[For Paid Members] Fibre farmer Tara Klager shares the results of a joint initiative with Emily Carr University, for which she introduced industrial design students to the wonders of Canadian wool. The students learned a lot about this natural material. Read more to see what they came up with!
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[For Paid Members] Canada’s wool sector is in need of some imagination. Fibre farmer Tara Klager introduced Emily Carr University industrial design students to the qualities of Canadian wool and the importance of regenerative agriculture. Stay tuned to learn what the students came up with…
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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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[For Armchair & Studio Members] Ontario-based social enterprise Career Services employs people with disabilities to manufacture kollage SQUARE ™️ knitting needles and crochet hooks. Read about how the square design helps people with hand or wrist issues knit or crochet more comfortably.
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[Open Access] Kim McBrien Evans expands on her work to research and develop inclusive standards for garment sizing, addressing questions about non-average and disabled bodies, the inevitable limitations of any size chart, and the importance of understanding when and how to modify a pattern.
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[For Free Members] Digits & Threads member and textile artist Barbara Williams attended the Artisan Town Hall hosted by The Campaign for Wool Canada to learn more about the campaign’s efforts to advance the domestic wool industry. Here’s her summary.
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[For Armchair & Studio Members] Nova Scotia’s TapRoot Farms was already one of the largest organic farms in Atlantic Canada when they decided to begin growing and milling flax. Learn about their operation, including how flax is processed into yarn.
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[For Armchair & Studio Members] Alberta farmer Tara Klager sought and received A Greener World’s Animal Welfare certification for her fibre flock. Here’s why she pursued this official designation, and what the process involved.
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