A very exciting and successful day yesterday at @landmade_fibre hosted by @fashion_tmu the Fashion Program at the Metropolitan University. It was a thrill and honour to see the Ontario tweed jacket commissioned by the extremely kind and supportive @
The Cottage Blanket Beautiful and soft Norbouillet wool from Peterborough County. The naturally dyed colours tell the story: indigo blue sky and water, goldenrod yellow sun, indigo and goldenrod green trees and undyed brown sandy beach. Gorgeous col
Tea towels from a 19th draft from Prince Edward County, Ontario. This draft comes from a collection of drafts from two weaver sisters, Rosana and Hester Young in the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. This draft is called “A dra
Zig-Zag throw blankets using beautiful undyed Norbouillet wool from Peterborough County, Ontario. From start to finish an Ontario produced blanket in a 150 km radius. #bespokeblanket #madeinontario @ontariofibreshed
Weaving a classic red and white gingham in linen. These tea towels are for a preorder, but I’ll have a couple of extra for individual orders. #gingham #redandwhite #teatowels
The sunshine on this Cottage Blanket makes me happy! This pattern is inspired by our lovely Ontario cottage country. Blue sky and lakes; yellow sunshine; green coniferous trees and the brown of the Canadian Shield. All of these gorgeous colours are
It’s such a joy to see parallels between objects in the visual arts. In this case, a blanket and a stained glass window. When I took this goose eye blanket off the loom, I was struck with its similarity to a window in our house. The play of li
Such an honour to weave this beautiful floatwork pattern from the wonderful collection of old Ontario coverlets. And, there is no better place to appreciate a coverlet than on a bed. These coverlets were truly the art form of the 19th century Ontari
I took the centre image in this collage this summer when I had the pleasure of touring the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton. This beautiful scene of forest and sea is one of the most photographed parts of the Cabot Trail and I thought visually connects man
The combination of breed type, Coopworth; spinning, #wellingtonfibres; punchy natural dyeing, @ironcauldron.ca and an incredible traditional Ontario blanket pattern, Goose eye, just makes this blanket sing! This lightweight blanket makes for a perfec
It started with a little faded piece of fabric. After several woven and dye samples, we have 16 yards of upholstery fabric for two 1941 Buick cars. The original fabric is just so fascinating. It’s a two colour rib that has the illusion of und
A very elegant wool fabric collaboration with @ironcauldron.ca This fabric is intended for a 19th century frock coat. The inspiration for this version comes from a lovely 19th century upholstery fabric I discovered on a sofa at the Village at Black
Floatwork coverlet in a 19th century Ontario pattern. This is the second time I have woven this pattern as a coverlet. The first time was in 2009 and it was with commercially sourced wool. At that time, I really yearned to make my Ontario textile rep
There is nothing that we love better than creating a fabric from local fibre using a natural dye. Thank you to @graystoronto for being such a strong supporter of locally sourced textiles and not compromising on fibre or the dye process. The beauty of
They sure don’t make car upholstery like they used to. This reproduction upholstery is for a 1940 Buick. This optically wavy wool fabric is consistent with the Moderne aesthetic of the time period. Parallel streamlining can be seen in archite
My favourite wool for flannel fabric is Canadian Arcott from Huron County, Ontario. Arcott is uniquely suited to flannel because of the springy quality of the staple. That special configuration lends itself so well to the lovely halo that emerges fro
Spending time in Cape Breton is fulfilling in many ways. Every year brings a fascinating textile project to delve into. This year, I was determined to finish setting up the 19th century post frame loom at the Talla Mòr Museum at the @gaeliccol
We journeyed up to Cape North today to visit the @north_highlands_museum This museum started with the collecting efforts of Ruth Morrison. Ruth believed that important parts of her community’s cultural heritage was being lost. The museum is fi
Week two of the Adult Weaving Program at the @gaeliccollege It’s been two great weeks of sharing my love for Scottish Canadian textiles with the most amazing and enthusiastic weaving students imaginable. I am so thankful for the opportunity to
I’m very excited to be back at the @gaeliccollege in Cape Breton to teach in the adult weaving program. We’re setting up a very special project on one of the looms. All of the weaving students will get the opportunity to weave in this lo