March 2016

Chair Necessaire Part 2

Posted on March 8, 2016June 25, 2015 by Carla A. Canonico

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Mar

[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] Scissor Fob When my husband and I purchased the furniture for our great room, we wanted to ensure that there was a recliner for each of the four of us. Not wanting four lazy boy chairs, we purchased only two and a couch, which has both ends reclining. Even with all […]

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Fibre Art, Rug Hooking

Tandem: the present and the past together – part 3

Posted on March 7, 2016June 25, 2015 by Carla A. Canonico

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Mar

[columns] [span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][/columns] The Fibre Report with Joe Lewis Working with Denis Longchamps, publisher and editor of the Cahiers métiers d’art ::: Craft Journal and curator on the exhibition Tapis Crochetés / Hooked Rugs January 16th – April 13th, 2008, Judith Penny Burton presented the work of four contemporary artists working in this […]

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Rug Hooking

Ontario Hooking Craft Guild

Posted on March 4, 2016June 25, 2015 by Carla A. Canonico

04
Mar

the guilded edge The Upper Toronto Branch of the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild held a Hook In on February 7, 2009. For the hook in, we all hooked our interpretations of two Ontario House styles, the gothic cottage and the distinctively Toronto Bay ‘n’ Gable. The rugs are all wonderfully different. We also enjoyed an […]

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Quilting

Island Quilters Guild

Posted on March 3, 2016June 25, 2015 by Carla A. Canonico

Patricia Pepper - Always a Farmer's Daughter

03
Mar

[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] the guilded edge The countryside was a profusion of colour the weekend of September 20-21, 2008 when the women of the Island Quilters’ Guild hosted a two day exhibit, The Hawberry Autumn Quilt Show. Amid the excitement, and a sigh of relief, the last stitch was in place, the pressing and […]

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Embroidery

Blue Sky Boy’s Romper

Posted on March 2, 2016June 25, 2015 by Carla A. Canonico

02
Mar

I’m a pretty avid sewer and embroiderer. I also smock, cross stitch, do whitework and design heirloom garments. There’s just one tiny fly in my ointment – many of my finest efforts are never worn at my house; they go to friends and family. The reason for the exodus? My two lovely children aren’t girls, […]

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Creative Sewing

Bobbin Lacemaking

Posted on March 1, 2016June 25, 2015 by Carla A. Canonico

01
Mar

[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] The history of “hand made lace” as we know it, begins in the 16th century. It is impossible to start an authentic history before this time. But there are many claims to the beginning of lace making in many countries as early as the 1500s and bobbin lace appears in some […]

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