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Bat WNS Confirmed

Diagnostic tests conducted by the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health C....

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Hike for Hospice

Hospice PEI will host the 11th Annual Hike for Hospice May 5 in Alberton....

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Atlantic Voices Choral Composition Contest

Atlantic Voices: The Newfoundland and Labrador Choir of Ottawa is a mixe....

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Terry Fox Run Co-chair Wanted

The Charlottetown Terry Fox Run 2013 is looking for a co-chair for the C....

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Ch’town Program Brochure

Charlottetown Parks and Recreation Dept’s 2013 Spring and Summer Progr....

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Canadian River Heritage Conference

Registration is open for the 7th Canadian River Heritage Conference, Jun....

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Macphail Youth Camps

The Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project in Orwell has been offeri....

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No Dogs on National Park beaches

Parks Canada reminds visitors that from April 1 to Oct 15 all domestic a....

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Confed Library Teen Programs

Teen Book Club (ages 12–17) meets the 3rd Thur of the month at 7 pm (f....

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Seniors Active Living Center

Activities at Seniors Active Living Centre CARI Complex, UPEI, Charlotte....

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Relay For Life

Join the fight against cancer by being part of the Canadian Cancer Socie....

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Healing Circle of Friends

June meetings for Bruno Groening’s Healing Circle of friends will be h....

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Elements of Magic

A weekend workshop explores the ritual techniques and core practices of ....

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Conversations with Passions Wants Your Story

The “Conversations With Passions” radio show, launched by Corey Poir....

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Help Fund The Count and the Cuban Cocktail

Founded as a trio in 2005, The Count and the Cuban Cocktail’s current ....

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Water Use Restrictions

The City of Charlottetown’s Water and Sewer Utility Dept says seasonal....

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Montague Summer Fitness Camp

Atlantic Fitness East, 55 Wood Islands Hill, Montague, is a licensed chi....

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HC Culinary Boot Camps

Culinary boot camps held at Holland College’s Culinary Institute of Ca....

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Acting Conservatory Scholarships

Two full scholarships to the Montgomery Theatre Acting Conservatory for ....

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CLIA moves to Enman Crescent

After more than 25 years in the Sullivan Building at 16 Fitzroy St, Char....

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Milton Card Parties

Auction card parties are held on Thursday at 7:30 pm from June–Sep at ....

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Art Trading Cards Submissions

PEI’s annual Artist trading cards event is returning to the Confederat....

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Robotics Workshop

Learn to build and program a robot using Lego NXT Mindstorms. Educationa....

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Beaconsfield Tours

Built in 1877, Beaconsfield was considered one of Charlottetown’s finest ....

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55+ Summer Games

The 2013 Vogue Optical PEI 55+ Summer Games will be hosted in Cornwall J....

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Kindred Spirits Quilt Guild

Kindred Spirits Quilt Guild will meet on June 19 at 6 pm in the Jack Blanch....

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Air Cadets Land in PEI

PEI will host the AGM of the Air Cadet League of Canada. From the June 1....

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Green Shore Quilters Guild

The Green Shore Quilters Guild will be having their annual dinner meetin....

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Volunteer with Fringe Festival

The Island Fringe is seeking volunteers for the 2nd year of the Festival....

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10th Annual Walk for Memories

Participate in the 10th Annual Walk for Memories® on June 23, sponsored....

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Early Bird Park Passes

Parks Canada provides seasonal passes for PEI National Park at the early....

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Gymnastics Summer Camp

Island Gymnastics Academy Summer Camp is for boys and girls, school age ....

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Visual Arts Summer Camps

The Confederation Centre Art Gallery is offering week-long art camps thi....

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Latin American Mission Program AGM

The Annual general Meeting of the Latin American Mission Program will be....

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Craft Ed Award Applications

PEI Women’s Institute offers the Premier’s Craft Education Award for....

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TD Summer Reading Club

Take part in the Canada-wide TD Summer Reading Club. This year’s theme is....

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Meet Libby Davies

Libby Davies, Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and NDP MP for Va....

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Survivors Together Meetings

A self-help group for survivors of post-traumatic stress disorder (STEM)....

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Health Symposium

The 4th Annual Biotechnology & Human Health Symposium will held July....

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Move-a-thon

PEI Citizen Advocacy will hold a fundraiser move-a-thon on June 29 at 2 ....

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Lands Protection Act Commissioner Seeks Feedback

Commissioner, Horace Carver Q.C., has been directed to inquire into and ....

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Make Charlottetown Bloom

In Association with Communities In Bloom, now in its 18th year, the City....

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Area Code Info

Starting August 23, 2014, residents of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Isl....

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Red Shores Drive for Charity

Red Shores Racetrack & Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park and ....

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Drama Classes

Bonshaw Young Players is a performing group for ages 5–15 that writes ....

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Piping Plovers

The endangered Piping Plover has returned to its breeding grounds on the....

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Home | What's New | Arts | Bunny Wool Art
June 2012
Bunny Wool Art

Lorraine and Melvin Gallant spin rabbit fur Lorraine and Melvin Gallant spin rabbit fur At Bunny Wool, visitors to the Abram’s Village Handcraft Co-op this summer will have the opportunity to comb “Keith Urban,” “Tim McGraw,” “Reba McEntire,” “Taylor Swift” or “Scotty McCreery,” to card and spin their wool and to transform it into small woolen crafts. The “stars” of this activity are actually exotic show rabbits  (English Angora, the Jersey Wooly and the American Fuzzy Lop) named after country music performers.

Co-op president Lorraine Gallant and her husband Melvin Gallant have been raising show rabbits for about a decade. Their fluffy friends have entered competitions in PEI, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Maine winning all kinds of trophies, ribbons and awards.

By appointment, the Gallants will bring their prized rabbits to the handcraft shop. Visitors will see and touch skeins of rabbit wool, learn the differences between various breeds of rabbits and touch, pet and comb the long-eared creatures; their soft wool comes off very easily when combed, without causing any discomfort to the docile creatures. Melvin will give a carding and spinning demonstration, tourists will try their hand at spinning the wool with wheel, and each participant will needle some Jersey Wooly and American Fuzzy Lop wool into felt in a pattern of a rabbit which they get to take home. Beverage and a cookie in the shape of a rabbit will be served. You may also visit the rabbit farm with 90 rabbits. Bunny Wool Art is offered Mondays to Saturdays beginning June 18. Call 902-854-2096, 902-854-2636 or emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 
 

Some of What's Going On

DiverseCity/DiverCite

June 30
Victoria Row DiverseCity will once again be held in Downtown Charlottetown June 30 celebrati ...

Having Hope at Home

Jack Wynters joins cast for opening play from Jun 27
Victoria Playhouse The Victoria Playhouse Fe ...

Carina Phillips on Baba’s Art Wall

Carina’s Phillips artwork will be on display for the month of June on the Baba’s Lounge Art Wall ...

Indian River Festival

Ben Heppner, Isabel Bayrakdarian amongst the big names from June 22
St. Mary's Church The 18th seas ...

Forever Plaid

Ian Cheverie stars as Jinx Tue, Thu, Sun from June 25
Harbourfront Theatre When the curtain rises o ...

Some of What's New

2014 Celebration Funding

According to officials with PEI 2014 Inc., a total of 550 applications were received for the $5 mill ...

Anne Around the World: L.M. Montgomery and Her Classic

Edited by Jane Ledwell and Jean Mitchell On June 20, 1908, a parcel containing the newly published  ...

Suzanne O’Callaghan Exhibits

Salon of Joy Ristorante Diem Salon of Joy features portraits of local people—particularly musicia ...

Students in the Acadian forest

Students and staff of École Saint-Augustin in Rustico, with artist Daniel Cyr and ArtsSmarts PEI, h ...

The Mermaid and The Droplets

Luminosity black light theatre is the only one of its kind in the Maritimes. Created by Artistic Dir ...