Our colour of the week is black and white.

Get a FREE AURIFIL spool of thread, 50 wt. cotton 1300 metres (retail value $13.95), in black or white when you spend $100.00 or more online or in the shop (before tax and shipping). Don't delay, this offer is only good while supplies last or midnight next Thursday August 17. Let us know in the comments section whether you want black or white.

We have lots of fun workshops coming up in the Sewing Studio. Check the workshop tab for three new workshops and some really fun projects.

Don't miss your opportunity to Sew With A Coach or join Open Sewing on Wednesdays. Bring your project and your machine and get some tips and advice from Coach Shirley (the first and third Wed of every month), or spread out and enjoy the light, space and company on alternate Wednesdays. Details are here. Note - Shirley is on holidays for the rest of August so we'll be having Open Sewing on Wednesdays until September.

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471 Cosburn Ave. Toronto M4J 2N6

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Wednesdays - 10:00 to 4:00

Thursdays - 10:00 to 7:00

Saturdays - 10:00 - 4:00

Or by appointment

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Hello Designers! Carolyn Friedlander

May 11, 2017

I'm so happy to bring you the second instalment in this series of conversations with our favourite designers. I remember my excitement the first time I saw Carolyn Friedlander's fabric. Everything about it appealed to me. It was finely detailed, looked like it had been drawn at a drafting table, it was uniquely cartographic, (and being a former geographer, maps are my favourite language) and it reflected her architecture roots, without looking like a blueprint.

Carolyn's style has grown and evolved but these elements remain. She's a master at blending deep intense colour with stark and pale prints. She also has a singular style for mixing hues.

There is something else that I really appreciate about Carolyn. Like many designers she demonstrates her amazing attention to detail, but in her case, this has extended to an appreciation for "slow sewing" and her influence has been spreading. Her book, Savour Each Stitch, and Slow Sewing Studio projects reflect this.

Here are Carolyn's engaging answers to my questions. And, a lovely surprise...

Hello Designers! Rashida Coleman-Hale

March 30, 2017

I love great design, especially surface design. I have an enduring curiosity and love for well executed colour and pattern. It's fabric is a muse for me or the creative "spark" in my sewing. The designers whose fabric you see at Fabric Spark are all super talented, inventive, and have the ability to get our imaginations firing because of their work.

Hello Designers! is a chance to get to know some of them a little better. I started by reaching out to one of my all time favourite fabric designers, Rashida Coleman-Hale. She very generously agreed to answer a few questions designed to give us a little more insight into how she works and who she is.

You can tell from her responses that she is charming, dedicated to her art, has a great sense of humour, and is generous (look how much time she spent on this!). Please read through to the end where I've posted some of my favourites of hers, and the reasons you will always find lots of her fabric at Fabric Spark.

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