Bowtie quilt .A good way to use cloth scraps from sewing clothing.
141 of 175 		Bowtie quilt made of old garments.
142 of 175 		A string quilt used small strips of cloth.
143 of 175 		Wool was reused to make new blankets .Socks were knitted .
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