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Marie Aiken-Barnes

Posted on March 27, 2023 (August 1, 2023) by tm-admin

1926 (Alix, Alberta) – 2019 (Aurora, Ontario) Thank you to Marie Aiken-Barnes and Gordon Barnes for their generous support of the Museum.

Life Cycle of a Textile School Program

Posted on March 16, 2023 (September 14, 2023) by tm-admin

An image from the Life Cycle of a Textile Program. The heading is "What exactly are Textiles?". There is a skein of cotton-hemp yarn beside text which says "Fibres: Raw materials" and an arrow pointing to another text box which says "Textiles: Finished materials, fabrics". This text box is in front of an image of fabric squares

The Textile Museum of Canada developed the Life Cycle of a Textile Program for Grade 6-12 students

Our Textile Reuse Program!

Posted on February 14, 2023 (August 1, 2023) by tm-admin

Shop sustainable, affordable, and community-minded by purchasing your making supplies from our Textile Reuse Program!

Curiously Crafting: A Conversation with Colette Boulet

Posted on March 8, 2021 (April 1, 2021) by Defne Inceoglu

Hello there! I’m Justice Stacey, your Educator in Residence. Welcome to Curiously Crafting, a journey into the wonderfully wide world of textiles. Through the stories of three textile artists and…

Curiously Crafting – A Conversation with Audie Murray

Posted on February 10, 2021 (February 11, 2021) by Defne Inceoglu

An image of Audie Murray's piece Tabacco Offering. The image shows a pair of white socks. The bands of the sock have two stripes: one red, one black. The soles of the socks face the camera. The sock soles are richly beaded in red, ochre, white and black.

By Justice Stacey Hello there! I’m Justice, the Museum’s Educator in Residence and I’d like to welcome you to Curiously Crafting, a journey into the wonderfully wide world of textiles.…

Curiously Crafting – A Conversation with Tau Lewis

Posted on February 3, 2021 (March 24, 2021) by Defne Inceoglu

Image shows a large textile sculpture in a white cube space. The structure is a larger than life, expressive human head built from textiles. The head has a disproportionately large tongue extending out from its lips. The tongue stretches out across the floor. The head and tongue are colourful; pinks, yellows, blacks, whites and purples. Hanging around the head and tongue are long flower ropes suspended from the ceiling.

Hello there! I’m Justice Stacey, the Museum’s Educator in Residence—welcome to Curiously Crafting, a journey into the wonderfully wide world of textiles. Through the stories of three textile artists and…

Internship Check-In Part 2: Public Engagement and Communications Internship Team

Posted on January 15, 2021 (March 24, 2021) by Defne Inceoglu

The Textile Museum of Canada is dedicated to mentoring emerging arts and culture professionals. For Part Two of our Internship Check-In we are introducing three colleagues: Madeleine Ghesquiere, Defne Inceoglu…

Internship Check-In Part 1: Education and Development Assistants

Posted on January 12, 2021 (January 12, 2021) by Defne Inceoglu

Two images collaged into one. The left image shows Development Assistant Jordan Fee holding up his phone, taking a mirror selfie. The left image shows Education Assistant Karina Roman wearing a red mask, posed in front of one of Anna Torma's embroidery pieces at the Museum.

The Textile Museum of Canada is dedicated to mentoring emerging arts and culture professionals. This week, we caught up with two of our colleagues, Karina Roman and Jordan Fee.

#MuseumFromHome: Create Your Own Repeating Pattern

Posted on May 26, 2020 (May 27, 2020) by tm-admin

Photography Darren Rigo Learn to create repeat patterns and how to make your own printing block using everyday materials in this activity sheet inspired by the exhibition Printed Textiles…

#MuseumFromHome: Turn old t-shirts into yarn

Posted on April 29, 2020 (October 15, 2020) by tm-admin

a yellow ball of yarn made from a yellow t-shirt

Cleaning out your closet? Take something old and make it new. Learn how to turn your used t-shirts into yarn.