spin off stuff | spins & needles DIY blog » Winterlude Urban Cozy Project http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff The handmade home of Spins & Needles. For restless DIY creative types. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:33:05 +0000 en hourly 1 Thank You for An Amazing Winterlude http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/24/thank-you-for-an-amazing-winterlude/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/24/thank-you-for-an-amazing-winterlude/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:20:31 +0000 melanie http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=1329 Spins & Needles Opening Night

With the festival ending a few days ago, we want to give a big shout out to everyone who took the time to be part of this [...]

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]]> http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/24/thank-you-for-an-amazing-winterlude/feed/ 1 Urban Cozy Project Artist Profile: Magda Sayeg (KnittaPlease) http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/24/urban-cozy-project-artist-profile-magda-sayeg-knittaplease/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/24/urban-cozy-project-artist-profile-magda-sayeg-knittaplease/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:27:53 +0000 melanie http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=1322 Magda Sayeg: Mexico City Bus Project Magda Sayeg stitching for the Mexico City Bus Project, 2008

Fittingly, the seventh and final artist profile features who many would consider is the poster-lady [...]

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]]> http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/24/urban-cozy-project-artist-profile-magda-sayeg-knittaplease/feed/ 2 Sad Two Days: Installation Take Down http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/24/sad-two-days-installation-take-down/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/24/sad-two-days-installation-take-down/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:44:59 +0000 melanie http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=1452

De-installation, Confederation Park

It was two sad days last Sunday and Monday when we de-installed the urban cozies from both festival sites. It’s [...]

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]]> http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/24/sad-two-days-installation-take-down/feed/ 0 Recap of Some of Our Memorable Urban Cozies http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/20/recap-of-some-of-our-memorable-urban-cozies/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/20/recap-of-some-of-our-memorable-urban-cozies/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:53:59 +0000 melanie http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=1331 In addition to the contributions from the artists who have been profiled so far, here’s a recap of some memorable cozies. Don’t get us wrong – we love all the urban cozies that came to us, like they were are own! The ones that follow though definitely brought smiles [...]

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]]> http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/20/recap-of-some-of-our-memorable-urban-cozies/feed/ 3 Urban Cozy Project Artist Profile: Robyn Paton http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/17/urban-cozy-project-artist-profile-robyn-paton/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/17/urban-cozy-project-artist-profile-robyn-paton/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:31:30 +0000 melanie http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=1432 Robyn Paton's Cozy in Progress

The sixth  Urban Cozy Project maker profile features Ottawa-based super duper textile crafter and snap-happy photographer, Robyn Paton. Her work has been featured in Venus Zine [...]

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]]> http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/17/urban-cozy-project-artist-profile-robyn-paton/feed/ 1 Urban Cozies in Context http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/16/urban-cozies-in-context/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/16/urban-cozies-in-context/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:38:24 +0000 melanie http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=1406 Examining Cozies at Confederation Park The Enchanted Forest, Confederation Park

Rather than show photos of cozies all by their lonesome, we thought we’d show more photos of urban cozies in their social [...]

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]]> http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/16/urban-cozies-in-context/feed/ 0 Maison Charron Craft Lab Workshops http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/15/the-maison-charron-craft-lab-workshops/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/15/the-maison-charron-craft-lab-workshops/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:05:20 +0000 melanie http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=1333 Parc Jacques-Cartier, Winterlude 2010

With one weekend to go until the end of Winterlude, there’s still some time to drop by our craft workshops happening this Saturday at Sunday at Maison Charron, the [...]

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]]> http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/15/the-maison-charron-craft-lab-workshops/feed/ 0 Urban Cozy Project Artist Profile: Sally Melville http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/15/urban-cozy-project-artist-profile-sally-melville/ http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/2010/02/15/urban-cozy-project-artist-profile-sally-melville/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:39:51 +0000 melanie http://spinsandneedles.com/stuff/?p=1318 Urban Cozies at Parc Jacques-Cartier

The fifth Winterlude Urban Cozy Project maker profile features widely published and highly sought-after knitting designer superstar Sally Melville who, surprisingly, is Ottawa-based!

Sally teaches workshops [...]

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The fourth Urban Cozy Project maker profile features Laura Twiss, designer extraordinaire and all-around friendly neighbourhood gal based in Ottawa who forms part of the knitting [...]

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The third Winterlude Urban Cozy Project maker profile features Lisa Brunetta, a sculptor based in Gatineau, Quebec who incorporates wire, glass and recycled and recuperated materials into her [...]

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