June 25, 2018 0 Healing from tragedy: quilters create the Toronto LOVE Project The deadly van attack on pedestrians that took place in Toronto on April 23 left Torontonians in a state of [...]
November 15, 2017 2 The nuts and bolts of preparing for a big craft show by Adrian Lancashire A quick note from Devorah at Red Thread: For my first guest post, introductions are in [...]
November 14, 2016 13 What’s it really like to run a handmade business? Five things makers want you to know Three years ago this week, as I was preparing for Toronto’s One of a Kind Show, I wrote my most popular [...]
June 9, 2016 8 A Studio Tour I’ve been running Red Thread for 11 years now, and am very excited to announce that I have finally [...]
October 7, 2015 2 Summer Sewing: Notes from an unconventional camp Now that school is back in full swing and the leaves in Toronto are starting to change (just a tiny bit), [...]
April 20, 2015 0 Why are Americans going crazy for Lilly Pulitzer at Target? Shopping for Lilly Pulitzer at Target? Definitely not this relaxing. (photo: Lilly Pulitzer for Target) [...]
March 20, 2015 2 Bursting at the seams Have you heard the quote “Do one thing every day that scares you?” It sits alongside so many other [...]
February 13, 2015 2 Living in the best place on Earth Toronto skyline: photo by John Davidson Photography © Two weeks ago The Economist declared Toronto, my home, [...]
October 29, 2014 2 Are you making or buying your Halloween costume? If your kids are anything like my kids, their adrenaline levels have already gone up in anticipation of [...]
September 28, 2014 2 Do you love Etsy? People lined up around the block and then filled the atrium of Toronto’s MaRS Centre yesterday. The [...]