MEND, DARN, MAKE - THURSDAY AFTERNOONS

   

    FREE FABRIC WORKSHOP

AT CARNEGIE COMMUNITY CENTER

  CHINDI NATION MENDING,

      DARNING & MAKING 

          AFTERNOONS

JOIN US AND USE THE FREE MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES TO START A PROJECT

OR BRING WHAT YOU ARE WORKING ON

                everybody welcome

every thursday

2:30 to 5:30 pm-ish :)

3rd floor atrium gallery

carnegie community centre

401 main street

vancouver

for more information email karenza@chindi-nation.net

phone: 604 708 6304

thank you to carnegie community centre for providing us with the space and for 

allowing us to use their sewing supplies

SEWING CIRCLE - 9 APRIL 2015

l to r - amy, shelley,
anne k.

the first of the new form of chindi sewing circles.

it was kind of harrowing for me, being the first completely self-motivated session.  and so happy to have input of the women about the structuring of the circle, and how to communicate this.

wen zhu

my friend wen zhu, the master seamstress of our group,  did not want to receive an honorarium for the first thursdays "we will all just help each other" she said. 

and, my dear friend anne, suggested having the guidelines written out; sterling idea.   and i thought to get it translated into mandarin/cantonese script.

anne & laura

new member amy

anne brought some fabric to make a cushion cover, laura made the wonderful bag you can see, and amy made a tablecloth.  ruth worked on a nightie; and i continued embellishing my african print tunic.

next session, thursday, 16 april 2015, at carnegie center.  2:30 to 5:30.  bring your ideas, we have the materials and supplies.

MARCH MENDING, DARNING & MAKING SESSIONS

free sewing drop in 

 picture from a 2014 session

open to all - mend, darn, make...

bring a project of your own, continue with something you started at a previous session, or start something new.............

thursdays - 12, 19, 25 march 2015

2:30 to 5:30 pm-ish

3rd floor atrium gallery

carnegie center, 401 main street

all materials and supplies free

for more information:

karenza@chindi-nation.net

604 708 6304

- this is a chindi nation drop in        hosted by carnegie

- materials and supplies donated     by carnegie, chindi nation and         women of east vancouver

BEAUTIFUL BAG/PURSE BY LAUREL BURCH

last summer my friend jane k and i met for brunch at eternal abundance on the drive, (scrumptious buckwheat blueberry pancakes).  after we took a stroll to grandview woodland park and browsed the sidewalk vendors displays.

and there was this beautiful bag which i just had to get for myself.  it was $12, a steal.  

and made in india, which sealed the deal.

on thursday after the chindi nation sewing workshop at carnegie, my friend ruth mcgibbon and i (myself? whatever) went to the cafeteria and she remarked about this beautiful purse.  

ruth said it looked like a laurel burch design, and we looked, and yes, so it is.


ever since i got this it has been my intention to share this piece of art on this blog.  

but first thought to google laurel burch, and kind of weird here people, she was born on the 31st december 1945, only a day later than me.  

unfortunately this beautiful, talented woman died in 2007.  you can see more of her work on google images.

and, i am so going to steal ideas from her.  oscar wilde said, 'good writers borrow, the best writers steal'.  

her work is kind of like mine, or mine like hers, so it's not that great a leap.

ciao
karenza

WEN ZHU TEACHES AWESOME BAG MAKING

this is the amazing wen zhu who taught two people to make her awesome ipad case.

and shown below is the bag, outside.......

 and inner pockets - 3 pockets with a divided pocket in the middle.  lined.

made with such artistry..and love and attention to detail.............

this is 'anonymous' starting on her bag....

and lai fong who is making the outer structure of the ipad case.


in the fall of this year wen zhu will give a workshop to teach a larger group to make this bag, which can be used for things other than an ipad case.  i'm definitely going to attend this one.

and, here is the talented deirdre with her yoga mat bag made from sample drape material; with a zipper yet.  and she made it look so simple. the topic for another workshop in the fall.

what say you?  good idea?

the materials for this workshop were donated by women of the eastside and all cloths are reclaimed or remnant materials.  

thank you to carnegie center for providing us with the space and for providing us with notions and small tools.
ktw

february workshop photos

some photos from our february workshops.

12 february people worked on their own projects, some photos from that session

L - R - lisa, teresa, ruth, deirdre, nobby

same crowd, add karenza

lisa's ipad case

nobby's 2 small pouches & a valentine card in fabric

wen zhu's girl bag

on 19 february lisa, wen zhu, louise, wendy and karenza met and only one photograph was taken..............

ta da!

web zhu made a beautiful pair of blue silk trousers, with a back patch pocket yet.

next session, thursday 26 february
people work on their own projects.

hope to see you,
karenza

diy topsheet & pillowcase

free fabric workshop

make a topsheet and pillow case or

curtains for a small window, or cushion covers, or.......

thursday, 5 february 2015

2:30 to 5:30 pm

3rd floor atrium gallery

carnegie center, 401 main street

all materials and supplies free

limited supplies as shown, registration suggested, space held until 2:45 

register at

karenza@chindi-nation.net 

or phone 604 708 6304

a chindi nation workshop sponsored by carnegie community centre

time to start making again

these beautiful lengths of fabric were 
donated by my dear friend vicki.  who has 


been my strong supporter, if not the strongest, in my work.  





so, this is the idea; there are six lengths - each should be sufficient to make a top sheet and a pillow case or two...............

or curtains, or cushion covers.....................  

scrumptious colours, i salivate:)

first sewing session on thursday 5 february at carnegie center............details will follow....................

karenza

winter festival decorations at carnegie center

we had our first winter workshop at carnegie community center on thursday 6 november 2014.  and i thought to share some of the images with you.  out there.

tried out a slide show, but new things scare living daylights out, you tube, iphoto, imovie.........

we had great fun, lots and lots of laughs, sharing of information, and acceptance.  thank you to the women who joined in and contributed to the spirit of the workshop.  they are, in alphabetical order,

alana - from toronto

anne

cade's stockings

chris desigining

chris' pouch

denise

kelty's heart

mandy - of toronto

martine visiting

ruth ironing

ruth making tree

savannah

savannah's star

serena

cade, chris and a lovely young woman, sara, did not want their photos taken.  i forgot to take a photo of kelty.  and also of teresa v who visited us. 

thanks to lisa who made signs, and hamish who let us into the art room to get our supplies.  and sheila who guided people to where we were.

xo k

bizzeee bizzeee

trying to keep all the little irons burning in the correct directions and sequence, to mix metaphors.

update on workshops ----

thursday 6th november 2014, part of the heart of the city festival, at carnegie center, 401 main street, 3rd floor atrium gallery, from 2:30 to 5:30 pm - making winter festival decorations.  

templates if you want to use them, all supplies, materials, tools free.

a chindi-nation workshop funded by carnegie community center, i hope:)

vintage wool and vintage silks

making gifts for wimmins' dinner 2014

here we are, making bracelets to give as gifts for donations to the wimmins dinner.  denise in the blue top, our wonderful new friend who is visiting from prince george, doreen,  in black, karenza in white top, and ruth in sacral chakra orange. 

wimmins dinner on 28th november, and we are soliciting donations.  this year we want to pay everybody who works on this event, and are aiming for $1125.  get your wallets out people.

luv ya,
:)

the kindness of the women who donate to chindi workshops

the kindness of the women who have recently donated to chindi nation workshops and clinics shall go down in the history of the downtown eastside.

lookit, this is a sample of the beautiful, gorgeous, amazing astounding cloth donated by a woman whom i know only through the stall she has at the powell street festival.  

how these fabrics got to us is a story in itself. 

muriel, the woman who has donated these cloths had a conversation with her friend, kathy, and said she wanted to unload some of her collection.  kathy mentioned this to kazuho.  kazuho asked me if i wanted fabrics and gleefully i said, yes, yes, yes, please.  of course, the sequence of events is guessing by me, but the conduit of muriel-kathy-kazuho-chindi nation-sewing group stands.

arrangements were made and on two occasions in the summer, kathy arrived with boxes and bags of lovely cloth, and these are only a small portion of the gift we received.

after discussion with some members of the sewing group that meet at carnegie centre (anne, denise, louise, ruth) we decided to make ourselves (yes, i am including myself in this largesse) smashing outfits.  do they still use that expression?  

the fabric that is left over will be then used by the carnegie girl band to make themselves some glittery wear (vests perhaps, and headbands) and the balance will then find it’s way to the thursday sewing group, open to all, for use.

this is only one woman, or chain of women, who have donated fabric and quality clothing for up and re cycling.

the others are, alphabetically:

anne d,

jane k,

maggie rose m via ruth mcg

wen zhu

whom we gratefully thank, and will feature when we decide what we are going to do with their largesse

what do you think?  is this a good allocation of this wealth?

cheers

karenza