Writing and Projects

Articles:

Article: Fibre Fun at the 100 Mile Fleece and Fibre Fair (pdf link), published by Digits & Threads, September 2024.

Book Review: Clothe Local, A review of Fleece & Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, author Francine McCabe. published in The BC Review, July 2024

Tutorial: Weaving Techniques: Hemstitch Tutorial (pdf link), published by Digits & Threads, July 2024.

Article: The Oldest Weaving Guild in Canada: A History of the Victoria Handweavers’ and Spinners’ Guild. (pdf link)

Book Review: Shepherd’s Sight: A Farming Life (pdf link), author Barbara McLean, published 2024.

Author Profile: Profile of Ontario Shepherd Barbara McLean (pdf link)

Book Review: Fleece & Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands (pdf link), author Francine McCabe, published 2023.

Author and Artist Profile: Honouring the Land through Textiles: The Weavings of Francine McCabe. (pdf link)

Artist and Project Profile: Shelly Nicolle-Phillips’ Prairie Alphabet Project: A Window into the Grasslands Ecosystem (pdf link)

Columnist at Digits & ThreadsStudio Hours write-ups. Digits & Threads was an online Canadian magazine which unfortunately ceased publication in late 2024. Studio Members could attend a monthly online gathering with presentations from authors of the magazine articles. I wrote a summary review, capturing the ever-entertaining chat and candid conversations.

Guilded: Creating Community through Cloth, PLY Magazine blog, January 2020

woven blue and white twill shawl draped over a wooden weaving loom

Advocacy Projects:

Vancouver Island Fibreshed

Newsletter published seasonally.

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