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Ten metres completed…

Translator Only two more to go! Music to knit by? Heartbeats by The Knife… The Knife – Heartbeats from Johannes Nyholm on Vimeo.

17. August 2012 by Mackenzie Frère
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Knitting in Montreal

Translator Yesterday I began working on a large-scale knit piece at the Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles in Montreal. After a day and a half of starting, then restarting with an impossibly fine silk thread I had only a few … Continue reading

15. August 2012 by Mackenzie Frère
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Amelie Pellerin at Diagonale

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28. January 2012 by Mackenzie Frère
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Kyler Kelly | The Summit

Translator The Summit from Kyler Kelly on Vimeo. “High on a mountain, a rope ties together a climber and a mountaineer. They climb or fall as one. This bond is worn and strained as they ascend the treacherous peak.”   … Continue reading

29. December 2011 by Mackenzie Frère
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Barbara Wisnoski at Diagonale

Translator Décorum ou la broderie in situ is a performative installation featuring Barbara Wisnoski’s ‘extreme’ sewing combined with text adorning the gallery walls. Produced over a ten-month period from an accumulation of cast-off clothing, the textile motifs form a repeat … Continue reading

17. October 2011 by Mackenzie Frère
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Marie Chouinard | The Golden Mean (Live)

Translator Saw this show at the Showcase Grand Theatre last night and it was incredible. This was my first time seeing the dance company from Quebec. (Thank you Kristofer.) For more information about The Golden Mean and other work visit … Continue reading

18. September 2011 by Mackenzie Frère
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Final shots

TranslatorToday is the final day of the beginner Jacquard workshop at the Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles in Quebec. I have submitted my final sample files including a double weave sample, a range of structures devised using random numbers and … Continue reading

12. August 2011 by Mackenzie Frère
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Double-up

TranslatorToday we received our first sample from the loom. My combination of twill and satin was almost right, but I think I would have to push the distinction between the two for more clarity in the image. The second design, … Continue reading

10. August 2011 by Mackenzie Frère
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Where is my weft?

Translator One warp, two wefts. Spent the day chasing errant digital threads around. Unplugging for the night.

09. August 2011 by Mackenzie Frère
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Grids and grayscales

TranslatorEach day of the workshop, every student will have a section of his or her sample file woven. Today I chose to submit this sample with multiple twills. In another experiment I used an image from my recent material study … Continue reading

08. August 2011 by Mackenzie Frère
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