Toronto Craft Alert

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, [...]

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She’s Shameless / She’s Writing: June 23rd
She’s Shameless launches June 23rd in Toronto at The Gladstone Hotel!

Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St West, Toronto
Tues June 23; 8pm (doors 7:30pm) $5 (or free with book purchase)
With readings from Dianah Smith, Shannon Gerard, Zoe Whittall and Shannon Webb-Campbell.
Prom and anti-prom attire encouraged!

SHE’S SHAMELESS / SHE’S WRITING
Shameless magazine, This Is Not A Reading Series and Tightrope Books celebrate the launch of She’s Shameless: Women write about growing up, [...]

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A new issue of fibreQUARTERLY has been released:
Volume 5/ Issue 1/ winter 2009 : 2008 A Year In Textiles

Explore Canadian Textile and Fibre Arts and Craft History, yesterday, today and tomorrow, if it’s spun, woven, printed or just quickly stitched up, we try to give it voice

fibreQUARTERLY  publishes  3 on- line issues yearly, then produces an Anthology in a downloadable PDF format

The basic concept was to create and maintain a central location in which to explore, present and celebrate, contemporary Canadian [...]

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The Beguiling is Proud to Announce:
THE 2009 TORONTO COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL

image by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Scott Pilgrim)

Presented by The Toronto Public Library and The Beguiling Books & Art

Saturday May 9th & Sunday May 10th, 2009
The Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St.
FREE TO ATTEND

The Beguiling, Canada’s finest purveyor of comics and graphic novels is proud to announce The 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival, to be held Saturday May 9th and Sunday May 10th, 2009 in Toronto, [...]

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Local jewellery maker Catherine Winter of Sailor Girl wrote to let us know about the release of her book for budding jewellery tycoons (congrats Catherine!) and we thought this would make the perfect giveaway prize for Laura-Jean’s Crafty Business column.

So here’s how it will work: write to Laura-Jean with questions about anything and everything related to running a crafty business. If she chooses your question (based on level of insight it inspires) to respond to, you get the book! [...]

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Joe from fibreQUARTERLY sent over a heads up about the latest issue – available for all you fibre lovers to peruse online.

Explore Canadian Textile and Fibre Arts and Craft History, yesterday today and tomorrow, if its spun, woven, printed or just quickly stitched up, we try to give it voice. fibreQUARTERLY volume 4, Issue 4 / fall 2008 is now on line at www.velvethighway.com

Nancy Herrbert: untitled: Technique Mixed (off [...]

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