Toronto Craft Alert

Hi guys, long time no post!  Hope everyone is feeling their craft jones return after a long hot summer and are getting stoked for cozy nights in with tea, afghans, animals-of-choice, and a knitting project or the like.  I know I am.

I’m poking in today to let you know about a fundraising campaign that is close to TCA’s heart, to help fuel Kid Icarus‘ dream of building a community printing space in their new expanded studio/shop in Kensington market (now located at 205 Augusta Ave).  In case you weren’t [...]

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Just a quick note to let you know that, despite the project wrapping up in March, this site won’t be dissappearing anytime soon, courtesy of craft community champions Kid Icarus. The Kids have volunteered server space so that TCA can remain online as an archive. This not only means that our years of content, link gathering, etc. will remain accessible to you, but it also leaves open the possibility of us popping in periodically to share news or even post an article, should the fancy strike us.  A huge thanks to Mike and Bianca for supporting this process [...]

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TCA Table circa 2007. Photo by Becky Johnson.

Dear TCA Readers,

I have some big news to share with you about Toronto Craft Alert’s future. As of the end of this month, we will be wrapping up the project and this blog will no longer be active. We may pop in for the occasional post while our hosting term is still active, but regular posting will no longer be in effect as of March [...]

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Trimming our insane tree (filled to the gills with handmade love – thanks friends!)

Hi guys,

Well, I have been rooting around for something to post about and I have to admit, I think the focus part of my brain has already left for vacation.  Recent days have been filled with holiday baking and candy making, trying to ready our very unfinished (and apocalyptically messy) house for hosting a big Christmas Eve family dinner,  and getting a room ready for a first visit to our first [...]

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At a recent show of local and international fibrestars at the Drake, Jenny Hart had two of her much lauded embroidery portraits (pictured above and below) stolen.  She has put out a call for help on her blog, Embroidery as Art, and Alda was kind enough to alert me to it.

So if you’ve seen these guys hanging in someone’s living room or have any information that could lead to their recovery, please let Jenny know: jenny [ at ] jennyhart.net.  As Jenny has stated, the return [...]

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Rust in Pieces, Boris Carloff
by the men and women of the Misanthrope Specialty Co.

You may recall this recent post about Becky’s Kickstarter drive to raise funds to embark on her seasonal craft journey across North America.  Well, the deadline is coming up in less than a week, and though she has made some amazing progress ($5474 at time of posting) she still needs your help to reach her $6500 goal by April 27.  [...]

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