Digits & Threads publisher Nine Ten Publications is working on a brilliant book by Halifax modern quilt artist and author Andrea Tsang Jackson, who has dedicated her career to helping quilters push themselves to learn, play, experiment and explore their creativity through quilting. Help make the book by pre-ordering on Kickstarter! Here’s all the info
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[Open Access] In which D&T publisher Kim Werker goes for a sail and encounters the largest sewing project she’s ever seen: the mainsail of the iconic Bluenose II. Kim spoke with fourth-generation sail-maker Michele Stevens about her career, and about how she and her team made sails so large they had to be laid out (in halves!) in the Lunenburg, NS, community centre.
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[Open Access]Flax is often grown in coastal or low-lying areas. Can it be grown at elevation in southern British Columbia? After a visit to Taproot Fibre Lab in Nova Scotia, D&T publisher Kim Werker is planning to find out.
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D&T publisher Kim Werker installed a Little Free Fibre Library on her front lawn, and revels in the joy it’s bringing not only to her, but to the neighbours who built it, and especially to those who visit it. Amid the stress and loneliness of the ongoing pandemic, having an opportunity to connect with other makers, right in the neighbourhood, feels like the biggest gift of all.
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Until now, all of the craft patterns we’ve published in Digits & Threads have been available exclusively to our Studio Members. Here’s why we decided to make the Bespoke Cardigan available to everyone, including non-members, and how you can get a copy.
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The focus of artist Kamila Mlynarczyk’s work has shifted from creating macabre art dolls to drawing. Read this interview about this evolution, about why lace can be so creepy, and about how she and her publisher are crowdfunding her first art book.
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Publisher Kim Werker attended Fibrations Festival in Victoria, BC, and it was a wonderful return to community after a long eighteen months of pandemic distance. Click through for a virtual tour of the event!
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[For all readers] In her summer column, D&T publisher, Kim Werker, writes about learning how to weave a tallit, the traditional Jewish prayer shawl. She’s using a rigid heddle loom and working her way through several projects as she learns more about the dimensions, fibre composition, and fabric weight she wants to achieve. Read about her adventure and see some projects she’s been weaving!
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[Open Access] When D&T publisher Kim Werker received a copy of Jenn Ashton’s knitting-focused short story, “Nest,” an excerpt from which we’ve just published, she read it straight away. When she reached the end of the story, she burst into tears and laughter at the same time. Then she begged the author for a Zoom interview, and was thrilled when she agreed. WATCH by clicking through. [Transcript included
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[Open Access] Crochet is so different from knitting, but the decisions involved in making a stellar crochet garment are exactly the same: Choose the right yarn for your project, in a good stitch pattern for what you want, and use the right tool to achieve a fabric that serves the purpose you want it to serve and that’s enjoyable to wear. In her first column in ages, Digits & Threads publisher Kim Werker talks through what may just be the crochet sweater design she’s been looking for her whole life.
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