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Continue reading →: Glowing Halloween Cat Luminary TutorialAdd a touch of mischief to your porch with this glowing cat luminary made from an upcycled coffee can! It’s Spooky Season! Which means it’s decorating time and branching out from my usual fiber arts. And, let’s be real, turning trash into spooky DIY treasures is way more fun than…
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Continue reading →: Midnight Mischief Embroidery Patterns Are Here!I’m so excited to share my first collection of embroidery patterns with you! This set of five witchy, whimsical designs comes with a generous dose of sass, chaos, and catharsis. This collection began as a way for me to process my own emotions about the world. Like many of us,…
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Continue reading →: Freedom Quilting Bee: A Patchwork of Community and Civil RightsThis post is part of an ongoing series highlighting modern and historical craftivists who inspire action through creativity. If you’ve been around the quilting community — or even just wandered through Target last year (hi, 2024!) — you’ve probably heard of the famous Gee’s Bend quilters. I know I have,…
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Continue reading →: 🐝 Craftivist Spotlight: Beehive Design CollectiveAn activist artist collective creating collaborative illustrations for education and organizing If you haven’t yet seen the work of the Beehive Design Collective, buckle up—you’re in for a wild ride. This isn’t your average art collective. The first time I saw their illustrations, I got literal goosebumps. The way they…
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Continue reading →: Changi Quilts: Craft as Resistance in WWIIThis post is part of an ongoing series highlighting modern and historical craftivists who inspire action through creativity. This week’s craftivism story is really sticking with me and inspiring me, and I hope it does the same for you. It’s about the Changi Quilts from WWII—a quiet but powerful act…
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Continue reading →: Crafting Resistance: The Protest Banner Lending LibraryThis post is part of an ongoing series highlighting modern and historical craftivists who inspire action through creativity. I found out about this amazing craftivist project while reading Let’s Move the Needle: An Activism Handbook for Artists, Crafters, Creatives, and Makers by Shannon Downey. The Protest Banner Lending Library is…
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Continue reading →: Social Justice Sewing Academy
One of the most interesting modern craftivist groups I came across in my research is the Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA). SJSA is a non-profit founded in 2017 that uses textile art as a way to push for social change. Their main focus is on workshops for young people, where…
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Continue reading →: Knitting As Spycraft: The Story of Phyllis Latour DoylePhyllis Latour Doyle, nicknamed “Pippa”, was an extraordinary woman who used knitting as a tool of resistance during World War II. Her story is a testament to quiet bravery, clever tactics, and the power of unlikely tools. After the Nazis killed her godmother’s father and her godmother later died by…
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Continue reading →: What Can I Do? Finding Inspiration in CraftivismWhat do we do? How do we stop these injustices? What can *I* do? If you’re anything like me, these questions have been circling in your head non-stop lately. I feel overwhelmed, helpless. I’ve seen post after post from others echoing the same thoughts—especially from folks in marginalized communities: disabled…
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Continue reading →: Upcycling a T-shirt into Home Decor with EmbroideryI have a fun upcycling project for you today! We’re going to take a t-shirt and embellish it with embroidery to turn it into home decor. This is a great way to repurpose a favorite t-shirt that no longer fits, has a stain or tear, or holds sentimental value—like a…
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