The final design in this series is based on an actual aerial view of the earth, showing the air streams. Again, this fourth element is a more muted colour palette. I hope you’ve enjoyed this series as much as I enjoyed creating it! Download pattern. Read more in our Issue 58. Designed by Jo Gatenby […]
Author Archives: Carla A. Canonico
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This piece was a total experiment, stitched freehand as a challenge to break free of the normal boundaries of graphed smocking pieces/designs. Download pattern. Read more in our Issue 58. Designed by Judith Marquis Amberlane & Amberpetites www.amberlane.ca
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A few years ago, I started to dye my own fabrics. Another adventure in surface design: so many colours, so may possibilities. Dyeing fabric using Procion dyes is a lengthy process: preparing the dyes in different colours and the soda ash solution, scour the fabric, the buckets. And then waiting for a few days before […]
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When I think about landscapes, a myriad of images come to mind; not just those created with fabric, but with paper, paint, and a combination of elements. I decided to investigate the history of landscape art. Summarized below is what I found. Landscape painting is the depiction of natural scenery in art; landscapes may capture […]
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Every once in a while you come across a photo in your life that just needs to be featured in a big way on your wall of your home. My husband and I went on a canoe trip once to Kilvert Lake, Ontario. This was one of those trips where our child was with the […]
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I come from a long line of quilt makers from the Deccan Peninsula of India. My tiny Konkani community is cradled in an ancestral coastal village called Kalusta in Maharashtra. There, my grandmother, my great grandmothers, and great aunts have been making traditional quilts called Godharis. These traditional quilts are presented at every milestone and […]
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Highway 99, best known as the Sea to Sky Highway, begins just outside Vancouver, British Colombia and winds its way to the world-famous Whistler Blackcomb ski resort and beyond. It begins at sea level, and gradually twists and curves its way upwards through breathtaking scenery, as the ocean makes way to the spectacular mountain peaks […]
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I may be stretching the idea of landscape, but I did have fun planning my socks for this issue. Landscaping is defined as improving a plot of ground. I decided to improve the landscape of my knitting by trying techniques new to me. My favourite landscape would always be floral and now that I do […]
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It’s the fine details that really enhance the look of our finished knits. Carefully crafted seams, evenly picked-up stitches around necklines, and even a cast on that make stitches appear to start from thin air take our hand knits from craft to finely crafted. Edge treatments, or selvedges, are another way to kick our knitting […]
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I am an artist from Quebec and my medium of creation is embroidery art that I have been practicing professionally for 20 years. In this feature I highlight ten medallion embroideries based on a single theme: two mountains and a bay connecting to the St. Lawrence River, which is the landscape I see through my […]