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For multi-disciplinary artist and maker Arounna Khounnoraj, creativity is everywhere! Step into Arounna’s world and experience the maker’s hand in everything she creates, from the lush colours to the simple-but-striking patterns.
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Sweater fit expert Kim McBrien Evans shares her top ten tips for making knit and crochet garments that fit well on any body.
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A textile artist shares her strategies for adapting your wardrobe to accommodate the physical changes a body experiences during and after pregnancy, while minimizing your textile-use footprint.
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This in-depth tour of “The Secret Codes: African Nova Scotian Quilts” exhibit at the Textile Museum of Canada introduces readers to the work of Black Nova Scotian quilters, and explores some of the history and controversy surrounding the exhibit.
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What can quilts tell us about being human? Join D&T editor Michelle Woodvine and Royal Ontario Museum Curator Arlene Gehmacher on a tour of the recent ROM exhibit, “Quilts: Made in Canada,” and explore themes like family, community, creativity, and activism through the lens of more than twenty rarely seen quilts from the ROM’s collections.
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Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about swatching! This clear and pragmatic guide explains the whys, hows, and what-ifs of swatching, so you can manage gauge for any project. Excerpt from Kate Atherley’s new book on math for knitters, coming in 2025 from Nine Ten Publications.
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Follow along as Dr. Michele Hardy, curator at Calgary’s Nickle Gallery, and her team of experts tackle the cleaning of a “domestic textile” from Eastern Anatolia. An accompanying video captures the process.
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Meet Brianna Redlich, owner of Yarn Over Fibre and Crafting Company, the only yarn store in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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