Hilda Darbyshire

The Society’s records

Everything the Society’s own records say of Hilda Darbyshire: the offices held, the standings conferred, and the awards won. Where the records are silent, so is this part of the page.

In memoriam · 2011

A Fellow of the Society. She had donated a case of leather tools and supplies to the membership. Her death is reported in the Spring 2011 newsletter, which gives neither the day nor her age.

From Spring 2011.

Branch

Woodstock · recorded in the papers in 1975

Certification

• Associate of the CSCL 1965
• Fellow of the CSCL 1968

A long-standing member, she showed two pieces at Leather '74, the Society's exhibition at the Toronto Public Libraries' Learning Resources Centre, 666 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, 3-28 June 1974. A Non-Traditional Piece Award was given in her memory.

From Spring 2011, page 2; History of the Hamilton Leathercraft Guild, 1956–2002: the Guild’s own typescript, set out in full on the Hamilton branch history page, page 6; Annual Meeting 1975: programme, Geneva Park, Lake Couchiching, page 20; and Leather ’74: exhibition catalogue, Toronto Public Libraries, page 5.

Held the Society's professional stamp No. XLIII, issued in 1968.

From Register of professional stamps, May 2012.

Served the Society as

• Editorial Committee Member 1973–1974
• Woodstock Branch Programs 1974
• Woodstock Branch Secretary 1974

Awards

• Craftsman Ribbon 1968, 1970
• International Assembly Craftsmanship Ribbon 1964
• Salon Award 1968

Demonstrations given

• Covering bottles with leather patchwork for lamp bases 1974
  Woodstock Branch meeting, September 1974

  From Artists in leather (September meeting, 1974).

• Woodstock Branch workshops 1974-75 (instructor) 1975
  Workshop, 1975

  From Annual Meeting 1975: programme, Geneva Park, Lake Couchiching.

• Woodstock Branch demonstration, 1975-76 season 1976
  Workshop, 1976

  From Annual Meeting 1976: programme, West Plains United Church, Burlington.

• Crinkle Dyeing (Woodstock Branch demonstration, postponed from Feb to early March 1977) 1977
  Workshop, 1977

  From 27th Annual Meeting 1977: programme, The Victorian Inn, Stratford.

Where this comes from

• Summer 1964
• Spring 1965
• Summer 1968
• Spring 1970
• Fall 1973
• Summer 1974
• Fall 1974
• Spring 2011
• Elections are held
• Register of professional stamps, May 2012
• Annual Meeting 1975: programme, Geneva Park, Lake Couchiching
• History of the Hamilton Leathercraft Guild, 1956–2002: the Guild’s own typescript, set out in full on the Hamilton branch history page
• Leather ’74: exhibition catalogue, Toronto Public Libraries