My final project for my Dye & Print class this semester is to take one of my paper designs & apply it to fabric. We’ve been assigned six colour samples & one final piece, but I can’t seem to stop printing … It’s not exact, but I’m really happy with what I’ve printed so far. [...]

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Even though all that yarn that I order gets knit up & put straight into the shop, it still feels like opening up the best present when I get my shipments! I’ve been using EatSleepKnit.com lately & I really recommend them! Quick shipments, easy payment, & you get a neat little scratch card with every [...]

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(That title sounds like a mystery novel!) A week or two ago, the awesome F. of Sister Valentine left me a beautiful tin box at my workspace in the studio. She found it at a thrift store, & said she couldn’t pass it up. It’s possible that I squealed a little, when I saw it: [...]

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The Paper Place in Toronto is one of those shops that is constantly raved about at my school. Though I’m studying Textiles & fabrics, we work with paper very often (it’s a lot cheaper to sample your designs on paper, of course!). Art stores often carry small samples of beautiful Japanese silkscreened paper, but I’ve [...]

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