Dudes of Craft is a weekly series from Keli Anaya exploring the mysterious world of men who craft.
Happy Friday everyone!
Today’s post is the second installment on the basics of crocheting. Just like last time, you will need a crochet hook and some yarn, string, or twine.

Here are a few links:
1. This is a [...]

The beauty and grace of the hand of embroidery artist Walter Bruno Brix is inspiring. He creates lovely subtle simple lines in thread to explore issues of sexuality, the aging body, and of life and death.
I am especially drawn to his series 42, a series of what I assume might be self portraits of a male [...]

Hello Craft is partnering with up the One of a Kind Show in NYC, and we’re giving away free tickets for you to join us at this extraordinary event!

December 11-13, 2009 (Preview Night December 10)
Pier 94, New York
After 35 years in Toronto, and 8 in Chicago, the One of a Kind Show and Sale is [...]

Elise of Argyle Whale reviews the Yudu and finds herself befuddled.

Hello Craft!
I just wanted to introduce myself as a new contributor to the Hello Craft blog. I’m Elise Towle Snow and some of you may recognize me as Argyle Whale or as the rotund brown bunny wearing a blue scarf who serves as my mascot.
I live in Salem, Massachusetts and enjoy the company of my [...]

Hello crafty friends!
I am brimming with excitement and inspiration after attending/exhibiting at the Maker Faire and Bazaar Bizarre recently.  The Maker Faire is a place where science and art collide creating an amazing festival of interesting ideas and otherworldly contraptions.  Or as my friend pointed out “It’s like Burning Man without the sandstorms and  naked [...]

Below are descriptions of the learning sessions, workshops and demos at the Summit of Awesome.  Check the Summit of Awesome schedule for session times, locations and speaker info.
Learning Sessions
Am I a Business? How and when to form a business for your crafty endeavors. Representatives from the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts will walk you [...]

I am a big believer that it is a mistake to overanalyze things and some things should not be analyzed on any level. I am not a lover of theory, especially art theory, which is funny being that the art school I graduated from is famous for being extremely theory heavy, so much [...]