Archive for November, 2009

NYC Embroidery Workshop.

Monday, November 30, 2009 18:01 View Comments

I am teaching another 2 hour Intro to Embroidery Workshop on Sunday, December 13 from 1:30-3:30pm.
Right out of my Brooklyn studio. It is super cheap and just in time to add some embellishments to your holiday gifts.
Go here for details and please pass the word.
Maybe if you are in town for the One of a [...]

This was posted under category: Events & Contests

color and content.

Monday, November 30, 2009 17:53 View Comments

1200 hats crocheted by residents of the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women – one hat for every incarcerated woman.

I fell upon the awesome work of fiber artist Sherri Wood on flickr last week and was totally wowed. She combines traditional techniques and contemporary thinking to make incredibly cool embroidered works, quilts, and [...]

This was posted under category: Contemporary Craft

All the Holiday Craft Shows!

Friday, November 27, 2009 14:16 View Comments

Holiday craft show season is here! I’ve compiled a list of shows across the nation where you can find some of my favorite artists. Happy shopping!

Cleveland Bazaar Bizarre East

Cleveland, OH
Friday, Nov. 27th
Saturday, Nov. 28th

Art vs. Craft
Milwaukee, WI
Saturday, Nov. 28th

Secret Society Sale

Portland, Oregon

Sunday, Nov 29, 2009

Kraftwork
Atlanta, GA
Thursday, Dec. 3rd

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Join Hello Craft at the One of a Kind Show in NYC

Monday, November 23, 2009 10:02 View Comments

December 11-13
Pier 94, 12th Ave. at 55th St., New York, New York
Hello Craft is excited to be partnering with the One of a Kind Show in NYC, December 11-13!
We’re bringing our Make Something Awesome Area to this 4-day event, and we want you to come out and craft with us. And just when you thought [...]

This was posted under category: Craft Fairs, Events & Contests

Why Should You Care About Email Marketing?

Sunday, November 15, 2009 20:45 View Comments

I recently wrote the introduction to a really helpful How-To Guide by the folks over at Mailchimp and I wanted to share it with you. My goal was and is to talk you into thinking about email marketing in a new way. MailChimp, is not only free for lists with up to 500 subscribers, its [...]

This was posted under category: Business of Craft

mending.

Thursday, November 5, 2009 13:30 View Comments

I so need to make it down to Lombard-Freid projects by November 14th to see the Mending Project by Lee Mengwei.

The press release states:
The Mending Project, is an interactive conceptual installation that uses the gesture of mending to explore ideas of trust and intimacy between strangers…Trained in weaving by a monk in Taiwan and [...]

This was posted under category: Contemporary Craft