Program Now Full! Read on to be added to the waitlist in case of registration shifts. Want to make a commitment to yourself ( and your closet) while creating a locally grown garment and growing your community? This program takes a leap from our extended Blue Nettle program of 2023, having learned the great value…
Tag: Slow Clothing
Flax Progress Report 2023
It has been nearly 100 days since we sowed our flax seeds at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Farm School in Richmond – and we have begun to harvest! Like many places, it has been an odd spring for growing here on the West coast, and those of us growing flax are looking forward to…
Autumn Spinning Circles
Join Jaymie Johnson and Sharon Kallis for these virtual gatherings that allow us to to carve time for ourselves to process fibres, spin for future projects, and keep spinning those threads of conversations we started in the summer. Not a spinner? that’s ok too- bring your other handwork that is good to do in the…
Surrey Museum Textile Garden
The Museum of Surrey has a fantastic textile focus with a wonderful library and vibrant series of programs for teaching about textiles; so we are thrilled to be helping them take that energy and focus to the gardens outside! Are you a Surrey resident – a senior or youth – interested in learning more about…
Closets Unpacked Program- with flax!
A recent opportunity seemed too good to pass up- so we have tweaked our Closets Unpacked Program, and wanted to share the exciting news! For those living in the lower mainland area that register in this program, we will self-organize trips to Barnston island where a small plot of land will be ready for us…
new programs for the new year
From mending old to making new- we are starting the year off all about cloth and delving deep into culture. Learning to mend and online community time! This online mending guild from Jan. 20-March 31 on Wednesday nights offers 2 weeks of time between sessions to complete one garment repair and move on to the…
Stitch and Strategize has begun!
December feels the perfect time to have launched this project. As the season seems to push buying more of anything from all directions, it feels very inspiring and honest to sit with others and contemplate how to best fix or remake what we already have. Huge thanks to the Roundhouse Community Centre for hosting us…
Stitch and Strategize Events
A Slow Clothing Collaboration Amy Walker of Makemobile joins Sharon Kallis, plus invited friends, colleagues and passers-by for Stitch and Strategize. Check out this page for more information about this project. Conversation and Clothing Fridays Dec 6, 13 & 20 9am-12noon Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews Friday Dec 27 11am-2pm Trillium Park , SW corner of Malkin and Thornton…
Buttons: wood & antler
October 3 6.30-9pm $32.00 Register here Maclean park Fieldhouse 710 Keefer St. Instructor: David Gowman What projects are your dreaming of for your winter making nights? Spend an evening with David at the Fabulous Horn Shop cutting local hard woods and antlers from his saved stash for buttons and closures that will come in handy…
Linen Growers’ Glossary
Turning straw into gold is a magic process full of archaic terminology….If you want to learn more, check out Raven Ranson’s new book Homegrown Linen: transforming flaxseed into fibre The QuickStart Guide… Grow some flax — seed in the spring as early as the ground can be worked to reduce the need for water; or…