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), [...]
November 19, 2013 10 Everything you always wanted to know about craftspeople (but were afraid to ask) As I prepare for the opening of the One of a Kind Show & Sale*, which begins next week in Toronto, I’m [...]
July 5, 2013 2 Summer Craft Show Disasters 101 (or “Why the #$@* did I quit my day job?”) Thankfully, there are no actual tornadoes in this story. Have you heard the one about the torrential downpour [...]
January 20, 2013 0 Portrait of a Chinese Factory Worker When you’re slipping your jeans on in the morning, do you ever wonder about the people who made those [...]
November 20, 2011 3 Too much stuff! Something usual happened to me this week, perhaps even cathartic. I live in a rather chaotic environment of [...]
August 23, 2011 0 More than just a photo shoot A few weeks ago I did another photo shoot, this time for my Spring/Summer 2012 line. Once again my amazing [...]
March 22, 2011 3 Child Labour, redefined When I was a child, my mother had a thriving small business designing hand-painted silk scarves. When she was [...]