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Ontario joins ÉCONOMUSÉE, where you can learn brewing or rug-hooking from the artisans who do it.

Get in—really in—to these traditional trades by hooking up with a network of masters in Quebec, Atlantic Canada and now, Ontario.

by Kathryn Harley Haynes 26 February 2010

Always wanted to try your hand at, say, soap-making or stoneware production? Well, a network of Quebec and Atlantic Canada artisans (that’s Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick) gives you the chance to go beyond simple touring and explore the nature of their craft.

At each member site of ÉCONOMUSÉE, you’re let into the creative nitty-gritty of a different traditional trade—from silversmith working to making wine; from rug-hooking to glass-blowing; from quilt-making to maple-syrup producing.

Each ÉCONOMUSÉE site has gone through a stringent selection process. That’s true for the studio space, displays and handmade products. Each site also provides directions to its closest neighbour sites—each the only selected ÉCONOMUSÉE representative of its craft within the regional network.

The Atlantic Canada ÉCONOMUSÉE is an offshoot of ÉCONOMUSÉE Quebec, established in 1992 by architect Cyril Simard. There’s now a fledgling network in Ontario. Plus another in Northern Europe.

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