Bring your lunch and spend an hour at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum, sharing memories and enjoying the exhibits included in its current guest exhibition, “Wartime Knitting: Remembrance and Recognition,”
The 14 Wing Greenwood Defence Women’s Advisory Organization invites defence Team members to a lunch ‘n learn, with guests GMAM chairman Ian Patrick and Four Seasons Fibre Group knitters May 25, noon to 1 p.m.
The museum is hosting “Wartime Knitting: Remembrance and Recognition,” a travelling exhibit first prepared by the Kings County Museum in Fall 2022. The display includes Second World War artefact and replica knitwork, reflecting the effort of communities to keep their soldiers, sailors and aviators warm, dry and comforted far from home. The knitters focused their effort, using patterns from the “Knitting for Victory” pattern book. The GMAM provided guidance on colour, textile and yarn weight. The group’s final work resulted in the original Kings County Museum’s exhibit.
All of it is now on display at the Greenwood museum until June 16, including some unique-to-Greenwood items added to the exhibit. Come to the DWAO event for an inside peek at specially added espionage knitwork: see how secret messages were sent across enemy lines, coded in yarn!
