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As crafters, we like patterns. They can show us how to bridge the gap between our current skills and the skills we want others to learn, they can replicate what we see on someone else, they can allow us to craft items for our own bodies and homes in ever empowering ways. In fact, I…
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Recently I shared my thoughts on starting your first craftivist project online in a number of posts. So that they’d all be in one place, I’m sharing them here, with a bit more context, as I have more room! First, maybe don’t ask “How can it change the world?” When you start a new project,…
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Lessons in Learning to Surf There’s a beautiful quote in Amy Poehler’s book “Yes, Please” that I think about a lot: “Change is the only constant. Your ability to navigate and tolerate change and its painful uncomfortableness directly correlates to your happiness and general well-being. See what I just did there? I saved you thousands…
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Yikes. But, also, I get it. Over the course of two decades of textile work, there’s one question I’m asked repeatedly. A question that gets at the heart of most creative work… What’s the impact of the work? Well… if you too would like to know the answer, you’re in luck— it’s my new research…