RADICALCROSSSTITCH » Admin http://radicalcrossstitch.com Seriously Seditious Stitching Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:37:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Copyright © 2010 RADICALCROSSSTITCH craftcartel@radicalcrossstitch.com (Craft Cartel) craftcartel@radicalcrossstitch.com (Craft Cartel) Craft 1440 http://radicalcrossstitch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/craftcartel-icon small.jpg RADICALCROSSSTITCH » Admin http://radicalcrossstitch.com 144 144 Cause mall is a four letter word For crafty types who dont dig rose scented doilies. Celebrating all that is irreverent, ironic, kitschy, delightfully offensive and lovingly made by hand. craft, political, anarchist, craftivism, Melbourne Craft Cartel Craft Cartel craftcartel@radicalcrossstitch.com no no New Shop! http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2010/04/06/new-shop/ http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2010/04/06/new-shop/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:42:34 +0000 Rayna http://radicalcrossstitch.com/?p=2344
  • You can never kill an idea I've been promising new patterns for a while and...
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    Last year I was so busy stitching for various shows I didn’t get any time to stitch up new designs for the shop.  So over summer I was determined to get some new ones done.  In anticipation of the newbies hitting the shop, I built a new store on site.  As much as I love Etsy as a marketplace, I really want to be able to offer patterns and pieces in Australian Dollars since the USD can be a bit high for us non-US buyers.

    Now when you click the Go Shopping button on the right, it takes you here!

    Hooray!

    There’s some new patterns in there like the Every Heart is a Revolutionary Cell pattern and the Choose Your Own Rebellion pattern.  Plus there’s some more coming. PLUS there’s going to be some more kits available soon.  Fan us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter to keep up to date.

    I’m a bit excited!!

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    ]]>     http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2010/04/06/new-shop/feed/ 0     Coming back to earth http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2010/03/16/coming-back-to-earth/ http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2010/03/16/coming-back-to-earth/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:52:41 +0000 Rayna http://radicalcrossstitch.com/?p=2307
  • I’m so crafty… Yeah so I've been pretty slack at the ol'...
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    And my life is starting to return to normal.  Projects being planned, new designs being made.  And most exciting, the Radical Rags etsy shop is open again!  AND I’ve opened a new shop at Zibbet.  Come visit!

    More news soon.

    xox

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    ]]>     http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2010/03/16/coming-back-to-earth/feed/ 2     Fan us! http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2009/05/19/fan-us/ http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2009/05/19/fan-us/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 08:46:22 +0000 Rayna http://radicalcrossstitch.com/?p=1979 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Go on, you know you want to!

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    ]]>     http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2009/05/19/fan-us/feed/ 0     Tweet http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2009/01/04/tweet/ http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2009/01/04/tweet/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:57:06 +0000 Rayna http://radicalcrossstitch.com/?p=1620 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> In an insane moment of procrastination, radical cross stitch and twitter combined forces yesterday. So if you’re a fan of the minutiae, come follow us!

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    ]]>     http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2009/01/04/tweet/feed/ 0     Intermission and celebration http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/07/12/intermission-and-celebration/ http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/07/12/intermission-and-celebration/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:04:06 +0000 Rayna http://radicalcrossstitch.com/?p=1304 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Hmm yes, well, for those of you who visited over the last 24 hours or so, you would’ve noticed a distinct lack of website.  Yeah well that was a nice little birthday present from Yahoo who decided not to email me to let me know the domain name payment hadn’t gone through (wankers).

    Which means that we’re 1 year old!  Wow.

    So a big thanks to all of you who have visited, contributed and commented over the last year.  This has turned into a wonderful little community and we’re having a ton of fun putting it all together.

    Imagine the projects we’re gonna pull off in the next 12 months!

    Happy Birthday to us!

    Yay! Eat cake!

    xox

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    ]]>     http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/07/12/intermission-and-celebration/feed/ 2     Linky Linky http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/06/05/linky-linky/ http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/06/05/linky-linky/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:55:23 +0000 Rayna http://radicalcrossstitch.com/?p=1205 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> When I’m procrastinating I find it good to find something I’ve wanted to do for ages and do that.  Not only do I experience the satisfaction of putting off what I really should be doing.  But I also get the joy of doing something that’s important but way down the priority list.

    So I’m pleased to present you with an all new shiny and improved Links Page!

    I’ve reorganised it a bit.  And purged it a bit.  And added to it A LOT.  So check them all out.

    And make sure you say hi when you go visiting people.  In this busy hyperconnected world we’re often pretty slack at telling people when they do things or say things we think are really choice.  It’s like when you walk down the street and noone says hi to you anymore.  But the difference is that when you say hi on people’s websites they don’t think you’re some kind of weirdo trying to sell you something (except you stupid spammer dicks).  It usually makes people feel super nice inside and inspires them to keep saying/doing ace things.

    So I challenge you to comment on at least one of the websites on my link list.  Oh and feel free to comment here occasionally some of you lurkers eh?  This site gets literally hundreds of visits a day but not many comments.  OK end of rant.

    If you know of any sites that should be on this list, please let me know.

    xox

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    ]]>     http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/06/05/linky-linky/feed/ 0     This riot grrl’s a cynic http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/06/03/this-riot-grrls-a-cynic/ http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/06/03/this-riot-grrls-a-cynic/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:37:36 +0000 Johanna http://radicalcrossstitch.com/?p=1198 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> So, I’m gonna try and write an intro post for myself… I’m Johanna, I live in Stockholm, Sweden but will probably move down to northern Mozambique sometime in October this year. I got hooked on needles (no, not that kind) when I realized how easy cross stitching really is and above all, how creative you can be with design, colours and so on.

    I’ve actually just been cross stitching for about a year now and it all started when I was trying to find a birthday gift for a friend and ended up with one of the cross stitch kits from Fuldesign. At first I was just gonna give it to her, but then I thought it would be fun to do the embroidery myself and put it in a nice frame and all that. And well, the rest is history… When I started searching the Internet for fellow cross stitchers who was into something more radical than flowers and puppys, I found this site and it was love at first sight I guess (so you can try to imagine what a honour it is for me to be a member of the crew now). If you haven’t done it yet, take a look at the DIY page and get inspired. It really got me started, not just with the cross stitching itself, but also got me into the politics of crafting and it’s links to DIY culture.

    Being a feminist and activist I try to give the work I do some kind of political twist, even if some stuff is just for fun (or gifts to friends and family). Most of the cross stitch that I’ve finished are already posted on my blog cross yr stitches (and I think they will end up in the gallery here as well), but I thought I’d give you a few samples.
    A gift I made for a friend, think it’s been posted here once before. The quote is from a fundraising letter by american politician Pat Robertson.

    the feminist agenda

    This one might actually be my favorite, I made it as a housewarming gift for my father and it says and then there are idiots who can find comfort in art (quote from Jean-Paul Sartre). Sort of a comment to all the self obsessed male artists of the world…

    sartre

    The mini backdrop I made for the swedish punk band Wolfbrigade (if you look closely on the front cover of their next album, you’ll see it featured on Dadde’s drum kit).

    wolfbrigade

    That’s all for now… promise to try and update pretty often. Right now I’m working on four different projects that I hope I’ll finish sometime soon. Stay tuned kids!

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    ]]>     http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/06/03/this-riot-grrls-a-cynic/feed/ 3     It’s a Grrl! http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/05/31/its-a-grrl/ http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/05/31/its-a-grrl/#comments Sat, 31 May 2008 00:49:39 +0000 Rayna http://radicalcrossstitch.com/?p=1192 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> I am pleased to announce the newest addition to the Radical Cross Stitch family.

    Coming all the way to us from Sweden, or maybe somewhere in Africa… everyone say a big hi to Johanna!

    We all know and love Johanna from the mighty Cross Yr Stitches blog. The Ninja and I decided that since one is an obsession, two is a conspiracy and three is a gang, we really should expand the crew a bit. We are also working on secret handshakes and passwords.

    Johanna makes super ace cross stitch, and we thought she was absolutely deserving of a place in the community. Here’s some of Johanna’s latest bits.

    We are also planning a fundraiser to get Johanna a new camera so she can take super cool photos of her finished stuff!

    And I’m working on a special place in the Gallery for all of Johanna’s stuff so you can be even more inspired!

    I haven’t actually asked her to do this yet, so I’ll do so publicly (sorry lady!). I’d love it if you could make you first post a bit of an intro and tell us a bit about who you are, where you’re from and what got you into radical cross stitch.

    I also want to take a moment to say a big thank you to all the people who read this site. It is such a fun project and great to know that we are just a small part of such a vibrant radical craft community. I especially want to thank those of you who have been supporting the other media projects; hoopla and the craft cartel. Just so you know the zine is almost complete and the podcast is being edited as we speak!

    We have some big dreams and visions for this project so stay tuned, keep conscious and most of all keep crafting!

    Arohanui

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    ]]>     http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/05/31/its-a-grrl/feed/ 2     WoooOOOoo Hot Sexy New! http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/02/06/woooooooo-hot-sexy-new/ http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/02/06/woooooooo-hot-sexy-new/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:55:55 +0000 Rayna http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/02/06/woooooooo-hot-sexy-new/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Yes folks, to celebrate by 20,000th visitor I decided to give this site a makeover.  Let me know what you think!

    Keep your eyes peeled for some hot new bits soon.  I’m super busy right this second with a radio show in an hour, a first birthday tomorrow and a bajillion photos to edit.  So stay tuned….

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    ]]>     http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/02/06/woooooooo-hot-sexy-new/feed/ 0     Technical Interlude http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/01/30/technical-interlude/ http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/01/30/technical-interlude/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:43:10 +0000 Rayna http://radicalcrossstitch.com/2008/01/30/technical-interlude/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Yeah sorry about that folks.

    See I give the impression that I know heaps about computers and shit. But really I’m just pretending. Anything flash I do is usually done by some friendly boy. Although I did make the gallery all by myself!

    Thanks HEAPS to the friendly boy who fixed my site (again).

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