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Textile artists reclaim narrative through 'Strange Material'
Strange Material: Storytelling through Textiles
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From old Blockbuster video receipts to embroidered pillows to crocheted fabric squares, Strange Material: Storytelling through Textiles by Leanne Prain showcases artists who work with textiles you'd expect to see in a living room, not an art gallery.
20th annual More Than Just a Yardage sale
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Friday, May 29, 11-6 and Saturday, May 30, 11-2
Don’t miss the Textile Museum of Canada’s largest fabric and craft sale of the year where you will find a wide selection of dressmaking and decorator fabric, household linens, traditional clothing, yarn, books, beads, buttons, quilting fabrics, craft supplies and more. Rain or shine, the sale takes place in tents outside of the Museum.
Proceeds support the TMC’s exhibitions, collections and public programs.
Textile Museum of Canada: Textile Temptations
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Textile Temptations
Saturday December 10, 2011 10 am - 4 pm
A seasonal sale of textile delights! Stop by the TMC's Volunteer workroom at 401 Richmond and discover a fabulous selection of beads, buttons, sewing and decorator fabric. Come early for the lovely collection of lace! Also available, a creative and unique selection of gift giving ideas for the holiday season. Purchase your one of a kind mola or a TMC Membership. Better yet, wrap your gifts in fabric.
The TMC Volunteer Workroom
401 Richmond St W, Suite 1-B (in the basement)
Textile Museum exhibition opening reception
Location
Includes a visit to the Varley Art Gallery of Markham for a tour with commentary by curator Sarah Quinton and artist Kai Chan.
Bus departs from the Textile Museum at 2:30 p.m. and leaves the Varley at 4:30 p.m. Reception is free; Bus tickets are $8 per person
For tickets call 416-599-5321, ext. 2228
Seminar: Adam's Simple Ration with Stephen Schofield
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Seminar: Adam's Simple Ration with Stephen Schofield
Spend a day with the artist that includes an illustrated lecture, a walkthrough of the exhibition, and experimentation with eggs to produce temporary sculptures. Test the potential of food as an art-making material and consider the poetic transformations that take place when "Adam's simple ration" is put to use.
Members $50, Non-members $65, Full-time students $40. Materials $8.
Advance registration is required, class size is limited.
To register, call 416-599-5321 x 2221.
Seminar: Rogue Embroidery with David R. Harper
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Seminar: Rogue Embroidery with David R. Harper
Spend a day with the artist and explore embroidery as a creative and experimental method of expression where patterns, drawings, and images can be transferred and embroidered onto various unusual surfaces. Includes an illustrated lecture on historical, narrative, and rogue embroidery, and embroidery in relation to taxidermy.
Members $50, Non-members $65, Full-time students $40. Materials $8.
Advance registration is required, class size is limited.
To register, call 416-599-5321 x 2221.
Lecture: Mangoes on Fabric with Sartaj Kaur
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Lecture: Mangoes on Fabric with Sartaj Kaur
Sartaj Kaur will give a talk on the unique textile art of Kashmir and why it has always been a luxury item. She will discuss history, technique, style, the contemporary market, and how to identify an authentic Kashmir shawl.
Sartaj Kaur is the owner of and designer for Kinna Sohna, one of Toronto's leading boutiques of fine handcrafted textiles. Free for TMC Members and Full-time students, Non-members $12. Advance tickets may be purchased in person at the TMC's front desk. Please arrive early, seating is limited.
Visit our Web site at www.textilemuseum.ca.
More Than Just a Yardage Sale
Location
More Than Just a Yardage Sale
Bargain-hunting fibre addicts will descend on the TMC for the annual More Than Just A Yardage Sale. Created and run by the Museum's volunteers, the sale is a bonanza for textile aficionados and a major fundraiser for the Museum. Shoppers will have their pick of an eclectic mix that includes yardages, yarns, patterns, quilt fabrics, notions and crafts.
Reservation: Not required
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