As some of you know but probably most of you don’t, I live in what’s considered to be the poorest neighbourhood in Melbourne. The suburb is formerly an industrial area and is still pretty heavily dominated by industrial land. It was also formerly predominantly state housing. There was a big sell off [...]
Not quite but it would be an ace present for her.
It’s from etsy seller edelweissvintage and it’s the coolest plate I’ve ever seen. Although the gavel/mallet more reminds me of a hammer. Like the old saying ‘if I had a hammer, I’d smash patriarchy… found it!’
I just adore crazy old plates. I’ve got one [...]
Hi everyone
It’s my birthday next week, and for the first time in ages, I’m going out for a big night of partying. I’m sure you’d all want to join me and buy me a drink. But geography is a bitch sometimes. So, I’m giving you all the opportunity to buy me a drink virtually! But [...]
It’s been a wee while, so here comes some patterns!
One is free and one is for sale and they’re both quite different.
This first one I designed with my little girls bedroom wall in mind and it’s for all of you out there with a bit of anarchist in you.
You can purchase this pattern in the [...]
Nice.
I am so super lucky. I have in my hot little hands a copy of the second issue of World Sweet World. WSW is a new craft magazine that’s fresh out of Aotearoa and it’s gorgeous.
For those of you who still haven’t got the hang of buying things through the interwebby, I’ve started putting hoopla in some shops and libraries.
Ok kids, it’s time to start getting excited!
The infinitely quotable (as I recently heard her described) Betsy Greer from craftivism.com, who is also a contributor to both issues of hoopla has written a book!
How cool is that cover!
It’s not out yet, but will be in November and you can preorder it on Amazon. I [...]
Julie at The Hand Mirror shared this awesome poster, which I think I’ve seen before, but always deserves a showing
Some of you will remember the pattern I designed for the venus symbol aka the feminist symbol. At the time I designed it I didn’t really have any plans to actually stitch it, it just kind of came to me so I put it together. I guess I knew that the right purpose [...]
This is the project that has been sitting on my to-do list the longest this year, and it’s finally done!
I’ve written about Craft Cartel member Jellibat before and how super dooper clever she is. But hell, I reckon she has so surpassed herself with this one.
If you looked at the front page of etsy you’d probably think it was all pretty cute and fashionable. Trendy no less.
But if you look hard enough there is some seriously cool stuff on there. Here’s some things I’d buy if I had a million dollars.
Firstly (and I can’t believe I’m saying this..) [...]
OK hi-tech is a slight exaggeration..
As previously promised, I was gonna put the cross stitch kits up for sale as e-patterns. So you kids who already have all your own bits and bobs and especially those of you conscious of shipping stuff all over the planet, can now rest easy. I’ve got the [...]
I promised a finished cross stitch and now I’m finally delivering! I’ve been slowly working on this one for a couple of months now and I’m so happy to see it finished!
It’s is an antique (c. 1860’s) inspired floral border surrounding the text ‘Don’t Bleed on the Carpet’. I’ve subtitled it ‘if you’re [...]
Check out these AMAZING cross stitches from Christa at Crafty Like A Fox. If I was rich I know where I’d be spending my dollars!
The awesome crew at Anti Craft have finally sold out and published their book. Well, apparently they published it last year but I only just heard about it.
“You are about to embark on a wondrous journey, full of flowers, and light, and—wait, wrong book. This book is about the darker side of craft….If you [...]
Thanks to the lovely Ms Cate there was a bit of a Craft Cartel appearance at Swinburn Prahran campus today. They were having a youth week celebration with an amazing souvlaki cook up, some hilarious sexual health awareness street theatre, some healthy food promotion, and our wee stalls.
I had a great time meeting students [...]
For those of you that saw my feminist bookmark and thought ‘goodness, I wish I could have one like that!’, you’re in luck!
I have just put the pattern up on etsy for sale as a pdf file. I’ll be putting it together as a kit soon too.
This bookmark has been especially designed for those [...]
My latest crafty obsession is reclaiming old ties and using them to boldly proclaim an objective in life, or current role within the patriarchy. In jest, naturally.
I believe ties are the strongest symbol of the stranglehold that patriarchy has on men. Many people are under the misguided impression that patriarchy is a power that [...]
"I don't regard myself as an artist. I am a craftsman. Fuck art." - Clifford Harper
