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During the fall there were a number of squats all over Sweden as a protest to the housing shortage. It is especially bad in the biggest cities. Inspired by those squats I decided to make this cross stitch, it’s based on a photo from an article about one of them. The text on the banner [...]
The thing I love the most about designing patterns is seeing what other people do with them. I haven’t seen any finished ones in a while but I just got two in two days!
Firstly, Megan bought the Question Authority pattern the other day and finished it already! Quickest stitcher in the world award [...]
Just before Christmas I was approached and asked to participate in The Streets of Melbourne Festival.
First post of the new year for me. I would have liked to finish this earlier, but it took me most of December to get the stitching done.
During 2008 the situation in Zimbabwe has gone from bad to… well, catastrophic.
From my utmost favourite vintage style Etsy store Betty Oatmeal.
I know someone out there has money to spare…
I’ve been quite slack on the blogging front recently )read: stupidly busy doing other stuff) but really wanted to share some stuff I’ve seen recently which deserves to be seen!
From the Facebook group, there’s been all sorts of interesting things pop up recently. I LOVE this one by Aruna, what an awesome present.
And this [...]
A wee bit beyond deadline but Hoopla #3: Radical Inspiration is now available for sale. It’s been a bit of a mission and my plan to get it out in October was a bit overshot. But finishing a project before the end of the year is always satisfying!
I know some of you out there have been keen to get your hold of the Alternative Energy Pattern so you can wear your bike love with pride. But you’ve been hanging for the day that it finally got upgraded to a kit.
That day is here!
And not only is this kit supporting the Austin Yellow [...]
Craftster user craftcore has done these two gorgeous embroidered graffiti pieces. I especially like the crochet one. Especially in this time of a global economic crisis, I’d rather think we were using at as an excuse to create sustainable and self-sufficient communities rather than have a violent uprising. Sounds much more interesting [...]
One of the things I love the most about this site is when I get links from other people who have used the patterns on the DiY Page. But this one has excited me more than most!
I haven’t had time to visit Craftster in a while but this morning Johanna sent me an email going ’seen this?’
Holy freaking wow!
With a capital CHOICE!
Anyone who’s been within air shot of me recently would have heard me going on about Suffragettes. I’ve been doing a ton of research into the Suffrage Movement in the context of creative resistance. And I’ve been reminding myself how militant the movement was.
This has to be the motto of embroiderers and cross stitchers the world over. And in our latest Radical Cross Stitch collaboration you can make this yourself with the latest ePattern designed by TiGER c/o SEWiCiDE and available exclusively in the Radical Rags Etsy Store!
A few days ago members of the Melbourne Revolutionary Craft Circle went out armed with bags of finger knitted wool, seeds, painted banners, ribbons, thermoses, cups, cameras, chocolate and some sneaky hip flasks to engage in some creative resistance against the rampant speculation which is wreaking havoc in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray.
For a nuclear free autonomy! (I’ve had that Combat Wombat track in my head the whole way through this project).
I know I promised to update often, a promise that I haven’t really kept… But I blame the fact that it’s summer in Sweden and there’s a tropical heat wave hitting us right now. Too hot to think or manage the blogging…
But I should at least give you my latest creation, aka “the Valerie Solanas project”.
I’m pleased to present the first Radical Cross Stitch official collaboration!
I’ve been gently hassling Zoe, who you may remember from the last episode of the Craft Cartel Podcast to send me some pictures of her cross stitch so I can share with you all. Zoe does such ace work and it deserves a big showing!
I had this moment of trepidation when opening this email this morning. The subject was ‘celebrating the 4th in fine fashion’. There’s been a rash of July 4th crafts going round the internet at the mo. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with July 4 crafts, I just get nervous around patriotic [...]
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