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// GREETING // INSTAGRAM // AROUND TOWN //
// MY WORKSHOP PICKS //
// PINTREST // LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS //

* I'm sending this newsletter a day early since one of the Instagram items I share shows a sale Sylvia McFadden is having on three patterns and the sale ends tonight. Scroll down to the Instagram section to see.

It's been an emotional month, and originally this greeting was more morose and heavy but I came to the conclusion that this isn't the place to talk politics, so I erased my draft. With that said, I prefer to share where I'm at so I haven't completely strayed from the subject. This week two of my long-distance friends reached out to me in near desperation simply because they know that I share the same political values as them. I am so glad they did because now I know who I can call if I need an ear, too. Which brings me to local super-crafter Kim Werker's new craftivist newsletter! I already love what she does in her practice and craft newsletter, so it feels good knowing who I'm inviting to help fill my inbox with ideas.

Something else that has helped me this week is posting these posters in my neighbourhood. My friend (and Van Island artist) Corrie Peters offers them in her project, Ways I Have Been Fooled (2016). They are available for free download here . They are good reminders for those of us who have fewer barriers to success - with messages like, "My success is not solely a product of my hard work".

These frightful current affairs have actually urged me to knit more. I've been on a major knitting hiatus since I started weaving tapestry in 2013, but for me knitting has always been the ultimate therapy. Weaving is therapeutic, too, but knitting is my 'hobby craft'. Weaving is work. Awesome work, but still work. Besides knitting a Pussy Hat this month I've also finished an adaptation of Elena Nodel's My Honey Cardi, (which is now in Texas with my brand new niece, Maggy) and I am half-way through a baby Flax Light pullover in Malabrigo sock yarn (above). These are record amounts of knitting for me! So, lots of therapy knitting happening over here.

Janna

PS in an attempt to remain sane while on the internet I've added this plugin to my Chrome browser which turns pictures of today's scary people into kittens. I highly recommend it.

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Below from top left // Sylvia McFadden is having a 2 for 3 sale until January 31st // I'm knitting swatches for no particular reason // Amanda Kafka released a series of chunky knit patterns // I saw ceramic artist Shary Boyle's artist talk at Emily Carr (and left so inspired!) // I stopped in at Urbanity and fell in love with all things wool // And I found a macrame workshop after someone inquired on our website //

AROUND TOWN...

Stephanie Jonsson has an exhibition on Granville Island at the Gallery of BC Ceramics going from February 9th-March 1st. This body of work mixes textiles and ceramics.
On February 24th the Yarn Harlot, Stephanie Pearl Mcfee is in town giving a lecture at the Oakridge Auditorium. 7pm. Get me info here https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wckg-presents-an-evening-lecture-with-the-yarn-harlot-tickets-29360019609
Are you in on the 88 Stitches Canada KAL? The gist is that for one year we try to knit as many Canadian designed patterns in celebration of Canada's 150th year. 88 Stitches in Langley is hosting it as part of their 10 year anniversary and you can join in on the fun here in their Ravelry group! JOIN IN ON THE FUN ON RAVELRY #88stitchesCanadaKAL
Felicia Lo's Dyeing to Spin and Knit book began shipping from Amazon on January 12th!
Have you seen the textiles in the Vancouver Special exhibition at VAG?

MY WORKSHOP PICKS

I cruised our 'workshops' page and here are few fun things I found:

This Saturday morning Crafty Creations in Delta is teaching Intro to Fairisle with Tin Can Knits' Banff Hat.
Starting Feb 8th Wet Coast Wools is teaching a three day (over three weeks) West Coast Cardi workshop. I'm excited to try this Jane Richmond pattern myself one day because she offers blank graphs with her pattern so you can design your own images to knit (so many possibilities!). Sign up here.
On February 18th Baaad Anna's is hosting a morning Zippers workshop with Holli Yeoh. Learn how to insert zippers into your knitting while creating a closure that looks great from both sides.
As of January 20th Fibres West workshops are open for registration! Fibres West is a textiles marketplace occuring in mid-March in Surrey BC featuring vendors, workshops, lectures and demonstrations. They are in their 9th year! I'm teaching a full day Tapestry Weaving 101 on the Friday.

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I'm drooling over these knitting patterns by Canadian designers Jenny Wiebe, Jumper Cables and Heidi Kirrmaier

LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS

LEARN HOW TO WEAVE WALL HANGINGS WITH EVERLEA TEXTILES AT TAPESTRY WEAVING 101 IN GIBSONS LANDING, SUNSHINE COAST. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11TH 12-5 // $100 INCLUDING TAKE-HOME LOOM

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