Archive for August, 2009

Enter To Win – Making Stuff Craft Books!

Thursday, August 13, 2009 0:37 View Comments

Hello Craft is excited to be giving away two craft books from the London-based Black Dog Publishing.
Two lucky crafters could win one of the books in the Making Stuff series; Making Stuff: An Alternative Craft Book or Making Stuff for Kids.

Re-released to coincide with the publication of its sequel, Making Stuff has tons of projects [...]

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Bazaar Bizarres Boston and San Francisco Applications

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 19:01 View Comments

I told you the indie craft holiday show applications were all coming. This week saw the applications for both Bazaar Bizarres Boston and San Francisco go up.

The 2009 Boston Bazaar Bizarre will take place on December 6th at the Boston Center for the Arts’ Cyclorama. The fair will be open to the public from Noon [...]

This was posted under category: Craft Fairs

Tactics! Facebook vs. Twitter

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 20:14 View Comments

Tactics! is a weekly tip from a seasoned crafter. We hope they will help you in the marketing of your making.

While all my friends seem to be linking up their updates on Facebook and Twitter (see this article on Mashable: Twitter to Facebook: 5 Ways to Post to Both),
I found that my audiences on [...]

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Joetta’s Introduction to Embroidery

Monday, August 10, 2009 20:12 View Comments

One of Hello Craft’s bloggers, Joetta Maue, will be teaching an introduction to embroidery class, in Brooklyn, NY, starting next week! Don’t miss it! We hope that Joetta will report on her class when it is over!
Classes Located at:
Brooklyn General
128 Union Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Class dates:
Mondays August 17, 24 & 31 @ 6-8pm
Class description:
In this introduction [...]

This was posted under category: Contemporary Craft

Apply Now! Art vs. Craft Milwaukee

Sunday, August 9, 2009 20:32 View Comments

The holiday applications seem to be going up every single day, so stay tuned here because I have them all! Personally, I haven’t even started on my Craftland application yet!
Art vs. Craft Round 9 will take place on Saturday, November 28, 2009 in Milwaukee, WI. Applications are due August 24, 2009. The application is online, [...]

This was posted under category: Craft Fairs

boundaries of yarn.

Thursday, August 6, 2009 10:49 View Comments

Maes Chwarae Playground
I recently read an article on artist Sophia Horton and was very intrigued by both the power and simplicity in her work. Most of theĀ  work that I am drawn to is work from her interventions series. In this work Sophia uses knitting to question boundaries, expectations, and site.

Cordon at Cove Park.
Often working [...]

This was posted under category: Contemporary Craft, International Crafters