fibreQUARTERLY Canada on-line Textile and Fibre Arts and Crafts magazine

27/11/2025

I found out about the Changing Landscapes International Contemporary Textile & Fibre Art Symposium at the Cotton Factory from Vita Plume when i saw her at the Textile Museum of Canada 10 days before it happened, not the event organizers social media. The first time i wrote about Vita's work was in Volume 7, Issue 1/Spring 2011. Vita Plume Dreams from My Mother, jacquard woven cloth, 5panel and constructed garments lined with thermal printed textiles which been cut into inch wide strips and rewoven. photo Joe Lewis Review "Lieux de memoire" by Joe Lewis

23/11/2025

31/10/2025

Since the Textile Museum of Canada is reopening today October 30 and I am not there i went looking for textile work in Calgary. I went to the Drop In 10 - 12 at the Weavers Guild to see their new to me space. Then went down to Contemporary Calgary Contemporary to see the 3 exhibitions that are on now, 2 feature Quilts by Preston Pavlis in a solo exhibition these are painted canvas tops with piece backs bound and tuffed. There are quilts by Linda Sormin in the group show Presence

26/10/2025

October 25/ 25 went to see Drawn, an exhibition of handweaving by Mackenzie Kelly-Frère, an artist, educator and academic living in Mohkinstsis (Calgary) at the Alberta Craft Council gallery in C-Space in Calgary the show runs until November 1/ 2025.

17/10/2025

I am pleased to say that the Textile Museum of Canada will be reopening on October 30. I won't be attending because I am in Calgary, but I will be visiting asap after I get home. If you aren't a member, now might be the time. I have been a member since 1997.

UPDATE: This event is currently at maximum capacity. If you are no longer able to attend, please email us at [email protected]. Door tickets will be available but please note we will be prioritizing ticketholders and are anticipating long lines for entry.

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The Textile Museum of Canada is thrilled to invite you to celebrate our 50th anniversary and reopening on Thursday, October 30, 2025, from 5–9PM.

Enjoy hands-on textile workshops, loom demos, screenings in our auditorium, and refreshed fabrics, yarns, and notions from our Reuse Program.

Opening remarks will take place between 5 PM-7 PM. A social evening follows, with the bar open all night, and Phillippe playing 7 PM-9 PM.

The night also marks the launch of three major exhibitions reflecting our past, present, and future:

Made by Many: 50 Years of the Textile Museum of Canada — celebrating five decades of stories, exhibitions, and communities.

Taking Shape: Recent Acquisitions (funded by Partners In Art) — new works expanding the diversity of our collection.

From Cloth to Code: New Media Responses — artists reimagining textiles through digital and immersive media.

RSVP to attend: https://bit.ly/3W6rKFN

11/09/2025

Me doing finger crochet at the same conference the same day

crocheted a mess and chatted between the papers I had come to hear.

11/09/2025

An unknown guy knitting at a conference 11 years ago in the former Maple Leaf Gardens. I wonder where he is now? We chatted and I did call him by name at the event but that was 11 years ago.

and who says men don't knit. but that's another story first I went to hear the panel, Deconstructing Action Gabriella Solti – University of Western Ontario Artist Talk & Workshop: Geometric Laughter (Spatialized Immersive Soundscape) Helene Vosters – York University Artist Talk: Unravel: A meditation on the warp and weft of militarism (Performance, Textile) March 15 2014

28/07/2025

This sad news. I have posted several photos of Aganetha Dyck's pieces on this page. RiP Aganetha Dyck September 12 1937 - July 18, 2025