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Craft + Activism = Craftivism. Think of it sending a message to the world through your creative expression.

The Lennie Project

Posted on February 6, 2021 Leave a Comment

In my other life beyond the spinning wheel and knitting needles, I teach at Ryerson University on the topic of Homelessness. Being the middle of winter, the issue of cold, hypothermia and the recent deaths of four people experiencing homelessness on the streets of Toronto comes up a lot in class. Not surprisingly, so does … [Read more…]

Posted in: Craftivism, Peacing for Peace | Tagged: community craftivism, Fibre Arts

Becoming a Master(ful) Hand Spinner - OHS Year 1

Posted on October 30, 2021 2 Comments

Meet Darlene. She’s a spinning wheel. A Double-Tredle Lendrum to be exact. Made in Odessa, Ontario by a fellow named Gord Lendrum. She and I crossed paths this past August on the first day of Year 1 (of 6!) in my journey to become a Master Spinner (as in wool and not as in bicycles … [Read more…]

Posted in: Craftivism, Masterful Spinning: Ontario Hand Spinners | Tagged: Haliburton School of the Arts, Hand Spinning, Lessons of the Wheel, Ontario Hand Spinners and Weavers, Spinning Wheels, Wendy Bateman

Field Trip: Spirit Walk Farms

Posted on February 25, 2021 1 Comment

Sheep aren’t known for their ability to follow directions. These cuddly, sweet-faced creatures are determined to surge in the exact opposite direction you’ve asked them to follow. Not surprisingly, sheering day tends to be a whirlwind of stress, dust and fleece. Knowing all this didn’t dampen my excitement when Marg Quarrie of Spirit Walk Farm … [Read more…]

Posted in: Craftivism, Our Fibreshed | Tagged: Fibreshed, Grey County, Local Fibre Producers, Local Fibres, Sheep

Field Trip: Applegarth Studio and Yarn

Posted on January 14, 2021 Leave a Comment

I let the coffee warm me up as I sat in a rocking chair at The Bakery and watched the village of Flesherton go by on a cold, wet weekend in October. Glancing down at the windowsill there were a jumble of magazines, flyers and brochures.  Three alpacas named Daisy, Ember and Evita stared up … [Read more…]

Posted in: Craftivism, Our Fibreshed | Tagged: Alpaca, Fibreshed, Grey County, Local Fibre Producers, Local Fibres

I am a recovering Yarn Zombie

Posted on November 1, 2021 3 Comments

  A little peek at the Peace Flag House stash. I have an obsession with yarn.  I knit on the subway, on the beach, in class (I’m the teacher), in the car, on airplanes.  The last time I was in a movie theater I took my knitting.  Spinning wheels make me drool.  Looms are one … [Read more…]

Posted in: Activism at Home, Craftivism, Our Fibreshed | Tagged: Consumerism, Ethical Choice, Ethical Fibres, Fibre Arts, Fibreshed, Local Fibres, Sustainability

How Do We Peace for Peace?

Posted on September 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

Peace Flag House: exploring how to make peace a verb. Peace for Peace. Fabulous idea!But…how do we do it?  If peace is a verb, what does ‘peacing’ look like? Fighting and waring in the name of peace are practices we have plenty of direction on and excessive examples of: military training, history of war, embedded … [Read more…]

Posted in: Craftivism, Life at Peace Flag House, Peacing for Peace

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