Radical Cross Stitch

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for crafty types who don’t dig rose-scented doilies.

Celebrating all that is irreverent, kitchy, delightfully offensive & made lovingly by hand.

The Craft Cartel is about providing community support for makers of objects that don’t normally have a space within the retail sphere. We support crafters who use innovative techniques, recycled materials, make provocative statements or just crafters who don’t have the capacity to make a full time living out of making what they make. We recognise and seek to promote the value to our communities and our environment of buying interesting and wonderful handmade objects as opposed to mass produced plastic crap. We also see the importance of strong communities and we like to open the craft cartel experience to people of all walks of life. We do not subscribe to art wank and we are prone to ridiculing the pretentious.

Podcast Archive

Episode Eight 09.02.15 – This episode we interview Betsy Greer from craftivism.com about her new book ‘Kntting for Good’.
Episode Seven 08.09.23 – This episode is a recording of a recent event we hosted in Melbourne called ‘The Revolution is Handmade’
Episode Six (Seex) 08.08.13 – This episode we hit the streets with the Melbourne Revolutionary Craft Circle on their world famous radical craft action.
Episode Five 08.07.08 – This episode we have a nice long interview with Zoe Thompson-Moore from the Addington Revolutionary Womyn’s Craft Circle.
Episode Four 02.06.08 – This episode we go on a crafty adventure to the outback. Talk to Sharna Nolan from the Skateistan project. And we have a wee feminist analysis of some current craft trends. Plus music, events and websites.
Episode Three 16.04.08 – This episode we talk about craftivism. Interview Cate Lawrence from Polka Dot Rabbit about Buy Nothing Craft Month. And we have another zine review, music and websites to check out.
Episode Two 31.03.08 – This episode we talk about the politics of buying handmade. Interview Kirsteene from Scrumptious Productions. And we’ve got our very first crafty zine review. Plus music, websites, events and more.
Episode One 17.03.08 – This episode we talk about the Cartel and where it all began. We talk to Melanie from Satchel. And share some fun and subversive crafty projects for you to get involved in. Plus a bit of music and a lot of laughs.