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SPONSOR NEWS: December 2011

jen — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:34:24 +0000

This month’s TCA Sponsor News is chock full of great holiday activities, sweet sales and even a sound and craft installation. Read on & get out there and make stuff!

Please contact the sponsors directly to sign up for classes or with any questions related to their listings.

NANOPOD: HYBRID STUDIO
www.nanopod.tv
322 Harbord Street
647.780.4478
nanotopia@me.com

Wonderlandish
December 10 (11:00am-6:00pm) & 11 (1:00am-5:00pm), 2011
a nanotopian installation
Sound + Vision by Andrei Gravelle & Tosca Teran

nanopod: Hybrid Studio is taking part in this year’s City [...]

GET TOGETHER: Create A Collaborative Fabric Sculpture With Amanda Browder For Nuit Blanche! (Sewing Days: September 27th & 28th, 12-5pm)

tara — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:28:08 +0000

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

Be Part of the…Chronomatic Hi-Five!
How to participate in Nuit Blanche? Participate!

Artist Amanda Browder is [...]

CRAFTY BIZ: Complete a Survey for a New Craft Shop in Hamilton & Win a Gift Certificate (deadline: June 26, 2011)

jen — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:49:29 +0000

:::NOTE: link to survey originally posted is not working & cannot be corrected (long, uninteresting story!). Please head over to the original blog post and follow the link there. Thanks!:::

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 [...]

SHOP CRAFTY: Spring Trunk Show & Fabric Sale at the workroom (show: May 15, 2011; sale May 11 – 15, 2011)

jen — Wed, 11 May 2011 13:52:03 +0000

Somehow spring (which is finally, finally here, ow ow!) feels like the right time for a trunk show…we are all shedding our dead layers, craving newness, and celebrating colour and beauty. I’m sure I’m not alone in my desire for some new spring duds, and the workroom’s annual spring fabric sale is just the thing for those who want to DIY. Read on for deets on both of these auspicious events!

Toronto peeps, it is time to come out of your [...]

SPONSOR NEWS: May 2011

jen — Sun, 01 May 2011 08:24:01 +0000

A detail of my shibori piece made at the workroom’s Shibori & Ombré Dyeing workshop. Loved this class!

Below are a few selected listings for crafty happenings by some of our lovely sponsors coming up in May. For the full scoop, head over here.

WISE DAUGHTERS CRAFT MARKET
www.wisedaughters.com
3079B Dundas St. W.
416-761-1555
wisedaughters@sympatico.ca

Japanese Paper Pendants
Wed, May 4, 7:00 – 9:00
Learn how to apply Japanese papers to glass tile to create lovely and [...]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Hard Twist 6- Obsession (Deadline: May 6, 2011)

tara — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:31:01 +0000

Image: Amanda McCavour

Just found the following listing for submissions to the next Hard Twist show via Akimbo. A consistently great exhibition…take a look!

ATTENTION ARTISTS  WORKING IN TEXTILE AND FIBRE MEDIUMS
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS  DEADLINE: MAY 6, 2011
Gladstone Hotel Presents Hard Twist 6 – Obsession
Sixth Annual Juried Show Of Textile-Based Art

Exhibition Dates: Nov 25, 2011 – Jan 29, 2012

For Hard Twist 6 – Obsession Co-curators Helena Frei and Chris Mitchell invite artists to submit textile and fibre based works, which reflect or explore obsessive ideas, acts, or [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Got Zoori?! (June 27)

rosalyn — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:34:39 +0000

Date: Sunday, June 27, 2010 Time: 2-5pm
Materials: Please bring 3 L-size T-shirts and scissors
Cost: $30 (Includes Zoori making instruction) 10 seats available!
Please sign up at theknitcafe@hotmail.com or 416-533-5648

ZOORI is our original interpretation of the traditional Japanese “zouri”, simply means “cloth sandals”. These are worn by traditional Japanese more than 200 years ago. However, recently they have gained back the popularity in Japan, but this time round, the sandals are all made with variety of fabrics such as [...]

CRAFT SHOW: Yard Sale Trunk Show (June 13)

rosalyn — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:07:11 +0000

It’s almost summertime, and the workroom is hosting another fantastic trunk show! The Yard Sale Trunk Show is taking place on Sunday June 13 from 12-5 pm.

More than 15 local crafty vendors will be taking part in this indoor/outdoor yard sale/craft show. Buy local handmade goods and some incredible rummage. Enjoy the workroom’s amazing backyard and have some delicious free snacks. Have your photo taken in our outdoor photo booth by

EXHIBITION & GET SCHOOLED: Learn about Tenugui (May 26 – July 30)

angelune — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:38:40 +0000

Hey all you japanophiles (I know you’re out there!) go check out the tenugui exhibition at the Japan foundation, and maybe even check out the talk about tenugui design next Thursday.

Exhibition Talk: Design Miracle on 3:1 and Joyful Uses of Tenugui
by Kazuhiro Kato, Vice-President, Kamawanu Co. Ltd., Tenugui Distributor, Tokyo

Date: June 3, 2010 (Thursday), 6:30-8:30 P.M. (Doors open at 6:00)
Address: The Japan Foundation, Toronto, 131 Bloor St. W., 2nd floor of the Colonnade Building
Admission: Free
Language: [...]

SUPPLY YOUR HABIT: More Than Just a Yardage Sale (May 28-29)

rosalyn — Tue, 18 May 2010 13:33:57 +0000

More Than Just a Yardage Sale

Friday May 28, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday May 29, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Bargain-hunting fibre addicts will descend on the TMC for the annual More Than Just A Yardage Sale. Created and run by the Museum’s volunteers, the sale is a bonanza for textile aficionados and a major fundraiser for the Museum. Shoppers will [...]

CRAFTY CHAT: Lecture: Mangoes on Fabric with Sartaj Kaur (May 19)

rosalyn — Sun, 16 May 2010 13:27:39 +0000

Lecture: Mangoes on Fabric with Sartaj Kaur
Wednesday May 19, 6:30 pm

Sartaj Kaur will give a talk on the unique textile art of Kashmir and why it has always been a luxury item. She will discuss history, technique, style, the contemporary market, and how to identify an authentic Kashmir shawl. Sartaj Kaur is the owner of and designer for Kinna Sohna, one of Toronto’s leading boutiques of fine handcrafted textiles.

Free for TMC Members and Full-time students, Non-members $12. Advance tickets may be purchased [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Workshops at Wise Daughters Craft Market (May)

rosalyn — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:30:34 +0000

May Workshops at Wise Daughters

Paper Flowers
Sat, May 1, 1 – 4
Make a gorgeous eco-friendly bouquet of flowers out of coffee filters. $30.

Marbling on Paper
Tues, May 4, 7 – 8 pm
Learn to make beautiful patterns on paper. $30 includes supplies for 3 cards.

Baby Picasso for Infants and Parents
4 Thursdays, May 6 – 27, 10 – 11 am
Enjoy the benefits of early art stimulation as your baby explores using edible paint. For infants [...]

EXHIBITION: New Installation by Grant Heaps at MADE (April 22-June 12, reception: April 22)

rosalyn — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:22:39 +0000

MADE presents “Daydreamin’- a Grant Heaps remix”
A new installation by Grant Heaps

Opening Reception at MADE Thursday April 22nd, 7pm to 9pm
Exhibition continues to June 12th

Grant Heaps provides a visual extrapolation of the song Daydreamin’ by Lupe Fiasco. Shreds of fabric discards are stitched together by Heaps in his own lyrical tracing of the scraps of memory and feelings that describe a life.

Lupe Fiasco’s song Daydreamin’ is a record of contrasts: bliss and frustration, loud and soft, beautiful and ugly, reality and perception. Heaps chose to [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Mother’s Day Glam Tees Workshop (April 21 & May 1)

rosalyn — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:37:30 +0000

Mother’s Day Glam Tees Workshop

Saturday – April 24 &
Saturday – May 1st

Central Eglinton Community Centre
160 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario M4P 3B5
Tel: (416) 392-0511
Register in person, by phone or email: info@centraleglinton.com

The Mother’s Day Glam Tees Workshop is all about getting together to decorate Tees for Mom. This is a full day workshop jammed packed with great activities to unleash your creativity! You will learn a variety of techniques such as: fabric painting, photo transfer techniques, fabric glittering & stencilled, trendy [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Hand Painted Accessories @ TMC (April 10 & April 11)

jen — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:54:03 +0000

Two-Day Workshop: Hand Painted Accessories with Sharon Epstein
Saturday April 10 and Sunday April 11, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Textile Museum of Canada

Create a one-of-a-kind shawl or wrap inspired by the exhibition Fashionably Wrapped: The Influence of Kashmir Shawls. Local artist Sharon Epstein will lead participants in the process of polychromatic silk-screen printing to transfer intricate hand-painted patterns onto cloth. Co-presented with the Contemporary Textile Studio Co-op.

Members $120, Non-members $144, Full-time students $80. Materials $35.
Advance registration is required, class size is limited. To register, call 416-599-5321 x 2221.

Textile Museum of Canada

GET SCHOOLED: Classes at Colour Vie (March-June)

rosalyn — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:38:09 +0000

COLOUR AND TEXTURE WORKSHOP FOR QUILTERS (with Gunnel Hag)
March 27, 2010: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Unleash Your Creativity! In this workshop students will learn how to mix their own personal colour combinations in order to create useful and unusual textures. Students will experiment with the application of pigments to cloth by using brushes, foam applicators and scrapers. They will build a surface structure for fabrics from scratch. While using a variety of everyday implements and found objects (forks, potato mashers, pot scrubbers, bottle caps, you name it) they [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Classes at the Textile Studio (April-May)

rosalyn — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:23:10 +0000

The Unconventional Sketchbook
Mixed Media Classes with Sharon Epstein

April 1 – May 6, 2010
Thursdays 9:30am-12:30pm
Class Fee: $235
Material Fee: $65

This course will enable you to make the most out of using a sketchbook practice, develop images, observe and experiment with materials and ideas. Students will be encouraged to use drawing, print-making, resists, transfer and collage. The course will look at the purpose of the sketchbook to reflect, record, express ideas. Field trips as well as working in the studio will allow the student a variety of locations to [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Spring Class Schedule at the workroom (March-May)

rosalyn — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:25:18 +0000

the workroom‘s spring class calendar is filled with fun projects to inspire you.

Just in time for Easter, the workroom will be offering a Pysanky or Ukrainian Easter egg decorating workshop. Learn all about this traditional craft, while being guided through the process of designing your own pysanka egg. Students will also receive a tool kit to take home to make more pysanky on their own. This special class will be offered just twice before Easter weekend, space is limited.

Our brand new quilting class [...]

CRAFTY CONTEST: Peach Berserk Fashion Design Contest (deadline: April 15)

rosalyn — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:14:28 +0000

This contest is open to ALL elementary, high school and college/university students!

Here is what you need to do:
*Draw a prom dress, featuring fabric with a print designed by YOU. Your print can include drawings, found images, whatever! Or a combination of these things.

*Mail or email your submission to Peach Berserk to arrive by Thursday April 15th, along with proof of current school attendance.

*Winners announced Thursday April 22nd.

Prizes:

A custom made Peach Berserk silk party dress made with YOUR Dress design and YOUR fabric print, OR a Peach Berserk [...]

FOR SALE: Fabric!

rosalyn — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:19:05 +0000

fabric for sale!!!

I’ve got some really gorgeous, quilt quality, 100%cotton fabrics for sale. much is from one designer but also have some other stuff (nice nylon for windbreakers, 100% cotton denim, 100% cotton interlock and more). I will sell it for the wholesale prices I paid and only by the bolt.

Please email Sara at sara@planetkid.ca if you are interested (i can send pics), or come by Planet Kid (87 roncesvalles) on a tues, wed or Friday and you can look in person!

GET SCHOOLED: Screenprinting Workshop with Sharon Epstein (February 13-March 6)

rosalyn — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:13:33 +0000

Screen printing Workshop With Sharon Epstein

This exciting course gives an insight into the skills of silkscreen printing onto a variety of fabrics and papers. You will learn how to translate your ideas into prints through stencils and preparing , exposing images onto screens utilizing water based materials. This course is designed for those who enjoy experimentation and new methods of using color, texture and a variety of print techniques and processes.

All levels of experience are welcome.

February 13 – March 6, 2010
Saturday 9:30-12:30
@Contemporary Textile Studio (401 Richmond St., [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Upcoming Classes and Events at The Workroom (January-March)

rosalyn — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:59:12 +0000

There’s really nothing like the clean slate of the new year to try something you’ve never done before and inspire fun crafty projects. the workroom’s updated winter calendar can be downloaded right here.

If you’ve been curious about quilting or perhaps wanting to expand your quilting repetoire, it’s not too late to sign up for our new Intro to Hand Work class. Learn key techniques and skills to piece patchwork and quilt designs by hand. Working [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Eco gift wrapping ideas from City of Craft vendors

jen — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:44:55 +0000

photo by MICHAEL STUPARYK / TORONTO STAR

We’ve been getting some great press for City of Craft 2009, and so far my favourite piece has been this article and video piece* about gift wrap, history and waste by Toronto Star (and City of Craft alumni!) Chantal Braganza. Chantal invited our vendors to demo some eco-DIY approaches to wrapping holiday gifts, and Tanya Roberts (Snap & Tumble), Reva Quam (Mr. Skona), and Becky Johnson (sweetie pie press) delivered. Check it out!

*Becky somehow magically removed the commercial from [...]

EXHIBITION: City of Craft Art Descends Upon Toronto!

jen — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:15:29 +0000

Megan Morgan, “Mother Paper Dolls”

Dear craft art lovers,

Just a quick heads up to let you know that the installation and exhibition aspect of City of Craft 2009 has officially begun. At the moment 2 of the 14 (that’s right, 14) installations are available for public consumption. Megan Morgan,whose work combines paper dolls, cut outs, the silhouette, photography and fabric, has a piece entitled “Mother Paper Dolls” at Thieves (1156 Queen Street West) from December 3rd to 14th. The Toronto Hyperbolic Crochet Reef is spreading its tentacles and tendrills at Fly Gallery [...]

GET SCHOOLED & CRAFTY CONTEST: Comment to win a spot in The OOAK Show Hands-On Workshop Series: Stenciling (deadline: November 13, workshop: December 4)

jen — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:35:04 +0000

UPDATE: Winner of the Free Workshop is…

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CONGRATS, KRISTEN!

Introducing One of a Kind Hands-On Workshop Series
New for the 2009 One of a Kind Christmas Show & Sale: Hands-on Workshop series

D.I.Y. die-hards will love the new One of a Kind Hands-on Workshop Series. Each of the three 1- hour sessions will feature a One of a Kind artisan instructing in their medium of expertise. Workshops include: Learning to use a [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Quilt Workshop at the Textile Museum (November 21)

rosalyn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:53:10 +0000

Workshop: The Joy of Small Blocks with Kinch & Storms

Saturday November 21, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Jump in and experience the wonder of small blocks. Stitch up a “Strippy” sampler that includes several different block patterns. Learn about block sizing, assembly strategies, random piecing, fabric “shockers” and other ways to really play with your fabrics plus use up all those small scraps. You can stop at the sampler size, or learn how to keep going and create your own amazing full size quilt with [...]

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, [...]

EXHIBITION: Barbara Wisnoski’s textile murals @ Distill Gallery (ends Nov. 1)

toronto craft alert — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:27:19 +0000

Barbara’s show of textile artwork (both large-format work and a series of framed studies) at Distill ends this Sunday, November 1st! For details, visit the gallery website: http://www.distillgallery.com/blog/www.distillgallery.com/blog/blog.html

And to see her online portfolio of large-scale, highly textured wall murals made from recycled fabrics, visit her website:
http://www.barbarawisnoski.com.

SUPPLY YOUR HABIT: Dagg and Stacey & Snoflake fabric sale (Oct. 24)

toronto craft alert — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:19:01 +0000

Designer Fabric Sale!

Exclusive fabrics from previous collections of Dagg and Stacey and Snoflake. Cottons, wools, blends, silks, solids, and prints. Most fabrics $1-4!

One day only!
Saturday, Oct. 24, 10am – 6pm.
1254 Dundas St. W at Dovercourt Rd–Rear entrance off Dovercourt Rd. Just follow the signs!
(647) 405-4705

www.daggandstacey.com

www.snoflakefashion.com

SUPPLY YOUR HABIT: For the Love of Cloth @ the Textile Museum (Oct. 23 & 24)

toronto craft alert — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:45:21 +0000

For the Love of Cloth
The Textile Museum of Canada – 55 Centre Ave.
Friday, October 23: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday, October 24: 11:am – 3:00 p.m.

This year’s sale offers a great selection of panels including sheers, silk, linens and bold prints by such names as Liberty and Designers Guild.

Lots of choice in all price ranges, from ends of bolts to small samples from Scalamandre.

Also at the sale:

An assortment of collectors buttons, including mother of pearl and Czech glass
A selection of [...]