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Knit, Poo

People who know me know I get really amused by poo. Don’t ask me why. I don’t find farts anywhere near as funny. I’ve even been known to cross stitch a poo or two.

So check how cool this is

I want! I want!

I’m not one of those people who collects bags and shoes. I did try to be one of those people once but I failed.
But seriously, how awesome is this bag?

Hand tooled, dyed and stitched. Bag Dimensions, roughly: 7″ tall, 9″ long, 3″ thick. One of a kind….
All stress points are both riveted [...]

Hoop-La #1 & 2

Finally I got round to putting this one online. I put it together in September…

So presenting Hoop-La! The zine for radical cross stitch and craftivism.

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Upcycling greatness

let me introduce you to one of the stall holders at the Melbourne Craft Cartel Market. Dan is the man and he has a label called Nearly Roadkill.
Nearly Roadkill is a bag and accessory label established in 2006 by Dan Vaughan. The bags are made out of recycled car uphoistery, just saved from their [...]

Sorry

Well given that Kevin Rudd is actually saying Sorry this week, I figured I really should get around to putting my Sorry cross stitch kit online. I put this together a couple of months ago but I have been struggling getting photos together and the time to do it.
So presenting the Sorry Cross Stitch [...]

Wage Peace Tshirt

I made this tshirt with the intention of putting it online to sell. But you were TOO SLOW! And instead I sold it at the Craft Cartel Market the other night (which went off again, pictures soon). And even better I sold it to someone I know! Yeah!
So I found this font [...]

Pfft Patriarchy

This is the one you’ve all been waiting for! Yip, it’s the next cross stitch kit!

Same Venue, Different Time, Different Name

car·tel
–noun
1. an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed esp. to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
2. a coalition of political or special-interest groups having a common cause, as to encourage the passage of a certain law.
3. a written agreement between belligerents, esp. for the exchange of prisoners.
4. a written challenge to a duel.
5. [...]

Badge Mania

A while back I stumbled across a little idea as to what to do with all my little scraps of embroidery aida fabric . I’ve been embroidering little words and sticking them onto badge backs. I thought it was a mildly interesting idea and worth doing some market research on. So I [...]