The whole is more than a sum of its pans. After hours of painstaking patchwork, Elaine Robertson of King will have a beautiful hand-made quilt to show for her efforts. Rediscover the past at Burr House A welcome addition to any home. Martha Woronko of Arnold Crescent is busy putting the finishing touches to The students signed up for six weeks at a cost of $20. The idea met with such suc- cess it will be repeated in the fall, starting September 26. They were taught about spinning using natural dyes and the spinning wheel; weaving on a floor loom â€" a delightful old skill; chair caning to replace the seat on antique furniture; crochet and broomstick lace making; china painting with the students designing their own porcelain; and courses in rug quilting, rug hooking and rug braiding. ' Burr House at 528 Can-ville Road in Richmond Hill is a haven for people wanting to rediscover the human-based realities of the past. Sixty people registered for the most recent Pioneer Crafts program. In today’s world of instant, disposable, collapsible, returnable, identical, forgettable, rejectable products, many people are looking for something more permanent, more personal, more unique. Many are turning to the old-time crafts. E132 il‘ihtral Section (3 community news Patience VVednesday From the centre out , May‘ 25, 1977 Nothing will be sold in the way of crafts. This Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Hillcrest Mall, visitors will be able to view demonstrations of these old almost- forgotten skills. As well, the York Potters Guild will be giving demonstrations in clay. The Burr House is believed to have been built by Roland Burr in 1820. It’s now a pioneer craft house under the supervision of the Heritage-Richmond Hill foundation. Everyone is welcome. Admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for children. Register by contacting Burr House, or mailing a cheque to Heritage-Richmond Hill Crafts, Mrs. Nancy Jardine, 20 Centre Street West, Richmond Hill. A Strawberry Social and Craft Sale will take place there June 11 from 1 :30 pm. to 4 STRAWBERRY SOCIAL DEMONSTRATIONS this grade rug â€" part of the Burr House Rag Craft program. ome to a Burr House Strawberry Social Photos June 11 fleritage/Richmond Hogg Almost as old as history. Carol Bodnar of Wood Lane in Richmond Hill takes up the ageless craft of spinning. It’s always hard at the beginning. Student Muriel Van Vugt of Lillooet Avenue in Richmond Hill is giving the subject her Stuff of fairy tales How's that again? undivided attention while Dorothy Lienan of Newmarket provides expert advice. Dorothy operates the program.