Mar 11, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

Handmade Nation at the Museum of Vancouver

March 19, 20107:00 pmto10:00 pmI’ve been invited to speak alongside Rob of Lotus Events and Got Craft?, and Erin of Collage Collage when the Museum of Vancouver screens Handmade Nation next week. I’m so excited! If you’re unfamiliar with the film, it’s a documentary by Faythe Levine about the resurgence of craft. The people she interviewed are in the U.S., but the scene is pretty... read more

Feb 9, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

Free Thinking Live Blog @ Make & Meaning

February 16, 20105:00 pmto7:00 pm Never content to sit back when a stupendous conversation gets going, we’re doing a live live blog event over at Make & Meaning. It’ll be all about Free, and we hope you’ll join us! It’s next Tuesday evening – 16th February at 5pm Pacific time/8pm Eastern. To participate, just go to this page. If this is the first you’re hearing about... read more

Feb 8, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

Upcoming Lecture: Blogging & Internets & Fibre

March 26, 20102:00 pmto3:30 pmI’m very excited to have been invited to speak at Fibres West next month in Abbotsford, BC. If you’re in the greater Vancouver area or you’re looking for an excuse to take a day off work for a road trip, I hope you’ll come by. Here’s the gist of what I’ll be presenting, from the FW website: The internet is like a gigantic arts and crafts... read more

Nov 12, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

Reconnecting

I hadn’t anticipated having such a good time with the Whatcom Weaver’s Guild last night. I mean, I’m not a weaver*. And it had been many months since I’d given a crochet talk. And would the weavers be interested in a crochet talk? I mean, I wasn’t worried about it, I just, well, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Surprise the first: It felt amazing to be amongst my... read more

Oct 14, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

Whatcom Weavers Guild, Here I Come!

November 11, 20097:00 pmto9:00 pmIt seems like ages ago that I was invited to speak at the Whatcom Weavers Guild November meeting, and now the date is fast approaching. If you’re in the Bellingham, WA, area, come to the event! I’ll be talking crochet and will specifically be focusing on the rise of new generations of yarn crafters – something I think weavers can relate to. I won’t talk... read more