"…WORN is reclaiming fashion as something that can be exciting, challenging, different, quirky, interesting, not just as something you have to consume."—Jane Pratt, from her foreword to The WORN Archive Join Serah-Marie McMahon from WORN Magazine for an interesting and interactive session about the world of fashion and culture, with a chance to create your own mini-magazine. […]
Hey everyone! Thanks for all of your entries from last week. It was great reading through all of your answers to those 5 questions. So let's get started with Mini-Writing Contest #4! This week is all about acrostics.An acrostic is a poem or a piece of prose where the first letter of each line will […]
Are you looking for something completely different to try crafting this summer? Would you ever consider giving embroidery a try? Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery by Leanne Prain is a book you should definitely check out. Starting with an overview of basic embroidery techniques, the author takes you on a whirlwind tour of what […]
Hey everyone — welcome back for Mini-Writing Contest #3! Last week, it was all about haikus and I received lots of great entries. This week, we're going to try something a little bit different. Listed below is a series of 5 questions. Look through them and answer them in any fashion you like. That means […]
Moving away from the life you’ve always known is never fun. That’s at least according to fifteen-year-old Elizabeth Bryant, who moves with her family from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Toronto, Ontario, thanks to her father’s job in the military. According to Liz, there’s nothing good about Toronto, and she desperately wishes that she could go […]
Hey everyone, welcome back for week 2 of the Word Out Mini Writing Contest. Are you ready to get writing? This week, we will be doing everything related to haikus. So what exactly is a haiku?A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry that's been around for over four hundred years, and has only three lines of text. […]
The Knitster: 20 Patterns for Hip Knitters by Robbie Dulaney is an intriguing book for anyone who is looking for some interesting patterns to knit this summer. This spiral-bound single volume contains 20 different patterns to make all sorts of knitted goodies for your everyday life, including an Ice-Cream Cosy (great for the summer), a […]
Hey everyone! Every Wednesday during the months of July and August, there will be a weekly mini-writing contest happening right here. This will be your chance to explore different kinds of creative writing techniques and share your creativity for a chance to win a weekly prize. So, let's give it a go, shall we? Here's […]
So I finally finished reading Rainbow Rowell's novel Fangirl, and I really liked it. This is a wonderfully sprawling book that explores all kinds of things that young people can experience when they move away from home for the first time. Cather and Wren are identical sisters who’ve shared everything their entire lives, including their love […]
Hey everyone! Do you like to make things? Do you enjoy crafting items out of wool, cloth and thread? Or are you more interested in ways to create things electronically? If you do, then welcome to the Crafting side of this summer’s Word Out blog. My name is Christine and I’m a Librarian at the […]