by Carlyn Yandle | Nov 3, 2024 | Collaboration, Cosplay, Costume, Critique, Found Materials, Grief, Halloween, Handmade, Inspiration, Material Exploration, Paper Sculpture, Papier Mache, Performance
This craftiest time of year is laced with painWhen you’ve recently lost a loved one, certain annual occasions are rough: Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries. For me, it’s Halloween. That’s when my brother was a full-steam-ahead creative force and crafty...
by Carlyn Yandle | Sep 7, 2024 | Carlyn Yandle, Costume, Counter-culture, Creative Process, DIY, Dressed, Fabric, Fiber Artist, Fibre Arts, Halloween, Handmaking, Knitting, Making, Material Exploration, Quilting, Sewing, Stitching, Textile, Textile Art, Vancouver
The one great store that fuels textile dreams is closing due to small-business strugglesJudging by the early deluge of reactions on Reddit last week, we Vancouver makers are stunned to learn that our mecca for material and more is selling off its inventory and...
by Carlyn Yandle | Oct 22, 2022 | Community Building, Costume, DIY, Fashion, Halloween, Handmade, Performance, Recycling, Sewing, Textile, Thrift Stores, Thrifting, Upcycling, Value Village
Just a week before Halloween — prime creative costume time — we in these parts are again reminded of the tragic, toxic end to our local Value Village.The general love-hate relationship came to a fiery finish one summer night four months ago yet I can’t shake thoughts...
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