Updated January 2011 - Strip Cutting Service Project:
We are still in need of 2" fabric strips to be cut to be
used in the Rag Rug Braiding / Rag-tying activity during the
Frontier Country Fair each year. If anyone is interested in
doing this as a family /church service project please
contact Greg or Noni with any questions by
clicking here or call them at (801) 446-7283.
Brief Description
Broadcloth or cotton blend fabrics work best. Fabric needs
to be cut in strips 2-inch wide by the length of the
fabric--45 or 60 inches wide. Loosely knot three color
coordinated strips together. (They can be a mix of 60 and 45
inch lengths.) Bundle 100 of these bundles of three with a
fabric scrap. We are looking to "spread the love " and
hopefully let others feel of the spirit of the pageant
through this service.
The cut strips are best transported in black garbage bags,
or similar containers. These bags are then transported to
Nauvoo... which is sometimes the tricky part.
Transportation to Nauvoo can be arranged by getting
the cut strips to Utah for Greg & Noni to arrange to get to
Nauvoo, or by arranging to bring them yourself (if you are a
cast member, etc) or sending them with someone that is
heading to Nauvoo. Again contact Greg or Noni Davies with
any questions by clicking here or call them at (801) 406-9502.
Please contact us as soon as you can so we can coordinate
this effort.
Thank you in advance!
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Here is a note from Noni (who knows much more about it than
I do :) with better details: 2/11/09: Thanks for your
interest in assisting us with cutting fabric strips for the
rag-tying station at the pre-show.Keeping up with the needs
for fabric for this station is one of our greatest
challenges each summer as we go through more than 400 yards
of fabric!!
We have found people often have fabric in their homes they
would love to be used for such a project-any broadcloth
works well, 100% cotton or a cotton blend. We can use any
color or pattern--pink tends to be particularly popular. If
fabric is donated that is large enough for lap-quilts (45 by
60 or larger) and is a print that would be interesting for a
child, teenager or adult, you could set it aside and we will
make it into a quilt to be tied during the pre-show.
Strips need to be 2 inches wide by the width of the fabric
(45 or 90 inches) and cut from selvage to selvage--rotary
cutters work great. If you have the woman-power to bundle
the strips, that is also very helpful. Put three strips
together that coordinate and knot them together so the knot
is at the very end of the group. Then bundle these in groups
of 100. (If you are not able to bundle them, we can do this
later and are grateful for your cutting!!)
Thanks again for your willingness to serve. Please call with
any questions--we are also happy to help correlate
transportation of them to Nauvoo.
Many Thanks,
Greg & Noni Davies
Nauvoo Pageant
Frontier Country Fair Directors
(801) 406-902
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