Toronto Craft Alert

Wanna find a way to take part in this year’s Nuit Blanche? Check out this call for fabric and makers to help with Brooklyn-based artist Amanda Browder’s fabric-ky take on the art car. Group sewing days will conveniently take place at The Workroom on the Wednesday and Thursday afternoons before the big (white) night. Find all the details you need below!

Amanda Browder’s Rapunzel courtesy of amandabrowder.com

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Artist Amanda Browder is [...]

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We have all been there, stealing surreptitious glances at a stranger’s knitting across the subway aisle.  Or perhaps you have been the one subtly ogled as you crochet hook bobs and weaves its way to your streetcar stop.  All coyness goes out the window at the annual TTC Knitalong (KAL), which brings together knitters and hookers (aka crocheters) alike from all over the GTA, Ontario and beyond for a day of yarn related tourism, shopping, and chatting it up with fellow yarnheads.  All funds raised [...]

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While I am loving living in Hamilton, one thing I find is missing from the craftscape here is a permanent space to get together and make stuff, procure supplies, get inspired by fabric & yarn, and meet other crafty folk looking to do the same. I was spoiled in Toronto with spaces that fulfilled [...]

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This just in from Mary B., head honcho of The Junction’s craft hub, Wise Daughters: they are hosting a screen printing workshop next Wednesday, lead by artist Christine Pensa. Apparently there are only a few spots left, so if you’re a west end guy or gal and are print curious, book your spot ASAP!

SILKSCREEN WORKSHOP

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
6:30-9:30pm

Screen printing is one of the most versatile, low-tech and easy printing methods available…once you know how.  Join artist Christine Pensa to learn to [...]

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Several Japanese friends living in Toronto have organized a sale to raise funds for relief efforts back home. I know most of their relatives have been accounted for, but there are still some missing and many are now without homes and essentials. They have been feeling pretty helpless, so this sale is their way of contributing. There will be some sweet vintage clothes, handmade jewelry and accessories, and even a nail art booth!

The massive earthquake and tsunami that [...]

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I remember the days, not too long ago, when I used to sit down on a semi-regular basis and scratch out letters to friends met through travels, or old pals who had moved away for school, love, or just to try something new.  Nowadays, despite having so many channels to (supposedly) make communication easier, I find it harder to make time for moments of really personal life-sharing with buds overseas.  I also find myself missing those handheld, smudgy, and tactile bits of my friends’ lives more and more.

Enter pal-sac, or the Post [...]

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