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June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 Strand News

Spider Silk: A Golden Opportunity

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https://www.rom.on.ca/en/whats-on/spider-silk-a-golden-opportunity

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Mark your calendar! Countdown to our biggest sale of the year! It's happening Friday May 3 & Saturday May 4 at a new location! St. Matthew’s United Church 729 St. Clair Avenue West 5 mins from St. Clair West TTC Subway Station We have fabrics, notions, yarns, beads, patterns, books, magazines and tools of all sorts to meet your crafting needs Think Green — Bring your own bag! Cash, debit and all major credit cards accepted. Proceeds from the sale support @texilemuseumofcanada’s exhibition, collection and public program.

From the workroom — Machine embroidery threads 🌈

Upcoming Workroom Sale at 411 Richmond Street East⠀ Next Tuesday, March 26 2019, 1-3pm ⠀ CASH ONLY

In celebration of #InternationalWomensDay — a self-portrait of Mary Knowles (1733-1807), a poet, an intellectual, an early advocate of female education, an abolitionist and (for our interest) a master #needlework artist. She refined the technique that came to be known as 'needle-painting' where stitches were used to imitate brushstrokes in paintings. For her skills, she received a royal commission to create a portrait of George III in 1771. The final product was much to the satisfaction to the King and Queen and Knowles was rewarded handsomely, in monetary terms and also in friendship with the royal family. This self-portrait depicting her working on the royal portrait was probably commissioned by Queen Charlotte eight year later as a recognition of this tie. ⠀ This work is now part of the @royalcollectiontrust and was put on display in Vancouver, Canada during 'Portrait of the Artist' exhibition at @vanartgallery in late 2017.

NEW FOR SALE IN THE LIBRARY: #MonicaFerris's Needlecraft Mystery Series and #SallyGoldenbaum's Seaside Knitters Mystery Series. Love the punny titles 😂 Hardcover $2 each Paperback $1.50

Unusual find from the workroom! Small piece of finished #trapunto — ready to be made into a small pillow or...

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STRAND NEWS is the online meeting place for more than 130 volunteers of the Textile Museum of Canada in Toronto, Ontario. Our fundraisers, More Than Just a Yardage Sale and For the Love of Cloth, support TMC exhibits and programs. The Museum relies on the dedication, knowledge and talent of the volunteers whose collectively contribution to the Museum is equalivalent to nine full-time staff positions.

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