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Show For Pasttime A picture and article in the Salt Lake Tribune oi June 2 told of Miss Jessie Heyborne, 72, of Cedar City, who is keeping alive the pioneer art of hand-braiding rugs. Miss Heyborne is an aunt of Geo. Heyborne and Hyrum Corry and Mrs. Mabel Davis, of Delta. The article stated that Miss Hey borne had recently completed her 92nd hand-braided and hand-sewn rug, a 9 ft., by 12 ft. oval rug of bright red, yellow green and brown design. It required nearly 100 lbs. of carefully selected "rags", and the braid was of five strands, sew ed together with heavy carpet warp. The rug was started last December, Dec-ember, and working in spare time only, Miss Heyborne completed it last week It goes to an early American Am-erican home near Seattle, Wash. Most of the 91 other rugs still are in use in homes of southern Utah. A 14-ft. rug completed just prior to the present one is in one of Cedar City's fine residences. A lifetime hobby of Miss Heyborne, Hey-borne, her rug braiding and other ' fine sewing work includes numerous num-erous quilts and fine embroidery work. |