About ArtWear Ottawa

 ArtWear Ottawa is having a show and sale on October 27, 2018. There will be beautiful hand-made wearable art clothing and accessories for sale. Look for the "Treasure Island" area for discounted items. The venue is the Kitchissippi United Church, 630 Island Park Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Below are pictures of items that I will have for sale.

ArtWear Ottawa is a small group of women who are devoted to making high quality wearable clothing and accessories. We meet on a monthly basis to share our creations and to learn each others' techniques. We also occasionally organise workshops with well known designers.

A Marcy Tilton Vogue jacket with hand-made patchwork applique. Finished with hand-made dupioni silk bias binding. Size medium

A light-weight "bog" jacket with patch pocket. One size fits all

A lightweight "bog/cocoon" jacket with double patch pocket and oriental-style stand-up collar. Size medium

Upcycled cotton jacket with patchwork applique and brooch

Rear view of upcycled cotton jacket shown above. Size medium

Pure silk scarf hand-printed with hand-carved printing blocks from Jaipur, India

Pure silk scarf hand-printed with hand-carved printing blocks from Jaipur, India - detail

Necklace made from hand-made polymer clay beads. The beads are hollow so the necklace isn't heavy to wear.

A cuff bracelet, mounted on leather, embellished with hand-dyed scrim, heat-treated Tyvek and pearls.

A cuff bracelet, mounted on leather and embellished with fancy yarn, heat-treated Tyvek and pearls

Needle-felted cuff bracelet - fancy yarns and silk

Needle-felted cuff bracelet - fancy yarns and silk

Hand-crocheted cuff bracelet embellished with beads

Hand-crocheted collar necklace embellished with hematite beads

Collar necklace, mounted on soft leather, embellished with fancy yarns, heat-treated Tyvek and pearls

Upcycled denim jacket with hand-made patchwork and hand-made bias trim. These are the colours of Santa Fe. The cuffs are now nicely finished with the bias trim. This will likely be a "Treasure Island" item.

Rear view of above jacket. Size medium to large

Koos inspired bog coat with all sorts of embellishments, and a cool pocket (front view)

Koos inspired bog coat with all sorts of embellishments (back view)

A vest with dupioni silk facing and binding. Size medium to large

Upcycled jean jacket with hand-made patchwork applique. Size medium

Rear view of upcycled jean jacket shown above. Size medium

A shantung silk "bog" summer cover-up. Snow-dyed and hand-printed. One size fits all

Rear view of the above summer cover-up

Pure silk scarf hand-printed with hand-carved printing blocks from Jaipur, India

Necklace made from hand-made polymer clay beads. The beads are hollow so the necklace isn't heavy to wear.

Necklace made from hand-made polymer clay beads. The beads are hollow so the necklace isn't heavy to wear.

Detail picture of cuff bracelet shown on the left

Needle-felted cuff bracelet - fancy yarns and silk

Needle-felted cuff bracelet - fancy yarns and silk

Hand-crocheted cuff bracelet embellished with beads

Hand-crocheted collar necklace embellished with beads

Free-form crochet shawl

Light-weight jacket with fleece "leaves" trim and matching removable scarf. This will be a "Treasure Island" item.

Rear view of above "Treasure Island" item

Detail of silk scarf, dyed with indigo and printed using hand-carved wooden blocks from Jaipur, India.

A beautiful aubergine fitted jacket that I upcycled by stitching the exposed seams and adding free-form crochet trim. This will be included in our October 27 ArtWear Ottawa show and sale. Should I change the buttons? Size medium

A beautiful aubergine fitted jacket that I upcycled by stitching the exposed seams and adding free-form crochet trim. This will be included in our October 27 ArtWear Ottawa show and sale. Size medium (back view)

Another vest -- warm and comfortable wool with hand-made patchwork applique. Pockets in princess seams. Size Medium

Rear view of woolen vest shown above. Size medium

100% pure silk jacket with hand-dyed silk appliques and hand-made dupioni silk trim. Size medium

Rear view of pure silk jacket shown above

Pure silk scarf hand-printed with hand-carved printing blocks from Jaipur, India

Necklace made from hand-made polymer clay beads. The beads are hollow so the necklace isn't heavy to wear.

Necklace made from hand-made polymer clay beads. The beads are hollow so the necklace isn't heavy to wear.

Just one example of polymer clay buttons that I'll have for sale.

Cuff bracelet mounted on leather and embellished with fancy yarn, heat-treated Tyvek and pearls

Needle-felted cuff bracelet - fancy yarns and silk

Needle-felted cuff bracelet - fancy yarns and silk

Hand-crocheted cuff bracelet embellished with pearls

Hand-crocheted collar necklace embellished with beads

Free-form crochet shawl

Cosy and warm - fleece jacket with pieced inserts. Machine wash and dry! Size medium. This will be a "Treasure Island" item

Rear view of above "Treasure Island" item

I will have a selection of miniature artwork key chains. This one is hand-dyed silk, printed with a hand-carved block from Jaipur, India. Adhered and stitched to leather.

Just one example of some tassels that I'll have for sale. These can be used as a key or purse fob, or even put on the Christmas tree

Another Marcy Tilton jacket with hand-made patchwork applique and front pocket. Size medium

Rear view of Marcy Tilton jacket shown above. Size medium

Pure silk scarf hand-printed with hand-carved printing blocks from Jaipur, India

Pure silk scarf hand-printed with hand-carved printing blocks from Jaipur, India

Pure silk scarf hand-printed with hand-carved printing blocks from Jaipur, India

Necklace made from hand-made polymer clay beads. The beads are hollow so the necklace isn't heavy to wear.

Necklace made from hand-made polymer clay beads. The beads are hollow so the necklace isn't heavy to wear.

A cuff bracelet embellished with hand-dyed scrim, heat-treated Tyvek and pearls

Cuff bracelet, mounted on leather and embellished with crochet-work, heat-treated Tyvek and silk.

Cuff bracelet, mounted on leather, embellished with crochet-work, heat-treated Tyvek and Angelina fibre

Needle-felted cuff bracelet - fancy yarns and silk

Hand-crocheted collar necklace embellished with beads

Hand-crocheted collar necklace embellished with beads

Vest made using hand-dyed silk appliques. Printed using hand-carved wooden blocks from Jaipur, India. This will be a "Treasure Island" item

Rear view of above "Treasure Island" item

Some more examples of mini artwork key chains. Each presented in a gold-colour gift box.

Lightweight summer tunic top, printed using hand-carved wooden blocks from Jaipur, India. Size large