At the workroom, we’re proud to stock thoughtfully made products from Canadian designers and independent brands. From the whimsical embroidery kits of Hook, Line & Tinker to the inspiring pages of Uppercase Magazine, each item in our Canadian Makers Collection reflects the artistry, passion, and spirit of the local maker community.
Choosing these goods means investing in creativity close to home and helping small businesses thrive.
We believe in the value of small-scale, Canadian-made goods. The makers in this collection create with purpose, designing high-quality tools, kits, and supplies that support creativity and community. By choosing products made close to home, you're helping to sustain local businesses and the future of independent craft in Canada.
Learn more about the makers behind the brands we love so much, like Michelle Galletta of Kiriki Press
Meet Julia Sutton, farmer and cook at Santosha Farm! Santosha Farm is a 1.5 acre, non-certified organic farm located in the Almaguin Highlands. In addition to attending local market sales and supplying local resorts and restaurants, Julia hosts and develops meal packages for farm guests that incorporate seasonal fresh produce, directly from the farm.
Spend some time in the studio Sherri Lynn Wood! Sherri Lynn first taught at the workroom in 2019 and we are so excited to have her join us in Sprucedale this summer! Sherri Lynn teaches improvisational quilting as a creative life practice, and is considered an expert innovator and leader in the modern improv quilting movement. Her best-selling book, The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters: A Guide to Creating, Quilting & Living Courageously (Abrams, 2015), provides scores, or frameworks, for flexible patterns and creative exploration, along with practical instruction in stitching techniques and intuitive colour.
Spend some time in the studio with Ron Collins! Ron first began teaching at the workroom in 2023 and we have looked forward to his twice yearly visits since then. Ron is Canada’s best known sewing personality and is adored as a designer, speaker and teacher. He is the first male Canadian Designer to have his own line of patterns with Vogue Patterns, which premiered in 2017.
Toronto maker space/shop for fabric, notions, patterns, books, sewing machines, inspiration, and project cheerleading.
We acknowledge and appreciate the land we operate our establishment on is the traditional territory of many nations; including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, and it is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples.
We also acknowledge that Tkaronto (Toronto) is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.
