Guest Author: Melanie EganDirector, Craft & Design Harbourfront Centre There are numerous encounters throughout my 30 plus year career that have stayed with me and ultimately informed my thinking...
In this month-long series we invite you to dig-deep and ask the question “why crafting matters?” We’ve invited guest bloggers, designers, makers and artists to tell us why crafting matters...
Meet SPIKE a Great Pyrenees/husky mix from TEAM Dog Rescue - which is a grassroots, foster-based, Canadian registered charity run exclusively by volunteers and dedicated to helping all breeds of...
Traditional brick and mortar retailing is undergoing a revelation. A process many years in the making but forced dramatically by the reality of COVID19. Many independent retailers are looking at...
2021 continues to present us with challenges as we deal with the effects of COVID19. Fortunately the producing of yarn from our fleece was completed in time to create some...
What is a safe farm visit? - Getting ready for you this summer! With the recent announcement from the provincial government regarding phase 2 of the provincial plan to re-open the...
We love spring on the farm. The short days and long nights are replaced with longer daylight AND the sounds of birds chirping in the pastures. This is the time...
Samantha Holmes is a designer we LOVE! Operating from her home on the west coast of Scotland, Samantha is an Art and Languages graduate from Edinburgh University, We first discovered...
Can spring be in the air? We are working on our spring & summer 2019 collection and can’t wait to show it to you! Our farm is slowly waking from...
Like cashmere, alpaca is a natural fiber, but it is now regarded by many as more luxurious, softer, lighter and warmer than its woollen cousin, thanks to its longer fibers. It...
Winter is upon us early this year at Chetwyn Farms. The alpaca love the early snowfall and colder temperatures after a long, hot and humid summer. We look forward to...
When we first started looking for local design & knitting talent we met Kelly McClure from Bohoknits -Kelly designs knitting and crocheting patterns in Prince Edward County. She has...
Winter is the perfect time to introduce you to one of the designers we love - and she is both a designer and exceptional knitter! From a casual conversation in...
With the dwindling of daylight on the farm and the poetry of changing seasons it seems that winter might finally soon be upon the County! Join us this holiday season at...
