84—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 1,1984
Peg Hearns
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my head on when I do it. I have to
concentrate and can’t dream of
other things. Seeing it come
together is the thrill.”
She enjoys the pleasure her craft
gives to others, and is presently
working on a gift which was
specially ordered. “I am thinking
what a delight it will be as a sur
prise.”
Peg makes sure all her
materials are pre-shrunk, and
wants people to use them, not store
them away. “The purpose is
to have them be used,” she ex
plains. “I can’t stand having them
in a drawer.”
Throughout her career, Peg
worked as an extension home
economist, and spent the last 14
years supervising agents
throughout Maryland. She says
honestly, “There is no way I could
have done my job and this too.”
Her philosophy shines through
when she discusses her job. “I was
the one who was learning all the
time. I retired when I still enjoyed
being there.”
Weaving has allowed her to
continue learning, and she points
out, “Having come from a career
where I was people oriented,
weaving has helped. We moved
into a new area, so I needed to
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meet people. Weaving was an
opportunity where I could meet
people in a friendly way. I enjoy
the personalities of other crafts
people.”
Since moving to Adams County,
Peg has become a member of the
Mud College Craft Guild, a group
of women who enjoy traditional,
colonial crafts and offer support
and fellowship to one another.
They hold two shows a year, one in
the fall and one in the spring. “We
are all busy, but we enjoy each
other’s company. We just enjoy
getting together,” Peg explains.
She is also a juried member of the
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen.
Peg takes her things to about 10
shows a year, mostly in neigh
boring areas • Westminster and
Woodbine, Maryland, East Berlin,
Gettysburg, Hanover and Lit
tlestown. She also sells from her
home, but notes, “I ask people to
call first because I don’t want to
stay here all the time.”
She is happy with the amount of
work she presently does.” I don’t
want to get bigger. I like not
having to worry about other
people.”
Being a weaver is a continuous
growing and learning process
according to Peg. “I’ve been able
to leant what to do or what not to
do again. I have also increased my
capacity to go faster. I had to
develop this on my own.
“The thing I like most is the
sense of achievement,” she says.
“You can see it developing before
your eyes. It is not a useless use of
my time. It is purposeful.”
Peg is convinced that women of
any age should consider taking up
new crafts. “It builds confidence in
yourself, as well as clearing the
cobwebs. I don’t feel my age at
all.”
She candidly says she thinks
crafts once did not enjoy the good
name they now do. “For a period,
people were very negative.”
Nevertheless, she is very
positive about the things crafts
offer people, “for the individual
and for society. You grow yourself
in the development and growth of
your skill.”
She adds, “I am fortunate not to
have to depend on it for my in
come, but it does offer a sup
plementary income. You don’t get
paid for your time. Paying for all
the time put into crafts would
make most of them so expensive
people wouldn’t buy them.”
Although she loves weaving and
appreciates spinners, Peg says she
has no interest in learning to be a
spinner. “It would frustrate me
terribly to have to spin and wait to
weave.” Instead she purchases
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displays in her workroom, and
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wool and cotton, and combinations
of the three. She said, “There are
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Peg takes her craft seriously and
works hard at perfecting it. “I
have to do my best. This is a very
important part - for the craft, for
the person who develops it and for
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Peg’s work is lovingly created to
be functional and attractive, in the
manner of traditional weavers.
Her weaving has offered her not
just a shift in careers, but also a
creative outlet which continue to
challenge and satisfy.
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