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Letter from the Editor: Fall Update
The Digits & Threads journey will be ending in December, but we have a fall season jam-packed with great stories from the world of Canadian fibre. Read more about what’s coming!
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.”
Stitching Memories
With courage and grace, Kate Atherley shares an intimate essay about her ongoing journey through grief, and the healing power of the things we make.
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An Important Announcement
With a mix of emotions, we're announcing that co-founder Kate Atherley is permanently stepping away from Nine Ten Publications. Kate navigated a very intense and challenging year personally; so much so that she went on leave back in March. This summer, Kate came to...
Letter from the Editor: Fall Update
Fall is my favourite season. Crisp mornings herald the return of sweater weather, while a new school year (or new financial quarter) brings fresh enthusiasm and much-needed routine after a summer of lazy days…. These changes always feel like a renewal of sorts. This...
A Bullet Pulling Thread: Grief, Justice & Quilting
Content Warning: This article deals with suicide and gun violence.Heartache. In the first few frames of A Bullet Pulling Thread, viewers watch as the word is appliqued onto a quilt, the scene punctuated by the heavy whirring of a sewing machine. The camera shifts to a...
Stitching Memories
Content warning: This article deals with the death of a parent, and medical trauma.My mother had been failing for a while. Between the summer of 2020 and the winter of 2024, there were multiple trips to the emergency department at her local hospital. Most of them were...
Archive Deep-Dive: Craft Patterns
Digits & Threads is not primarily a pattern-focused magazine, but craft patterns complement our articles and deep dives. Below are all the craft patterns we’ve ever published. If you aren't a Studio Member yet, join today for just $9!Craft Patterns [caf_filter...
Can New Funding Bolster the Canadian Wool Industry?
Turkish cotton… Chinese silk…French linen… Could Canadian wool join this list of global namesake textiles?It’s certainly something Matthew Rowe, CEO of the Campaign for Wool (and its parent organization, the Canadian Wool Council), would like to see. To that end, the...
Spinning a Community: Meet the Fibre Friends Road Trip
The year was 2013 and I had just moved from Oshawa to Hamilton, Ontario, full of hope for a successful retirement from my library career. One of the main factors that cinched the move was a yarn shop opening about a ten-minute walk away from my new condo. Yes—a yarn...
June 2024 Studio Hours Recap: The #SciArt Embroidery of Lia Pas
In our July 2024 Studio Hours session, we had a great time speaking with multidisciplinary artist and D&T Studio Member Lia Pas and enjoyed a preview of her Digits & Threads article that came out on July 17. We love having the opportunity to speak candidly...
Letter from the Editor: Stay Tuned! Coming up after the Break…
At this month’s Studio Hours gathering, our special guest was multidisciplinary artist and long-time Digits & Threads member, Lia Pas. As I listened to Lia talk about adapting her creative practice to accommodate her chronic illness, I was struck by the...
Stitching Symptoms: The Anatomical Embroidery of Lia Pas
I came to embroidery in my mid-forties after becoming disabled with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). I was a composer/performer and writer but with the overwhelming fatigue of ME/CFS I needed to find something less taxing as a creative...
Mary Anne Donovan Weaves A Sense of Home
A love of nature and a sense of home are beautifully reflected in textile designer and artist Mary Anne Donovan’s work: the warm aesthetic, the marine hues, the natural fibres, and the waterscapes that flow out of the frame. Born in Newfoundland and currently living...
Large Blanket, Small Loom: Rigid Heddle Blanket Project
Just as a knitter needs to choose the right cast-on and bind-off for a project, a weaver needs to think about the beginning and ending of their woven piece. Hemstitching is one way to secure the warp and weft threads and prevent unravelling. Find Sarah's hemstitching...