by Joanna Dermenjian | Jun 13, 2022 | Article
This article is published and beautifully illustrated in Canadian Quilter – Summer 2022 edition When I stitch by hand, whether quilting, embroidering or crocheting, I often listen to ‘Haptic and Hue’, a podcast about the history of cloth and textiles and the...
by Joanna Dermenjian | May 16, 2022 | Public Art
The Volunteers “Thousands of women and children volunteered during theSecond World War. They provided nursing care, respite,entertainment and meals. They knitted and quilted, madeclothing for overseas victims of war, ran blood donorclinics, collected salvage,...
by Joanna Dermenjian | Apr 8, 2022 | History, Labels, Podcasts, Research
What’s in a name? What’s in a phrase? Research evolves. When little has been written of a topic, and present day researchers are dependent on the clues that are found in disparate primary sources and buried in archives across a vast country, as well as...
by Joanna Dermenjian | Apr 4, 2022 | History, Research
I have to admit, sometimes research is a slog. It can often be lonely and frustrating and feel very fruitless. And then, suddenly, a wonderful detail appears that lifts the spirits and excites the passions to keep on digging. Last week, I was...
by Joanna Dermenjian | Mar 21, 2022 | Research, Social Media
To further my knowledge and network, I have launched a new Facebook Group page called “Quilt History Canada”. As I have been researching Canadian quilts in the last few years, I have come to realize that the history of quilts in Canada is quite different than...
