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EXHIBITION: Kristin Ledgett: Bones and Bluster at Communication Art Gallery (November 18th–December 3rd, 2011)

tara — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:39:06 +0000

Photo Courtesy of the Communication Art Gallery website.

I just read a short review on Akimblog of this knitty little exhibition of work by none other than local craft hero Kristin Ledgett of The Knit Cafe! I’m kicking myself about not finding out about this sooner. The show comes down in just a few days, so race over to Harbord Street and check it out before it disappears.

Kristin Ledgett
Bones and Bluster
Solo Exhibition at
Communication Art Gallery

Kristin Ledgett has [...]

CRAFT TORONTO PICS: Navy Wool Sanquhar Gloves by Jessica Rae Gordon.

becky — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:17:15 +0000

Lovely yarns, plant-based dying, traditional knit patterns, reach-for-the-sky styling – what’s not to like about these gloves by Jessica Rae Gordon? As the mercury drops, your fingers can still stay fancy.

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

SPONSOR NEWS: October 2011

jen — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:11:51 +0000

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 [...]

QUESTIONS FOR CRAFTERS CHEONGJU: Robyn Love

tara — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:52:32 +0000

Robyn lays down The Knitted Mile in Dallas, Texas (2008)

Greetings, readers! Welcome to the first installment of a short series of interviews with a few of the talented craftspeople taking part in this year’s International Craft Biennale in Cheongju, Korea, which opened just a few days ago. There are 8 Canadians taking part in the festivities this year– one of them being Robyn Love, who was invited to the Biennale to create an ambitious site-specific installation. Robyn is an [...]

POSTCARDS FROM THE ROAD: Niti Niti in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

becky — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:11:30 +0000

No, I am not in Slovenia at the moment (I wish) but I am going through pictures from my spring tour of the Continent and finding some real crafty gems. Ljubljana became one of my favourite cities on the planet from the first moment I set foot there. And it got even more wonderful on this spring visit when I discovered Niti Niti, a small knit boutique and supply store located right on the main canal through town. Carrying the works [...]

SPONSOR NEWS: September 2011

jen — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:16:32 +0000

After a long hot summer it’s back2skool for our dedicated TCA sponsors! Check out what is going down at Wise Daughters in September and beyond. Those of you looking to freshen up your stock of craft supplies should definitely take note of the Handmaker Heaven Trunk Sale on Sept. 30 where you’ll find some major deals.

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

Stitches from the Start – Beginner Knitting
Thurs, Sept 8, 15, 22 from 7:00 – [...]

CALL FOR SUBMISSION: Help Robyn Love Make Knitted Squares for the Cheongju Avenue of Trees! (Deadline: September 3, 2011)

tara — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:53:26 +0000

Photo courtesy of Robyn’s blog; http://myfairisle.blogspot.com

This just in from NFLD/NYC fibre artist extraordinnaire Robyn Love…a call for submissions of knitted or crocheted squares to put towards a massive piece of public art for the 2011 Cheongju International Craft Biennale! Robyn’s work is well known and loved for her understated and often profound takes on public art. The following text was scooped up from a recent post on her blog, My Fair Isle. Read on for [...]

GET TOGETHER: The Great TTC Knitalong (July 9, 2011)

jen — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:07:48 +0000

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 [...]

SPONSOR NEWS: June 2011

jen — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:20:53 +0000

Is it just me or does Spring make you want to make stuff?? Thankfully our stellar sponsors have a full roster of classes, events, and even camps for you to get busy with. For complete listings, head over here. Contact the sponsors directly to sign up for classes or with any questions related to their listings.

pinning up an Amish Bars Quilt at the workroom

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

IT CAME FROM THE FORUM: Cashmere Mill End Fibre for Sale

jen — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:49:19 +0000

Act fast if you’d like to snag the rest of this cashmere fibre….it’s hard to imagine something more luxurious than a handknit garment from handspun cashmere – YUM!

moose antler spindle by looseends, on Flickr (not a picture of fibre for sale!)

Posted by Marian Naum on the Swap, Barter, or Sell board on the TCA Forum:

I have approximately 4 kilos of cashmere mill end fibre for sale. I need to raise some money for lodging and travel to the Level [...]

SPONSOR NEWS: April 2011

jen — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:17:57 +0000

Behold Sponsor News for April! (Also, don’t forget that the OOAK Show is on now until Sunday)

Image courtesy of the Textile Museum of Canada

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

Silk Oasis on the Silk Road: Bukhara
New Exhibition at the TMC Curated by Natalia Nekrassova
March 23 – September 25, 2011
Silk, a precious fibre from China, was for centuries a connecting thread between regions and cultures. Silk Oasis on the Silk Road: Bukhara speaks to the influence of a single site within [...]

SPONSOR NEWS: March 2011

jen — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:27:09 +0000

image courtesy of nanopod: hybrid studio

As the keenly observant may have noticed, some of the sponsors listed on the right sidebar have been with us for a very long time – keeping our fees paid for and our website free for all. We really couldn’t have made it this far without them, and we have invited these crafty heroes to share their monthly happenings with you guys. Here are a few highlights for March – the full listings can be found on our Sponsor News page which we will [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Knitting with Unexpected Materials @ The Textile Museum (February 12, 2011)

jen — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:00:54 +0000

***THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELED***

Another cool workshop – this one a collabo between the Textile Museum of Canada & The Knit Cafe:

Image from: Kai Chan: A Spider’s Logic

Join the staff of The Knit Café, a combination yarn store and café in Toronto, for a day of experimental knitting. The materials will stray far away from the conventional; the tools too will not be standard. Participants will find inspiration in the exhibitions Beauty Born of Use: Natural Rainwear from China and Japan and Kai Chan: A Spider’s [...]

GET TOGETHER: TTC Knitalong (July 10)

rosalyn — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:57:56 +0000

TTC Knitalong

The TTC Knitalong is back for 2010! We’re exploring some new features and a few changes to the routes, but basically the goals stay the same: TTC, knit, shop!

So save the date Saturday, July 10 2010 and get your pointy sticks and TTC passes ready to go.

To register please check the blog for details or email ttcknitalong@gmail.com

So what is the TTC Knitalong?

3 teams meet at different yarn stores around the city. Travelling by streetcar, subway and bus [...]

GET TOGETHER: Worldwide Knit in Public Day – Guinness World Record Attempt (June 12)

rosalyn — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:02:56 +0000

Saturday, June 12, 1:00 – 4:00
Junction Square, 2945 Dundas at Pacific

The 2nd Sunday in June is Worldwide Knit in Public Day (WWKIP Day for those in the know). The celebration started in Europe in 2005, and is rapidly gaining popularity, thanks to the rise of knitting (and other traditional needle crafts) among a whole new generation of hipsters who dig handmade.

June 12, three organizations are [...]

GET TOGETHER: World Wide Knit in Public Day (June 19)

rosalyn — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:55:24 +0000

Saturday, June 19 – 8am-12noon
Did you know June 12-20 is World Wide Knit in Public Week in 2010? Public knitting events will be held around the world.

To participate and celebrate the close connection knitting has to the industrial heritage of the area Cambridge Centre for the Arts Artist-in-Residence Sue Sturdy invites you to join hundreds of other knitters in an attempt to set a new world record for the most people knitting simultaneously!

Where and When?

Civic Square in [...]

CRAFTY HAPPENING: 13th Annual Knitter’s Frolic (May 8-9)

rosalyn — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:04:00 +0000

13TH ANNUAL KNITTER’S FROLIC
Saturday & Sunday, May 8-9, 2010.

Marketplace: Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Workshops: Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
6 Garamond Court, Toronto, Ontario
(near DVP & Eglinton)

Getting there: TTC access via 100 Flemington bus from Eglinton or Broadview subway station. For out of towners, HWY 401 to the Don Valley Parkway, south on the parkway to the Wynford Drive exit, west on Wynford to Garamond [...]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Yarn Bombing at the Textile Museum of Canada (deadline: May 15)

rosalyn — Sat, 01 May 2010 03:53:18 +0000

Yarn Bombing at the Textile Museum of Canada

Hello Fellow Yarn Bombers,

We are excited to announce a special project we’re working on with the Textile Museum of Canada. As patrons of the museum we’ve noticed that there is fairly low visibility from street. After talking with one of the museum Board Chairs, and observing the many city bike racks and planter in front of the museum we decided that it would be fun to form a crew and “yarn bomb” the racks and planter.

Yarn Bombing is the act [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Classes at Passionknit (May)

rosalyn — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:40:54 +0000

May Classes at Passionknit
3355 Yonge St. 416-322-0688
info@passionknit.ca

For pictures of each project, please check out:
http://fibreperson.blogspot.com

Absolute Beginner Knitting
Wed. May 5, 7 – 9pm
$30 plus materials.

If you are interested in learning the basics of knitting this is the class for you!
This class is for those of you who have never knit before and want to get started.
We will learn how to cast on, the knit stitch and the purl stitch. We will talk about different ways of knitting as well [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Amazing Knit in Colour Class @ the Knit Cafe (April 1)

rosalyn — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:35:35 +0000

Why should knitters be confined to knitting with only one colour at a time? The answer is – they shouldn’t. You will be amazed at how easy it is to make what seems like a very complicated colour pattern with swirls and squiggles and dots. The technique taught in this class is “slip knitting” or sometimes “mosaic knitting”. Easier to learn then Fairisle and Intarsia and no ends to weave in when it is all done! Wow!. Impress your friends, and your neighbours too when you come home with your [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Classes at Passionknit (April)

rosalyn — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:59:26 +0000

April Classes at Passionknit
3355 Yonge St. 416-322-0688
info@passionknit.ca
www.passionknit.ca

For pictures of each project, please check out:
http://fibreperson.blogspot.com

Felting 101 – Slippers Adult/Baby
Thurs. Apr. 8, 7 – 9pm or Wed. Apr. 14, 7 – 9 pm

This class is geared toward those interested in how to felt their knitting. Participants in the class will be working on a pair of slippers or baby booties while the instructor demonstrates and explains the principals of felting knitted items. The pattern for [...]

GET SCHOOLED: March classes at Passionknit (March)

rosalyn — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:41:53 +0000

March Classes at Passionknit
3355 Yonge St. 416-322-0688
info@passionknit.ca | passionknit.ca

For pictures of each project, please check out:
http://fibreperson.blogspot.com

Sock Knitting!
Wed. March 10th AND Wed. March 24th, 7 – 9pm

This is a two-part class where students will learn the basics of sock knitting. We will be working on four needles from the cuff down. Please know how to work on 4 needles, read a pattern, cast on/off and be available for both classes. (Pinchy)

GET SCHOOLED: February workshops at Wise Daughters Craft Market (February 2009)

jen — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:36:17 +0000

February workshops at Wise Daughters Craft Market

Please drop in or phone to register as space is limited.

Location: 3079B Dundas St. W. Phone: 416-761-1555

Absolute Beginner Knitting Workshop
Wed, Feb 17, 7:00 – 9:30
Melissa McColl will teach you to cast on, knit and purl.
$55 includes full kit to complete a cozy scarf.

Raucous Resin Workshop
Part One: Sat, Feb 6, 1:00 – 3:00
Part Two: Wed, Feb 10, 6:00 – 7:30

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Billi Jo Cox of bJo Designs will show you [...]

CRAFTY HAPPENING: DIY/ Art of Craft @ Vancouver Museum (January 21, show runs until April 14)

jen — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:22:29 +0000

I know we have some readers from BC, so I thought I’d share some of these great-looking events happening at the Vancouver Museum, spotted on magpie & cake.

DIY @ MOV: A Night of Social Crafting
January 21, 2010 / 7:00 PM

Come celebrate the creativity and community of the growing DIY craft, art and design movement in Vancouver.

Generously sponsored by OPUS and Blim, there’ll be materials and workshops in a range of art and craft media from paper to yarn. Workshops (listed below) will begin at 8pm. There will also [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Hart House Craft Week (January 25 – 29)

jen — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:12:20 +0000

What: Crafting Workshop series – drop in anytime between 11:30 & 1:30!
Where: Hart House Reading Room
When: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm week of Jan 25 – 29
Why attend: Join us over lunch and learn a new skill or get help trouble shooting
Cost: It’s free! All materials are provided free of charge. You can even take your creations home with you.
Website: http://www.harthouse.ca/craft_night

SCHEDULE:

Monday, Jan. 25: Learn to knit
Hart House is offering a beginner knitting workshop for those who want to learn the basics. This will involve learning how [...]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Winterlude Urban Cozy Project (deadline February 1)

jen — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:04:15 +0000

This February 2010, Spins & Needles, in collaboration with Ottawa’s National Capital Commission, is calling on artists, crafters and the public, individuals and groups, of all ages, and all creative levels to be part of the Winterlude Urban Cozy Project. Various warm coverings, or cozies, wrapped around trees, lampposts, and other urban elements will be installed on two major festival sites. The intervention will remix warmth, cold, art, craft, music and the city, and also play with traditional images and conceptions associated with a country known around the world for [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Upcoming classes at Passionknit (December-January)

rosalyn — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:17:06 +0000

All classes held at:
Passionknit
3355 Yonge Street
Email: info@passionknit.ca
Phone: 416-322-0688
www.passionknit.ca

DECEMBER CLASS:

Jaquard Crochet Class
Date: Tuesday December 29, 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Jaquard Crochet Class with Special guest teacher Danielle Kassner. Danielle Kassner will be joining us to teach her amazing jacquard crochet technique. We will be working on a 2-colour cowl with a roving lining that Danielle has specially designed just for this course! We [...]

HELP WANTED: Handmade hats, scarves, mitts for women at the Redwood Shelter (by December 15)

rosalyn — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:31:29 +0000

WANTED: Handmade hats, scarves, mitts for women at the Redwood Shelter

Please help make this holiday warmer and more beautiful for women who have fled violence. Bring your handmade hats, mittens and scarves to Wise Daughters Craft Market by December 15th.

Wise Daughters Craft Market
3079B Dundas Street West
416-761-1555
www.wisedaughters.com

GET SCHOOLED: Knitting and crocheting classes @ Passionknit (various dates in Nov.)

toronto craft alert — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:18:43 +0000

November Classes at Passionknit
3355 Yonge St. 416-322-0688
info@passionknit.ca

For pictures of each project, please check out:
http://fibreperson.blogspot.com/

Beginner Knitting Moebius Scarf
Beginners – this is the class for you! During this two-session class you will learn how to cast on, cast off and join your edges. We will be making a fun and funky Mobeus Scarf out of Debbie Bliss’ Como yarn. A snuggly treat! Note: this class is one 2 hour class and one 1 1/2 hour class. The total cost is $50 [...]

SUPPLY YOUR HABIT: Wool at 25% off

rosalyn — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:53:09 +0000

Wool @ 25% less, taxes included
This stock came from a store that never opened.

We have Super 10 cotton, bamboo, silk, soysilk, sock yarn, alpaca, merino, baby wool, Icelandic lopis. Most of the wool is 100% pure, a small amount are blends.

We also have knitting needles in Rosewood, Ebony & Palm, both straight & double point from Lantern Moon
Knitting pattern books for Istex Lopi yarns, Freedom wool and Mirasol at great prices.
Cut lamb measuring tapes from Lantern Moon – pull the tail [...]