Digits & Threads is no longer publishing new content, but please enjoy the archives, which will remain available through the summer of 2025.
Author Jean Mills chats with Digits & Threads about her new young adult novel, “Bliss Adair and the First Rule of Knitting,” in which her main character uses crafting as a refuge from her problems.
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Part memoir, part almanac, Barbara McLean’s new book, “Shepherd’s Sight: A Farming Life” shares a year in the life of sheep and shepherd. Read our review.
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An embroidery project connecting physical space and exploration to handcraft and art, excerpted from Gathering Colour: Foraging Magic & Making Art from the World Around You, by Caitlin ffrench. Coming March 19 from Nine Ten Publications.
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[Open Access] An in-depth review of textile artist Francine McCabe’s new book, “Fleece and Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.”
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[Open Access] Book review of “Stories from the Matrix: Essays on Weaving and Life,” by Laura Fry.
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[Open Access] In this excerpt from the book Sheep, Shepherd & Land, author Anna Hunter and photographer Christel Lanthier visit Dog Tale Ranch in Watrous, Saskatchewan, and meet Arlette Seib, who, with the help of her Corriedale flock, stewards the land with a passion for species diversity and animal and ecological health.
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[Open Access] Fiona Ellis interviews author Leanne Prain about her new book, The Creative Instigator’s Handbook, on creating social change through art and craft.
Read More![People Like Frank and Other Stories From the Edge of Normal, by Jenn Ashton [Book Excerpt]](https://www.digitsandthreads.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/people-like-frank-front-cover-web.jpg)
[Open Access] Jenn Ashton’s short story collection, “People Like Frank and Other Stories From the Edge of Normal,” begins with a knitting-focused tale called “Nest,” the award-winning first line of which is sure to convince you to read on. Publisher Tidewater Press has generously offered Digits & Threads readers a discount on the book. Click through to enjoy!
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