Studio letters

Follow the journey

You are invited to follow along my weaving journey. Over the next few months I’ll be preparing for my next collection release, sharing progress and inspirations along the way. Sign up to receive studio letters by email with behind the scenes details about my process and upcoming updates.

Empty white room with an open window, a blue cabinet, a potted plant on the windowsill, a wooden weaving loom, a table with yarn, a purple potted orchid on a wooden stand, a colorful rug, and other furniture.

dani ortman 11/26/15 dani ortman 11/26/15

Toronto Life Top 20 List

Toronto Life's 20 unmisable gifts...

dani ortman 11/19/15 dani ortman 11/19/15

Introducing: Little Fox

Detailed in fine silk hand dyed with madder root..

dani ortman 11/15/15 dani ortman 11/15/15

Belleza Moda Magazine

dani ortman 10/17/15 dani ortman 10/17/15

Craft Ontario Craft Awards

Honoured to receive Craft Ontario's, Helen Frances Gregor Scholarship.

dani ortman 10/1/15 dani ortman 10/1/15

Electric Rose Collection

100% GOTS Organic Cotton

dani ortman 9/24/15 dani ortman 9/24/15

Introducing: Square Dancing

100% GOTS Organic Cotton

dani ortman 9/12/15 dani ortman 9/12/15

Introducing: Troubled Waters

A classic twill woven with fine organic cotton.

dani ortman 8/1/15 dani ortman 8/1/15

The Studio

The weaving studio.

dani ortman 7/29/15 dani ortman 7/29/15

Studio Pop-Up Shop

Summer 2015... Manitoulin Island's first pop-up shop!

dani ortman 7/21/15 dani ortman 7/21/15

Colour Grown Organic Cotton

Introducing ‘Colour Grown’ Organic Cotton

dani ortman 7/8/15 dani ortman 7/8/15

Materialize Exhibition

"Materialize offers a sensational selection of work by up-and-coming emerging makers".

dani ortman 5/28/15 dani ortman 5/28/15

Old Time Rhythms

Old time vibes, modern weaving.

dani ortman 2/9/15 dani ortman 2/9/15

Official Launch

The official launch of my small business producing handwoven scarves.

dani ortman 2/2/15 dani ortman 2/2/15

Lasting Effect Exhibition

"A work can endure because it fits our idea of what constitutes classic design, or simply thanks to process and materials. These works resonate with the past, by reimagining timeless methods, or re-purposing materials to infuse them with contemporary meaning. It’s about work that lasts."

dani ortman 9/22/14 dani ortman 9/22/14

Harvest time

Over the next week I will be experimenting with extraction methods. And then from there trying different methods of reduction and dyeing to find out what works best.

dani ortman 9/3/14 dani ortman 9/3/14

Introducing: Dances With Shadows

The pattern is designed using a 'colour and weave' technique called Shadow Weave.

dani ortman 4/18/14 dani ortman 4/18/14

Who Made Your Clothes?

On 24th April last year, 1133 people were killed and over 2500 were injured when the Rana Plaza factory complex collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Social and environmental catastrophes in our fashion supply chains continue.