Explore Manitoba Craft History

  In a 10,000-object collection uniformity is an absolute necessity for providing adequate documentation and care for museum objects. Without these, our ability to retrieve information or even objects is...

The MCML collection holds a large number of homemade scrapbooks and journals dating from the 19th century all the way to the 21st century. The history of scrapbooking dates all...

This wildflower rug, designed and hooked by members of the Crafts Guild of Manitoba Rug Hooking Group in the 1940s, is an iconic piece in the MCML collection. While MCML...

The MCML collection holds a large number of records that detail Manitoba’s rich history of weaving, much of which can be credited to the Searle Grain Company. In 1942 the...

In 2021-2022 MCML completed oral history interviews with 19 Manitoba craftspeople.  Clips from all interviews can be seen on our YouTube channel. PJ Anderson Cynthia Boehm Francesca Carella Arfinengo Herman...

Edna Sutherland was one of MCML’s first donors in the 1930s. Museum documentation from that time period was much less robust than now, so unfortunately we do not have much...

Delza Longman describes her rug hooking.  Content from Oral History Interview, 2007.  

This particular wall hanging tapestry is quite special. Not only was it made by a nine-year-old boy, this child learnt this craft by attending a well known arts school in...

Arpilleras are embroidered small tapestries with origins in traditional Chilean folk-art. Arpilleras typically feature a bright variety of colours, depicting the artists’ memories or messages they wish to communicate through...

Shirley Tyderkie was a life long crafter, beginning at age four when her grandmother taught her how to knit. In this Craftsperson Profile Shirley talks about how she started crafting...