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Fibre Characteristics Deep Dive: Cotton (plus Linen and Hemp)

Fibre Characteristics Deep Dive: Cotton (plus Linen and Hemp)

Cotton is everywhere in our lives. In fact, the cotton research and promotion organization Cotton Incorporated calls it “the fabric of our lives.” We wear it, we sleep on it, we use it to dry our dishes. It’s everywhere in crafting, too. Weavers love cotton; there’s...

Canadian Comfort Quilts in World War II, Part Two

Canadian Comfort Quilts in World War II, Part Two

In Part One of this two-part interview, Joanna Dermenjian defined a Canadian wartime quilt, talked about the possible origins of Canadian relief quilting efforts, and described some of the quilts she’s encountered. Read Part One here.  Nadine Flagel: I understand...

Fibre Characteristics Deep Dive: Luxury Fibres

Fibre Characteristics Deep Dive: Luxury Fibres

When we think of “luxury” fibres, we tend to think of animal fibres that are not as readily available as wool or cotton. These fibres come from animals that are not farmed as widely as sheep and are sometime not farmed at all. It is their rarity and high price that...

Canadian Comfort Quilts in World War II, Part One

Canadian Comfort Quilts in World War II, Part One

In Part One of this two-part interview, Joanna Dermenjian defines a Canadian wartime quilt, talks about the possible origins of Canadian relief quilting efforts, and describes some of the quilts she’s encountered. Nadine Flagel: How did you get into this research?...

Sock Mending: Replacing Heels and Toes on Gussetless Socks

Sock Mending: Replacing Heels and Toes on Gussetless Socks

This is Part One of a two-part series on replacing sock heels. See our previous three-part sock-mending series covering how to do Swiss darning, stocking darning and Scottish darning.One of the many benefits of knitting a toe-up sock, or any sock without a gusset, is...

A Tale of Small-Scale, Home-Grown, Hand-Spun Craft Linen

A Tale of Small-Scale, Home-Grown, Hand-Spun Craft Linen

Six years ago, I launched my deep dive into growing flax and transforming it into linen cloth. Does that sound like magic? It sure does to me. My journey began when I inherited a spinning wheel and grotty wool fleece from my mother-in-law, Katie. To honour that...

Archive Deep-Dive: Things We’ve Learned About Wool

Archive Deep-Dive: Things We’ve Learned About Wool

It's no secret that we're #TeamWool here at Digits & Threads (ok, more like #TeamNaturalFibres, but we sure do love wool). We love wool for its warming properties, for how easy it is to work with, and for what great fabrics it makes. And thanks to experts like...

Archive Deep-Dive: Craft Patterns

Archive Deep-Dive: Craft Patterns

We are a community of makers, crafters and artists. 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,...

Archive Deep-Dive: Artist Profiles

Archive Deep-Dive: Artist Profiles

It's so inspiring to learn about fibre and textile artists' motivations and inspirations, to see how an individual's background leads them down a particular creative path and to have our eyes open by someone else's perspective. As part of our deep dive into our years'...

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