Spring is close at hand and it is time to celebrate the season with projects that remind us of flowers and warmer weather. These little wallets from collage designer Donna Funnell of Milton, Ontario, will come in handy as change … Continued
The Fibre Report with Joe Lewis At age 16, I discovered the American expatriate writer Gertrude Stein who spent most of her adult life in Paris, France. In 1914 she published a book of poetry entitled Tender Buttons. In Paris, … Continued
I am a self taught fibre and embroidery artist in Saskatoon, and this is my love story. I was raised on the prairie by a landscape artist who couldn’t sew. I have relatives whom I deeply admire because of their … Continued
The Fibre Report with Joe Lewis Virginie Rochetti was born in Aix-en-Provence, France, and lives in Paris – by profession a stage designer, by passion an embroiderer. I saw her Tapestry of Bagnolet and met her in person the opening … Continued
My mother was a wonderful seamstress. As she was growing up, she learned to make a lot of her own clothes, and over the years advanced to suits out of Ultrasuede® and anything else imaginable. She was determined to drag … Continued
Herald summer with this intriguing banner – quilted and embellished using templates and thread painting. Read more in our Summer 2013 issue. Designed by Elizabeth Dillinger Art of Fabric 955 Brock Road Pickering, Ontario L1W 2X9 905.420.1101 elizabeth511.wixsite.com/creative
Lightweight & bright! Perfect for summer! This hot pink necklace and bracelet are going to be just perfect for the summer. It’s the perfect accessory to wear with a crisp white t-shirt. It might be surprising to know that this … Continued
Barb Hilts’s textile art pieces are intriguing at first sight. A better look will reveal its similarities to the art of smocking. While majoring in Textile Design at the Ontario College of Art, Barb was introduced to hand painted silk … Continued
Focus on Fibre Art Association ‘Prairies’ Biennial Juried Competition & Show of Fibre Art opened at Enterprise Square Galleries, May 4, 2014, with a public opening reception, featuring award presentations and special guest speaker, renowned fibre artist Martha Cole, in … Continued
The Fibre Report with Joe Lewis In June of 2007 I dropped in at the Lennox Contemporary Gallery on Ossington Avenue, Toronto, where the director knows my interest in textiles and fibre arts. He told me about a young woman … Continued