A Bullet Pulling Thread: Grief, Justice & Quilting
Canadian filmmaker Ian Daffern traces quilter Marilyn Farquhar’s journey through grief and the justice system in his latest full-length documentary film, “A Bullet Pulling Thread.”
Read MoreCanadian filmmaker Ian Daffern traces quilter Marilyn Farquhar’s journey through grief and the justice system in his latest full-length documentary film, “A Bullet Pulling Thread.”
Read More[For Paid Members] A profile of Vancouver crocheter Deirdre Pinnock, who began yarn bombing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. Deirdre’s work reflects her love of her home city, its citizens, and her community.
Read More[For Armchair & Studio Members] Profile of Beatrice Deer, award-winning singer-songwriter, composer, simultaneous interpreter, educator, healer, activist, and textile artist. Deer created the outfit worn by the Right Honorable Mary Simon, Canada’s Governor General, to the installation of King Charles the III and her Majesty the Queen Consort on May 21, 2023.
Read MoreExplore the work of Everett Wong, an artist and menswear designer who uses a dazzling variety of textile techniques and colours in his work. He brings his own Asian heritage to bear on this work, investigating and interpreting assimilation and the concept of “third cultures,” creating and exploring the idea of culture clashes.
Read More[Open Access] Leanne Prain interviews Emily Smith about her work with the Fibreshed Fieldschool, and the multimedia Fibre Stories resources that resulted. The experimental mentorship program invited student researchers from Emily Carr University and Simon Fraser University to look at the local textile landscape through the lenses of climate-beneficial and economically viable methods of production and consumption.
Read More[Open Access] Learn about an extraordinary collaboration between weaver Deborah Livingston-Lowe, dyer Liam Blackburn, and costume designer Jennifer Triemstra-Johnston to create a truly local flannel shirt for Ontario farmer James Craig. Wool from Ontario-raised sheep of a unique Canadian breed was processed by an Ontario mill, woven in Toronto on a Canadian-made loom, and sewn in Ontario to become James’s “fifty-year” flannel shirt.
Read More[Open Access] Visual artist and drag performer Lucas Morneau discusses their fictional Queer Newfoundland Hockey League series of crocheted and rug-hooked jerseys, and how gender influences their art.
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