Jan Donaldson Designs

Hello to everyone and welcome to my new website. Very exciting for me as I’ll be able to interact with it [and you] better and update things regularly. I’ve had a website under www.chemainus.com for about 10 years and now to be jandonaldson.com thrills me to bits. I’m going to have some contests and customer stories coming up too. What fun…Do you have a great photo of you in my clothes? Please e-mail it to me and I could put it in my customer link page. 

  For the next 2 weekends I’ll Have a booth at the beautiful HARRISON HOTSPRINGS FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS , not far from Vancouver .  Do come out if you get a chance. 

Info is  www.harrisonfestival.com   I have the hours posted on my calender to the right of your screen .  July 10, 11 and  16, 17 and 18.  “Imagination in Stitchery  …..  Let’s Talk…..”

  I hope you can visit me in my new studio and home.  I’m on the Damali Lavender Farm in the Cowichan Valley.  Check out their website for directions.   www.damali.ca  It’s a great spot and my hours are by chance or by appointment.   My new address is 3500 Telegraph Rd, Cobble Hill on Vancouver Island, but the entrance to the farm is on Hutchinson Rd.  My new phone number is 250-743-8845 as well as toll free 1-800-442-6446 .   I’m starting the James Bay Farmers Market in Victoria on Saturdays and setting up my clothing at the Bratz Music Jam in the Roadhouse Pub in Duncan on Sunday evenings.  [ behind the Super 8 Motel...] check out my calendar to the right of your screen.  Click on the date highlighted and it will tell you about the venue that I’m set up at with my clothing on that day. Other than that I’m usually in my studio with my hours by chance or by appointment.

  If you’d like to check out some of my Muscians Stagewear please go to Her Clothing and scroll down to Musical Attire. That page gives a slight taste of what I’m up to.  Orders are always welcome. 

In 2009 I celebrated my 30 years of living the life of a craftsperson. Wow!!. Quite a feat…. “Imagination in Stitchery “ is how I look at my work and business. I’m so lucky to have discovered early on what would become a life time passion and job and would take me to wonderful places and meet fabulous people.

To celebrate my 30 year anniversary I asked myself..”How big can I create a hand stitched quilted wall hanging in the work space that I have?” “Tide Change in Paradise “ was the answer. It is 14′ 2” wide by 6′ 2” high and draws your eye into the rich colours, textures and glitz of this ocean landscape. It depicts the beauty of the west coast with sunset, distant mountains, incredible ocean and my “Jan Trees” as my customers call them, dark statuesque silk velvet silhouettes. A photo just doesn’t show the magic of this piece. Sigh!. The hand applique work reflects my whimsical look and love of life,music, the ocean, gardens and the world around me. I realize now that I could create bigger still if I wanted. Any orders?

I’m having a blast designing and sewing up muscians stagewear and performance wear of all types this year. My shirts and jackets are on stages and streets all over the world. My booths at festivals like “Roots and Blues” in Salmon Arm B.C. And “ Music Fest” in Comox B.C. and many others give me contacts with so many world travelling muscians.
As part of this music line I have been taking wonderful mens suit jackets and hand stitching them into wonderful unique street or stagewear jackets For the past number of years I’ve had the privilege of designing and creating stagewear for musicians, magicians, clowns, strippers, ventriloquists dummies and many others. I love a challenge.

CUSTOM ORDERS WELCOME….IMAGINATION IN STITCHERY…LET’S TALK…

Tidal Change in Paradise Wall Hanging

My other passion is clothing for kids and adults, and hats, hats and more hats. I first started as a quilter, and then changing into clothing designer which incorporates my love of applique with whimsical designs for kids and adults.

Suit Jackets with Music Motifs

Throughout the years, I have done almost every major show across Canada, including the “Salon des Metiers d’Art” in Montreal (my first show), “One of a Kind” in Toronto, “Circle Craft” in Vancouver, and Filberg Festival” in Comox, BC. Now I find myself doing more music festivals with my music themed clothing and hats.
I have ALSO taught all over, including hosting my own television series for three years, “Jan Donaldson’s Quilted World” in Montreal, and received an “Excellence in Programming” Award for it. I also taught in the Provincial Museum in Edmonton and Adult Education in Quebec.

Whimsical hand appliqued tapestry

CUSTOM ORDERS INVITED
Check out my current wall hangings here

My main line is the incredibly comfortable clothing for men, women and children – 100% cotton, machine wash and dry:

• KIDS: dresses, reversible jackets, animal pants, and hats . . . hats . . . hats. . .
• MEN: wonderful short-sleeve shirts, reversible jackets, vests, and one of a kind Appliqued Jackets, Music Shirts
• WOMEN: dresses, Comfie Coats, Bolero Jackets, vests, reversible jackets. Hand-Appliqued Jackets, and hats. . . hats . . . hats. . .
• Special Orders are Invited. . .
• Products with logos for festivals and events
• Stage wear
• Clown wear
• Appliqued Evening Wear
• Back Drops
• Hand-stitched Appliques on your existing garments
• Wall hanings

Or challenge me – you never know!

Now I travel across the country to Craft Shows and doing “Home Parties” Music Festivals, Farmers Market and Craft Shows
Or you can visit my overcrowded studio in Duncan on Vancouver Is..

HI TO ALL MY OLD FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS. Please drop me an email via CONTACT and say hi.and let me know where you are now