Mary W. Martin is an award-winning knitwear designer who has developed brand new techniques for double knitting that can create reversible mirrored patterns on the front and back of knitted fabric (which she has named Fusion knitting), or even completely different reversible patterns (Fission knitting). She tells us more about her knitting journey below.
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Guild member Genevieve Chornenki reviews “Unravelling Canada: A Knitting Odyssey” by Sylvia Olsen (Douglas & McIntyre, 2021). Sylvia will be a guest speaker at this year’s Toronto Knitter’s Frolic July 23-25.
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Wendy Mortimer is the owner of The Wool Mill on the Danforth. In addition to being a yarn shop, they also provide knitwear repair services and finished knitted products.
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Sarah is a knitwear designer with a brand new pattern coming to Interweave Knits this summer! She shares with us her design process, and also gives us her insight into how to make the fiber community a more inclusive place for all.
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This month we get to know our social media extraordinaire, Simone! She tells us about her vision for the Guild’s social media presence, as well as about her knitting journey.
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New to the board this year, Margaret’s background both in publishing and as a “serial volunteer” make her a perfect fit for the Partnerships role.
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Guild Member Genevieve Chornenki has recently published a book! You can find Don’t Lose Sight wherever you buy books, and to celebrate we are reposting an article Genevieve wrote for the Guild newsletter last year.
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Susan Hart is a clothing designer who joined the Guild a year ago. She tells us the big difference she finds between knitting and sewing garments, and about the memories tied to an extra special shawl knit.
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Linda has been running her yarn shop for 37 years! She tells us how she got started in the business and about her recent move.
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Interested in volunteering with the Guild, but not sure where to start? We have a lot of opportunities with varying levels of commitment available.
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Find out more about Volunteer Opportunities . . .
Don’t see a good fit, but still want to contribute? Reach out to info@torontoknittersguild.ca and we’ll find a way for your unique skills to make a difference.
