Hand Woven Silk and Wool Long Skinny Scarf by Canadian Weaver Marion Casson

Beautifully woven long skinny scarf by Canadian weaver Marion Casson (1940-2022). Made from soft silky feel fibres, likely a blend of silk and wool. It measures approximately 96” long with the fringes x 6” wide. In excellent condition (worn a couple of times only). Born on a farm in Peterborough, Ontario, Marion Casson attended teacher’s college, then moved to Kitchener, Waterloo, where she joined a potters guild. In 1971, she and her husband moved to Prince Edward County. They bought an old farmhouse with twenty-five apple trees and a large garden plot on the shore of the Bay of Quinte. Marion set up her pottery studio in Rednersville and threw pots until her wrists went numb. So on the cautionary advice of her doctor, Marion decided to try a ‘softer art.’ She bought a loom and joined the Belleville Weavers and Spinner Guild. Her weaving took over the house filling every room with skeins of wool, silk and cotton. Marion was a member of the Ontario Craft Council, Quinte Arts Council, Prince Edward County Arts Council, Rednersville Road Studio Tour, PEC Studio Tour, Belleville Arts Association, Gallery 121 and several independent fibre and arts groups.