Last week, after a class field trip to Distill Gallery (for a very exciting new assignment!), a bunch of us yarn addicts headed to Romni Wools, a hugely impressive shop in Toronto. It is yarn heaven, with skeins & balls stacked to the ceiling on two whole floors! Some aisles require you to walk nearly [...]

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Enjoy these blurry shots I took of my work in the studio tonight! I haven’t done any immersion dyeing since last year, during a Dye Chemistry class, but it’s a lot simpler than I remember. As you can see, I haven’t quite mastered dyeing evenly, but I’m very happy with my results. The imperfections add [...]

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 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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Some college updates … I’m playing with new materials & textures for my final project. I usually work with plain old unbleached muslin (which I happen to love), but I’ve purchased some organic linen … & cheesecloth. Yes, cheesecloth. I wanted something light, airy, & with an open weave. It doesn’t hurt that it’s also [...]

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