Box, Hand-woven fabric, embroidery, packaging tape, 2008
Artist Frances Trombly recreates everyday mundane objects through the  labor-intensive practices of weaving, embroidery, cross stitch, and crochet. In recreating a simple ordinary object through these processes and presenting them in the pristine white box of the gallery and museum she forces the viewer to question the value, we [...]

Since I have been on juries for craft shows, curated my own shows, gotten into shows and been rejected from shows in the past few years, I have found myself with more knowledge of this topic than I ever wanted. Some of this information appeared on the Crafty Bastards blog last year, but this kind [...]

Join Hello Craft in the Etsy Virtual Labs this Tuesday, as we talk Craft Show 101!
With many indie craft fairs putting out their call for vendors for their Spring and Summer shows, it’s time to start filling out those applications.  Whether your applying to one fair or twenty, Hello Craft can help you get into [...]

Registration for our first ever Summit of Awesome is nearly ready! Before that, we would like you to know about some sponsorship opportunities that we have for crafters and craft show organizers.

Each week, the Hello Craft Podcast collects stories of making and buying handmade.
This week, Lhay Browning Thriffiley shares the story of Avalon Sewing Co and how she had to close up shop.
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Recently, I found myself in sunny Santa Monica, California with naught to do but search for signs of craft by the sea.  At the top of the sightseeing list was the Urban Craft Center.  Their online site looked promising…part studio/part classroom/part supply store.  The UCC sounded like Santa’s workshop for anyone interested in sewing, knitting, scrapbooking [...]