Craft Activism
People, Ideas, and Projects from the New Community of Handmade and How You Can Join In
1st Edition
Published on 27. September 2011
160 pages
978-0-307-58683-4 (ISBN)
Description
Join the Handmade Movement!We make to give. We make to share. We make to connect with others. Crafters all over the world are using their hands and hearts to make a statement, change the world, and build community. Craft Activism is an inspiring celebration of this growing movement. Inside, dozens of superstars of this grassroots phenomenon share their experiences, tips, and advice on living, teaching, and promoting a more meaningful DIY lifestyle. Learn to craft for your cause, connect with other crafters, think green, organize a fair, host an online exchange, create yarn graffiti, and more. The book also includes 17 creative projects from designers who challenge you to reimagine how your craft skills can be used to make a difference. Whether you knit, sew, crochet, or collageand even if you're not sure where to beginthis book is your guide to the incredible power of handmade.
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JOAN TAPPER was the founding editor of National Geographic Traveler and editor of the award-winning Islands magazine. She is the author of seven books, including Shear Spirit, which she co-authored with Gale.
GALE ZUCKER is an award-winning location photographer and avid knitter. Her work has appeared in TV Guide, the New York Times, USA Weekend, Mason-Dixon Knitting: Outside the Lines, and other commercial, editorial, and corporate projects.
GALE ZUCKER is an award-winning location photographer and avid knitter. Her work has appeared in TV Guide, the New York Times, USA Weekend, Mason-Dixon Knitting: Outside the Lines, and other commercial, editorial, and corporate projects.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by Faythe Levine
- Introduction
- Part I: Crafting a Statement
- Knit Bombing: The JafaGirls
- DIY: Games of Tag
- Makers Jam
- Project: Bench Warmer
- Quilts with a Message: Carolyn Mazloomi
- DIY: Calculating the Value of Handmade
- Makers Jam
- Project: Easy-Piecey Peace Quilt
- A Knitted Spotlight on Endangered Species: Ruth Marshall
- Makers Jam
- Project: Ocelot Scarf
- Artist Trading Cards: Bee Shay
- DIY: Hosting an ATC Meeting/Exchange
- Project: Serendipity Artist Trading Card
- DIY: Become an Ambassador of Handmade
- Knitting Is Political: Lisa Anne Auerbach
- DIY: Writing with Yarn
- Project: Sharrow Cardi
- Part II: Recrafting the Past
- Not Your Grandmother's Embroidery: Jenny Hart
- DIY: It Is All About You
- Makers Jam
- Project: Hot Stuff Stitching
- A New Take on Old Domestic Arts: Catherine Clark and Katie Metzger
- DIY: Share Your Passion by Teaching
- Project: Bella Brooklyn Housedress
- DIY: The Apron Revisited
- Return of the Granny Square: Ellen Bloom
- DIY: How to Organize a Craft Night
- Makers Jam
- Project: Granny GreenBag
- Part III: Crafting for a Cause
- Knitters United: The Red Scarf Project
- DIY: Think Local
- Makers Jam
- Project: On the Quad Scarf
- Project: Fussy Cuts Blanket
- Project: Sleight of Hands Mittens
- Part IV: Crafting to Recycle, Renew, and Reuse
- Recycled Chic: Crispina ffrench
- DIY: Digging for Vintage Treasure
- Makers Jam
- Project: Sun-Tea Dresses
- One Word: Plastic: Virginia Fleck
- DIY: Plabric Anyone?
- Makers Jam
- Project: Tongue-in-Chic Skirt
- Toys Out of Trash: Loran Scruggs
- DIY: Tin Envy
- Project: Fleur de Tin Can
- Part V: Crafting a Community
- Get Organized: The Ravelry Phenomenon
- Makers Jam
- DIY: How to Craft a Craft Fair
- Project: Craftitude Vest
- Project: Long Day to Starlit Night Wrap
- Project: Lounge Act Cardigan
- How to Get Crafting
- Knitting Abbreviations and Yarn Weight Chart
- Suggested Reading and Other Resources
- Acknowledgments
- Index
