Paula and I visited the Handmade Art and Fine Craft Sale at Neilson Park. With Christmas only weeks away, this event was an excellent opportunity for local artisans and the NPCC resident groups to show off their hard work.
In August (2018) I had the honour to travel with three very experienced fibre art creators Hazel Tindall, Karen M. Morin and Barbara Van Elsen. We traveled as part of an organized tour group arranged by Craft Cruises www.craftcruises.com. The cruise ship departing from Copenhagen, Denmark to Alesund Norway, then …
I had the privilege of attending the Etobicoke Handweavers and Spinners Guild (EHSG) spin-in event with Kerstin Kerr owner of Alpaca Avenue in support of the guild’s 50 Mile Coat project. The spin-in was well attended and educational for people new to spinning. I knew of the guild as my grandfather …
“On this day we arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, our first port stop of the entire cruise. Our group embarked on an exciting tour and one of the major highlights of the trip (at least it was for me!) We went on a very rare factory tour of one of the …
“A Well-organized disembarkation process queued us up for taxis to our hotel in downtown Copenhagen. After getting checked in and settled, we were off to the candy store of a yarn shop, Sommerfuglen for a trunk show with Bente Geil and most excellent shopping. Karen Lauger, local knitter and designer, took some …
“We took a well-advised ship-organized transfer from the bonded port into Brugges, our bus tour guide offered up a lot of information about the history of the historic town and provided us with some terrific guidance for a walking tour. Some knitters ventured out to find a one of …
“Dreary and rainy day here, one of the few on the trip. We wandered around through the Old Town area, found a archeological excavation site, some historic buildings and monuments that could use a little love, commercial street and port, though it was late in the day and many …
” We all rushed into town to find the wonderful treat of a yarn shop that is Retrosaria. Rosa Pomar gave us a quick lesson in the Portuguese knitting style and we all had a great time shopping from her small but excellent selection of international and local yarns. Rosa …
“We were greeted at this port by Angela and Santiago of La Maison Bisoux online knitting shop. They graciously escorted us from the port to their shop office and allowed us to shop a nice little selection of yarns. Santiago offered up lots of suggestions of places to visit …