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December Newsletter

12/13/2017

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a recent photo of me and the fam. I'm wearing my 
Gemini T-shirt by Jane Richmond in Sweetgeorgia Yarn,
and my 
Chevron Cardi
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The past six weeks have been super busy! I'm prepping for an exhibition which is opening on January 5th (at Kube Studios on the Sunshine Coast), as well as organizing American Tapestry Alliance's forthcoming blog tour and I have two Intro to Tapestry weaving workshops coming up. One workshop is in Gibsons in February and the other is in Surrey in March. Check them out.

I have been weaving almost every evening trying to get at least one more big piece off the loom for the show, which means I haven't been getting much knitting done at all. 


On the Interwebs
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​Sylvia Olson did a one-month residency at Custom Woolen Mills and has been writing about it on her blog. You have to see how she makes felted yarn

- Stephanie Pearl-McPhee AKA the Yarn Harlot (but you already knew that) wrote about locally dyed yarn Gauge Dyeworks on her blog last week where we learned that Catherine at Gauge is performing yarn miracles! She designed a skein of yarn that creates equal sized stripes on a raglan sweater! My mind is blown. Go see the Yarn Harlot posthere.  AND Catherine announced on Instagram last week that sweater skeins will be on the market soon! Whooot!

- Megan Nodecker of Pip in Pin made a video tutorial about her Afterthought Everything Sock recipe. I other words, she shows us her method for adding heels, cuffs and toes after you've knit up a tube. It's pretty fantastic. She is also hosting an Everything Afterthought Knit Along on her ravelry page.

- Bernadette has left her position at Wet Coast Wools which also means she's no longer co-hosting the Wet Coast Wools podcast. But, she is still in Vancouver and has started her own awesome podcast called the Coffee & Craft podcast! She also just finished the most amazing Christmas sweater.

- Felicia Lo over at Sweetgeorgia started a vlog, too! Go see the recent episode about her time at Knit Social's Sea to Sky retreat.


New at Vancouver Yarn
stuff we recently added to the website
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Added to our Canadian designer list: Two local designers, Vancouverite Natalie Volyanyuk and island gal Alla Saenko

Added to our Groups map: There is now a knitting and crafting group meeting every Wednesday at the Wise Hall in East Van


Recently on our Instagram
My textile adventures and regrams of local designers, artists and businesses.

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Around Town
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- Congrats to Charlotte Kwon who was awarded Robert Jekyls Award for leadership in craft. I can't think of anyone more deserving.

- You can now find Caitlin ffrench's knitting books at Maiwa on Granville Island

- According to the Got Craft site there is one remaining craft fair in Vancouver before the holidays... 

CRAFTY AFFAIRE
Saturday, December 16th, 2017
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Croatian Cultural Centre
3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

- Tomorrow, Thursday, December 14 from 7-9 pm is 88 Stitches' last evening social of 2017. They will have tea and festive cupcakes and the shop is also open for after-hours browsing.


​Recently on our Pintrest
Canadian knitting supplies like hand-dyed yarn and locally designed patterns
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​​Workshops

Browse around our workshops page to find textile workshops that interest you. Here's what looks fun to me:

The Textile Art Department announced handwoven jacquard weaving workshops for the new year.
Ana Isabel still has spaces in her January introductory weaving class at The Silk Weaving Studio.
Registration for spring Maiwa workshops began on December 10th
 
And Knit City announced their Spring Retreat.
 
Know of an event or other listings that I can include in an upcoming newsletter? Email me.

Be kind to yourself,
Janna
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