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EXHIBITION: A Homespun Web at the Living Arts Centre (January 28th-March 11, 2012, Reception: February 9th, 7-9pm)

tara — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:30:48 +0000

Here’s a fantastic looking three-person exhibition happening at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga which is crafty in both form and content. The show features some brand new work by Heather Goodchild, and you can preview some of exhibitor Tazeen Qayyum’s work at the Textile Museum right now in the show Veiled, which is up until February 12th.

A Homespun Web installation photo courtesy of The Living Arts Centre

A HOMESPUN WEB
Heather Goodchild, Noelle Hamlyn and Tazeen Qayyum

January 28 – March 11, [...]

EXHIBITION: Household Notions at Telephone Booth Gallery (Reception: December 1, 2011, 6-9pm)

tara — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:50:03 +0000

Amanda Parker, Artifact Crochet. Image courtesy of Telephone Booth Gallery.

This exhibition is doily crazy! Opening this Thursday, Household Notions mashes up traditional textile territory with other media such as glass and porcelain. Read on or check out Telephone Booth Gallery’s website for more images and info.

*****

Telephone Booth Gallery
Household Notions
DEC 1

LIZZ ASTON – paper burn-out, porcelain
NOELLE HAMLYN – free-motion embroidery
PAM LOBB – mixed media printmaking
DORIE MILLERSON – needle [...]

CRAFTY LIT: Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED!

kalpna — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:23:42 +0000

Thanks to all that participated in this book giveaway for Hoopla. We’ve drawn the winning number:

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CONGRATS TO SHANELL!!!

Following the success of Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti, Vancouver’s Leanne Prain is about to release her second craft opus, Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery, published by Arsenal Pulp Press. I recently got a chance to flip through Hoopla, and it is truly fascinating; the book not only features gorgeous full-colour photographs of [...]

SUPPLY YOUR HABIT: the workroom Pop Up Shop – now open!

jen — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:02:22 +0000

Those of you reading from outside of Toronto will be excited to learn that the workroom has launched an online pop up shop. Karyn has put together a collection of the most requested items, plus some special things special for the shop, like the adorable bauble purse frames pictured above. Hop on over to the webshop to check out thier great selection of Japanese Dress books, sewing patterns, embroidery floss, and even workroom-made [...]

FROM THE DESK OF TCA: Help Jenny Hart Recover Work Stolen in Toronto!

jen — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:49:52 +0000

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 [...]

CRAFTY LIT: Embroidered Penguin Novel Covers by Jillian Tamaki

tara — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:42:20 +0000

I just came across these incredible embroidered book covers by Canadian illustrator Jillian Tamaki thanks to a link on Broken Pencil’s website. Tamaki illustrated the acclaimed graphic novel Skim, written by her cousin Mariko Tamaki in 2008, and her practice as an artist spans comics, editorial illustrations and much more. She also has had collections of drawings published by Drawn and Quarterly and Conundrum Press.

Do you design unusual or unexpected pieces of needlepoint? If so, you should design a pattern for Hoopla, The Art of Unexpected Embroidery, to be published by Arsenal Pulp Press in fall 2011.

Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery rebels against the traditional notions of quaint embroidery with motifs of flowers and songbirds. The book will feature unusual stitch work on a variety of [...]

EXHIBITION: Julia Prime – Arboretum at The Japanese Paper Place (until May 28)

rosalyn — Sun, 23 May 2010 16:21:43 +0000

Julia Prime – Arboretum
at The Japanese Paper Place

A collection of embroidered and printed trees on washi. On display in the Artist Resource Center at The Japanese Paper Place until May 28th.

www.juliaprime.ca

The Japanese Paper Place
9am-6pm Monday to Friday
77 Brock Ave.
Toronto, ON
416-538-9669
www.japanesepaperplace.com

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Hoopla: the Art of Unexpected Embroidery

angelune — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:23:37 +0000

Yarn Bombing is about to embark on a new book project, and is looking for contributors. This new book will be called Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery, and they are looking for unusual needlepoint artists:

Do you design unusual or unexpected pieces of needlepoint? If so, you should design a pattern for Hoopla, The Art of Unexpected Embroidery, to be published by Arsenal Pulp Press in fall 2011.

Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery rebels against [...]

EXHIBITION: Atlas Findings @ Narwhal Art Projects (reception: April 1, show runs April 1-May 2)

jen — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:33:55 +0000

Sooo excited to see some Megan Whitmarsh (pictured below) live! The rest of the show looks pretty great too….

Narwhal Art Projects is pleased to present Atlas Findings, a group exhibition negotiating new possibilities in modern landscapes. Leon Benn, Jacob Whibley, Megan Whitmarsh, Paul Wackers, Tessar Lo and Peter Mettler offer peripheral views from distant lines, sharing explorations of modern landscapes through painting, collage, embroidery and film. Their constructed environments form six unique visions of the world surrounding us, communicating unique perspectives ranging from joyful optimism, futuristic imaginations, deep introspection, insightful [...]

CRAFTY CHAT: Hand & Lock Embroidery Lecture (March 22)

rosalyn — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:38:13 +0000

The School of Fashion and Merchandising at Seneca College is proud to present a Toronto Exclusive Lecture from Hand & Lock, UK.

Alastair Macelod, Hand & Lock Chairman, will be touring Canadian and U.S. Universities and Embroider’s Guild branches this coming Spring presenting a series of vividly illustrated talks.

The lecture entitled ‘/A Taste of the Rich tradition of Embroidery/‘ will cover various subjects such as:

1. The origins of embroidery, and its development.
2. Gold and silver wire and military embroidery, and how military [...]

Intern Top Picks No. 21

rosalyn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:39:07 +0000

bbrrrr! grab a cup of tea and please join us for another batch of lovely picks!
happy weekend sweet friends

Amy says:

(image from Daniel Douglas)

1. Jenni Rope

Okay, look at all these books. I’m overwhelmed.

2. Sofia Arnold/Icebear

Other wordly silkscreened prints. Love.

3. Susie Cowie

Vintage-inspired embroidery.

4. Daniel Douglas

This picture is perfection: the tumbledown wood, the yarn-roof, oh!

5. Mariska Karasz

Incredible, [...]

Intern Top Picks No. 20

nightjar books — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:54:04 +0000

It’s suddenly winter but these top picks will keep you warm.

Caitlyn says:

(image by DosFamily)

1. DosFamily

I’m in so love with the house tours they feature… I want to move in.

2. Modeerniteter

Adorable, adorable, adorable. Swedish style at it’s best.

3. Andrew Bannecker

I know, I know.

4. Hannah & Landon

They’ve been floating around on the internet for awhile, but this couple is pretty cute.

5. 1918 Vintage

Cute little vintage store. I [...]

EXHIBITION: World of Threads Festival – International Fibre Art (September 18 – October 4)

rosalyn — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:19:04 +0000

World of Threads Festival
September 18 – October 4, 2009

We invite you to Oakville’s biennial celebration of international contemporary and traditional fibre arts. This year we have 14 exhibitions with 90+ artists from 12 countries and 8 provinces.

The Common Thread International Juried Exhibition is the flagship event of the Festival. This year we had 215 entries from sixteen countries and eight provinces. The jurors had difficult decisions to make on jury day. Due to the quality of the pieces received, a decision was made to expand the Common Thread into [...]

CRAFT TORONTO PICS: bird pendant by needle book

becky — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:03:14 +0000

bird pendant, originally uploaded by needle book.
needlebook.blogspot.com/2009/06/robin-pendant.html

A crafty collabortaion (in a way) between Karyn Valino (who made the laser-cut wooden needlepoint form) and Claire Milne (who needlepointed it) this little pendant does a lot to sum up our newly warm summer days.

From the Craft Toronto photo pool. You can join, too!

Intern Top Picks No. 14

nightjar books — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:02:13 +0000

Happy Intern Top Picks Wednesday! I hope everyone loved all the guest posters and the amazing art and craft they had to share – what an incredible team! This week features video-art, zines, everything you can do with Japanese tape, and more - enjoy, friends.

Amy says:

(image by Lotte Reiniger)

1. Lotte Reiniger

Lotte combined her interests in silhouette-making, puppetry, and film-making to create some intricate and impressive short films. I think we should all watch some of her [...]

EXHIBITION: Domestixxx – Painting and Embroidery by Nicole Dawkins (June 15-30, reception: June 18)

rosalyn — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:24:18 +0000

Domestixxx (Painting and Embroidery by Nicole Dawkins)
Date: June 15 -July 31
Location: Come As You Are (701 Queen St. W)
Opening: Thursday June 18 7pm-9pm

About the show:
Domestixxx: Paintings and Embroidery by Nicole Dawkins
I have created a series of paintings of images of food taken primarily from vintage Betty Crocker recipe cards, which are super-imposed with embroidered images of burlesque, spanking, images of female submission, and vintage porn. I have also machine- and hand-embroidered reclaimed erotic/domestic [...]

EXHIBITION: Open Source Embroidery (June 6-September 6)

rosalyn — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:57:38 +0000

If you’re in Sweden in the next few months, you can check out this exhibition!

Tara forwarded us this information she found from InterAccess.
Open Source Embroidery, created by Ele Carpenter, is an exhibition held in Sweden at Bildmuseet Umea University which facilitates a range of artists who practice investigating the relationship between programming for embroidery and computing.

Bildmuseet Umea University
Open Source Embroidery at Bildmuseet
Open Source Embroidery
6 June – 6 September 2009

Bildmuseet
Umea University
Sweden

ask crafty: cheap floss & adhesive tear-away embroidery stabilizer

admin — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:47:00 +0000

Two embroidery related questions for the ask crafty squad (aka anyone reading this). Please comment on this post with your responses:

x hey can anyone tell me where I can find cheap embroidery floss …..either at toronto downtown or online ! - Priyanka

x where in Toronto can you get Adhesive Tear-away Embroidery Stabilizer? I want to embroider on jersey but i’m a newbie and i don’t know where to get it. - Haley