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I The biggest surprise was how many t's the type of meshing of creative ideas 33 crafters and artists they discovered locally that Waterloo is looking for â€" connect- 5 who wanted to share their knowledge. ‘ ing young professionals and high»tech it was no problem finding gifted people workers with local crafters in an attempt to to host their workshops. dew-lop an artistic outlet for what can be “We connected with a lot of people who still") high stress jobs a. are doing crafty things. who want to teach ‘ l‘he business is called loveMade and other people to do crafty things,” said Char- . provides open space where arts. crafts and ‘- ters. showing the results of a recent screen» creativity can happen by linking people ‘ W' printing workshop that has had many ripâ€" tnterested in traditional things like knitting. 33333 3 1.- ples throughout the community. , sewing and screen printing with local artists t I??? "That goes hand~inâ€"hand too â€"â€" it's fun to ‘ \\ ho have the expertise. ' - share your passion with other people.” i the knitting bee meets the Internet at ‘ 3 i 3 1 33 That includes upcoming workshops on ' lmemadeca that provides a series of work- 3 ‘ 3 3 ~ » 5'=3‘33 ._ ’- 333 basic sewing focusing on mending and I shops where two worlds collide in a sup- . ‘ L I i ‘3 {if-"7’“ f hemming on Nov. 12. and two knitting 3 portive environment. . . - ’ flair" " " _3. ‘ a. essential workshops on Nov. 15 and Nov. I9 I And ll all started with a simple act of lry- ' 3 5, ' "3: s -‘~ :3 on pattern plug and play and finishing off a I ing to make marriage vows even more I" s 4 3 _’ '34" - 3'2}: 3" :1. project. ‘ meaningful. when University of Waterloo ‘ _ l \ f 3 .3333?“ 3 5 . g: The couple are winding down the small grads Matt (Iharters and Jen Vasic were - .3 333.: '33 ' 3'3 - .3- 3,: retail spot and are devoting most of their decided to craft their own wedding rings. ’3 , sag? i 3;: I? attention to the online site, co-ordinating , “We made our wedding bands at this 333’ " ' 3‘3; 1' if: future workshops and running them out of I slltip In Toronto." saId Vasic. showrng off her "’ 3 f a; other artist-friendly spaces hke the Princess ' no that his it sli ht im erfections I V “V Cafeon Kin Street | E . E P 3‘m3.33.:- 3 3 g . : obscured by the symbolism of the act. “You 3. .» / 333‘ They ll keep people connected through | sand it, you solder it and it was a really an 3 ‘3 3 . Facebook and Twitter using updates and I awesome experience. » a; ‘ ’3 3;» feedback to tailor the workshops to the I “’lhere's a lot of that same stuff going on ; 7 needs and wants of the participants : here. but there aren't those same shops as 'E‘; “This really started off online really early - there are in Toronto, so we decided to do a on," said Vasic. “We sent out a bunch of sur» i stilnt‘lhing here." if veys to local artists we knew and got a whole ' While they haven't quite graduated to :5? bunch of responses back about what we that same type of jewelry, Vasic and Charters ‘ n ‘ would do and what kind of workshops we'd started their own business bringing that tac- have. and who would be interested in doing lilt' world closer to many people who might them. hat e lost those traditional skills to make "Twitter is still where we get a lot of out something by hand. , ‘7’ .‘ contacts from people." So they started an online site at love- 5 " ,' The social aspect is something that \1ade.ca and opened a little storefront retail ‘ ‘2 seems to be an appeal to a lot of people, spot at 34 Bridgeport Rd. It. in Waterloo to j 3 People like learning in a group and getting I _. make sharing that expenise possible \iasic. :. ‘ the feedback and interplay that comes from ‘ who Is a social worker by day and now cont . a social setting. \ Inonly sews at night, and Charters. a soft- i3 “People usually come with a friend or mare developer who has found a knack for i" want to bring a friend.” said Vasic. “Typically I knitting. said they were trying to create a people don't come alone and the same thing I welcoming spat e to experiment and learn. 3 applies to me. 3 i "I like making things. but I'm not panit'uv ., “I ve gone to a bunch of things by myself \ larly good at any one of them." said Vasit . 3 3 and bastcally stopped going. 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