Local, retired fashion designer supports school sewing project
Author of the article: Steph Crosier Publishing date: Apr 07, 2021 • April 8, 2021 • 3 minute read Artist and former fashion designer Ruth Dukas at her home in Kingston in April 2016. Photo by Steph Crosier /The Whig-Standard Article content A local fashion designer who once sold gowns around the world is now helping youth in northern First Nations communities discover the creativity of sewing. Ruth Dukas, 92, is the ambassador for the Sew & Sew program presented by Janome Canada and the I Love First Peoples’ Art for Aid Project. The program is sending sewing machines and su...