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Retirement,
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patent leather shows. I just
thought I looked so cute in
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“My mom’s mother, Lucy
Jackson, taught me how to
use a sewing machine, when
I was ten or twelve.
“Back in those days, we
couldn’t afford to buy
sewing patterns, so I learned
how to make patterns from
newspaper,” she explained.
“I made a lot of doll clothes.
“I made Christmas orna-
ments and, one year, when
she was eight years old, I re-
member making my sister
Connie (Bums) a Wonder
Woman Halloween costume.
“When I was in high
school, I made my junior
prom dress, and I made sev-
eral long velveteen skirts for
the winter formals,” Cain re-
called.
“Over the years I’ve taken
classes in basket weaving,
tatting and ceramics. I’ve
even dabbled in painting.
“And I enjoy knitting and
crocheting, as well. I’m actu-
ally crocheting scarves
now.”
As she talks, her hands are
busy on the underside of a
beautiful piece of pale pink
silk, which she is smocking
for a pillow top.
Cain’s creativity extends
far beyond the needle and
thread, and now that she’s re-
tired, she has more time to
devote to her many interests.
She gardens, cans and en-
joys perfecting new —'and
old — recipes.
“I’ve finally gotten my
grandmother’s mince meat
cookies about right,” she
said. “These are the ones
with real meat in them. It’s
nice to make them at Christ-
mastime.
“Being retired means I
have more time to just be
creative.
“I enjoy doing a lot of dif-
ferent things, but I think I
like sewing the best,” Cain
declared.
Right now, Cain has a col-
lection of her fabric baskets,
coasters and hot pads on dis-
play at the gallery.
It’s a vibrant and cheerful
collection. ‘
“I took an interest in these
kinds of baskets when I first
saw some at the Christmas
craft show at the Opera
House one December,” Cain
said. “I took a class at Deb
Ann’s [Fabrics in Hillsboro]
to learn how to make them.
“I love doing these bas—
kets. I made some as gifts
and sold some at the Christ-
mas show in the Opera
House.
“I like the bright colors —
the reds, and pinks and
oranges,” she added.
And the baskets
durable and useful.
“They’re made with
clothesline rope,” she ex-
plained.
“You wrap cotton fabric
around it and glue it on, then
use a zigzag stitch to attach
the lines together.
“While you’re sewing the
zigzag stitch, your hands are
forming the size and shape of
the basket,” she said.
Her laundry line baskets
come in any color, any shape
and any size.
“And if a customer doesn’t
see exactly what they would
like, I can make them what-
ever color or shape they
need,” she adds.
“Naturally, during the
years when our children
were young, I didn’t have as
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crafts. I always kept my hand
in, but we were so busy
doing things with the kids,
some things had to take a . —
back seat.
“It’s nice to be able to take
my time and enjoy doing it
now.”
Cain and her husband,
Danny — a contractor — both
retired last year.
They have been married
nearly 40 years.
Interestingly, the crafty
gene is something of a fam-
ily affair. Danny just became
a member of the Pocahontas
County Artisans Co-op this
month.
“Danny’s always loved
fishing,” Cain said.
“This year, for Christmas,
I gave him some supplies,
and he started making beau-
tiful spinner flies.”
A collection of Danny’s
colorful spinner flies for
trout fishing are on display at
the 4th Avenue Gallery now.
They’re enjoyable for hu—
mans to look at — just imag-
ine how alluring they must
be to a trout.
Cain said that, for many
years, she did all of her
sewing on an old Brother
sewing machine, but she’s
now using a wonderful
Singer one that Danny
gave her a few years ago.
“I didn’t take it out of the
box until I really had the
time to work with it — but
when I started using it, I just
loved it.
“My mom and I were talk-
ing about this just the other
day. Ever since I was little,
I’ve always been curious,
and I always needed some-
thing to do — to stay busy. I
just always wanted to be
doing something.”
Cain is also a quilter.
“I’ve made several quilts
over the years,” she said. “I
piece the tops and send them
away to have them finished.
“Choosing the types of
fabrics and the colors and
putting together the designs
is such a creative process.
Sewing is a wonderful cre-
ative outlet. I enjoy the sense
of fulfillment I get from fin-
ishing a project.
When asked if we’ll one
day see other forms of Cain’s
creativity on display at the
gallery — perhaps a quilt or
two hanging on the wall —
Cain shrugged and smiled.
“You never know,” she
said.
“Sewing and handwork
and doing crafts are great
ways to keep one’s hands
and mind occupied.
“I guess you could say it’s
good for the soul.”
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