Toronto Craft Alert

Upcoming October goodies from our sponsors!

TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA
www.textilemuseum.ca
55 Centre Avenue
416-599-5321
info@textilemuseum.ca

For the Love of Cloth: Decorator Fabric Sale
Friday October 14 12:00 – 5:00 pm and Saturday October 15 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Mark your calendars! The dates have been set for our annual boutique-style sale of fabulous designer fabrics generously donated by Primavera. New this year, the sale will feature sample lengths from Robert Allen and Beacon Hill as well as a selection [...]

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The Love Lettering Project by Lindsay Zier-Vogel @ Annette Library

This is one busy weekend for arts and culture in Toronto with both Nuit Blanche AND Culture Days going down. For those looking to roll up their sleeves and make stuff (sometimes the best way to fight that feeling of overwhelm that this time of year can bring), [...]

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Last Saturday, I went on a fast and frantic tour of a few New York City art galleries on a day trip from Baltimore. 8 hours of driving, 6 hours of hanging out…what was I thinking?! Saw some great stuff though, including a model of the Expo ’67 Pulp and Paper Pavillion in a Chelsea gallery, as well some amazing sculpture by American artist Do Ho Suh. The glowing [...]

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Craftstock 3 Poster design by Selena Wong

This just in from the music-event-producing folks at Goldsoundz – Craftstock 3 is coming up in a couple weeks. Craft fair, indie pop concert, raucous good time – I, personally, am hoping to be transported back to the rock and roll roots of my own craft-making. The full music and craft line up can be found here.

Friday, October 14, 2011
8:00pm-2:00am
Philippine Centre for Arts & Culture
167 Augusta (Kensington Market)
Toronto, ON

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I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling that itch for new fall duds with the days creeping their way towards sweater weather.  If your budget is tight or you are more thrill of the find than off the rack in sensibility, this mega swap event run by nathalie-roze & co. might be just the thing.

Autumn Uber-SWAP
A Big, Fab (used/vintage) Clothing Exchange
Trade your cool cast-offs with 100+ stylish scavengers in Leslieville!

WHEN: Saturday, October 1 · 11:00am – 2:00pm
WHERE: [...]

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Katherine Morley, Don’t Mind if I Sugru, 2011. Moldable air cure silicone.

In talking to crafty thinkers and reviewing the literature on contemporary craft practice for my report for the Ontario Arts Council, the relationship between craft, art, design, and related disciplines (such as architecture) was a very hot topic.  I came across a whole bunch of fascinating projects which applied craft principles and techniques involving very old or very new materials toward architecture or [...]

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