Archive for November, 2008

Talk Shop – Interview with Dekka

Monday, November 10, 2008 8:56 View Comments

This post is the first in the Talk Shop series, where we interview independent store owners from across the country, to get their inside take on their business, and the business of being in business. In a country where Starbucks and Target are overwhelmingly commonplace, Hello Craft has a love for folks taking the leap [...]

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Craft Chat with Urbanknit

Thursday, November 6, 2008 11:46 View Comments

Welcome to the first in a series of interviews with crafters across the globe! Today’s Craft Chat features a lady out of London who knits and crochets up a whole slew of chunky neckwear and stitches together bright batiks into all sorts of interesting shapes.

The general consensus that I’m hearing from crafters is that [...]

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Swap a lot with Swap-Bot

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 6:37 View Comments

Have you ever run into the problem of making with no one in mind to receive your handmade gift of awesome? So your thing of beauty ends up languishing away with no one to appreciate it?
Well no more! If you haven’t gotten around to trying your hand at selling, swap-bot is the perfect way to [...]

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Hello Craft Episode 2: John Ross Henry

Sunday, November 2, 2008 7:22 View Comments

Each week, the Hello Craft Podcast collects stories of making and buying handmade.
This week, I talk about my grandfather, John Ross Henry. He was obsessed with making throughout his entire life and it wore off on me.
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Click here to download the episode (right-click and choose “save as” on [...]

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