Digits & Threads is no longer publishing new content, but please enjoy the archives, which will remain available through the summer of 2025.
[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.
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[For Paid Members] This profile of film and television costume designer Joanna Syrokomla highlights her work on the popular period drama Murdoch Mysteries. She shares secrets of costuming for changing times, some of her favourite sources for fabric and costumes, and the importance of recognizing and building the costuming community.
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[Open Access] Kim Davidson shares a crochet sweater by Canadian designer Yvonne Choi. It was a very challenging project, that required Kim to tackle new skills, and pay lots of attention, but reports that the end result was utterly worth it. Part of our 2023 Me Made May celebration.
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[Open Access] Kim Davidson shares a beaded crochet sweater by Canadian designer Stephanie Erin, one of her favourite makes. While she admits to a small miscalculation on the sleeve length, she loves it just the way it is. Part of our 2023 Me Made May celebration.
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[Open Access] Knitwear designer Elizabeth Elliott shares the sweater she wears the most, a pattern prototype that, surprisingly, worked out just right on the first try. Part of our 2023 Me Made May celebration.
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