I like to write things. (All the things.)
Over the years, I’ve spoken to a former wrestler turned woodworker about how craft saved his life, shared the work of an academic artist knitting famous feminist portraits, learned about weaving agave fiber into portable solar cells, and many more very interesting people. Every single conversation has been a delight to discover, have, and share whether it’s for general readership, fellow creatives or a DTC audience.
Below are some selected bylines. If you need content that highlights your community, brand story or the good work you’re up to, do get in touch!
Digital Content
Selected Spoonflower content:
Interviews + blog posts:
- Dani Dazey on Designing Wallpaper and Pivoting Her Business
- All About Spoonflower Curtains
- What You Need to Know to Design for Metallic Wallpaper
- An Interview with Mathew Boudreaux of Mx Domestic (interviewer)
- How One Artist Celebrates Hawaiian Culture and History Through Design
- 6 Artists on Creating PANTONE® Color of the Year 2023 Designs
- How A Lotta Love Creates Safe Spaces in Homeless Shelters
- What (and Who?) Is the Future of Quilting?
- Katie Kortman on How to Stay True to Your Creative Voice
- How to Create the Community You Wish to See
- Meet Our 2022 Spoonflower Ambassadors
- Sareka Unique on Why She Started the Black Girls Illustrate Community
- What Is Mid-Century Modern Design Decor?
- Sky Cubacub on Why Making Clothes for Every Body Is Important
- Introduction to Adaptive Sewing
SEO Optimization:
- 7 Steps Artists Can Take For Holiday Success
- 5 Steps to Mixing Patterns Like a Professional
- What to Include on a Quilt Label
- Which Type of Wallpaper is Right for Me?
- Spoonflower’s Autumn/Winter 2024 Trend Report
- The Spoonflower Trend Report: Fall/Winter 2022
- An Introduction to Ditsy Designs
- How to Make a Pet Collar with a Matching Leash
- How to Sew an Easy Pet Bandana
- Make Your Own Fanny Pack with This Free Pattern
- How to Design a Seamless Repeat with Procreate
- Explore 5 Design Motifs in Chinese Art
(Want to see more posts I worked on during my time there? Click here. I also worked with dozens of creatives, artists, and influencers on posts under their own bylines!)
CreativeLive
- The Knitting Nannas Stitch Together Activism and Community
- Guerrilla Kindness: The Sweet Surprises of Sayraphim Lothian
- Embroidery, Weaving, and the Craftivism of Amor Muñoz
- Kathryn Clark: A Craftivist Quilter
- Kat Thorsen and the Transformative Power of Sock Monkeys
- Curiosity Embedded into Every Stitch: Yarnbombing and Craftivism with Garnapa
The News & Observer
- ‘This company saved my life.’ The Noble Woodsman finds a life with purpose
- Craft hub at NC State
- Durham’s Scrap Exchange looks to the future
- A Triangle potter finds her home and success
- Handmade Scandinavian-influenced furniture, straight from Apex
- 20 years and tens of thousands blankets provide warmth for critically ill children
- Raleigh artist is quilting in the family tradition
- Soft art of spinning cashmere
Fabrics-store.com
- Making Crafts to Make Conversation
- Historical Craftivism: From Suffragettes to Gandhi to Argentina
- Yarnbombing, Guerilla Kindness, and Crocheted Buses
- Using Your Creativity To Help Those in Need
- Craftivism: An Introduction
Assorted Bylines
- Resurgence Magazine: You Can Do All The Things
- Hyperallergic: An “Act of Love”: Knitted Portraits of Feminist Artists and Their Work
- X Stitch magazine: “Thousands of Tiny Revolutions”
- Ceramics Monthly: Clay Culture: Ceramic Craftivism
- American Craft Magazine: Disconnect
- Surface Design Journal
- Fiber Art Now
- Vogue Knitting
- Interweave Crochet (columnist)
Books + Essays
My own books:
Knitting for Good! A Guide to Creating Personal, Social and Political Change Stitch by Stitch
Craftivism: The Art of Craft and Activism (edited anthology with 33 contributors)
My work published in other people’s books:
Outside: Activating Cloth to Enhance the Way We Live (essay)
Material World: The Modern Craft Bible (essay)
Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery (forward)
Extra/Ordinary: Craft and Contemporary Art (essay)
Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design (essay)
Bead Simple: Essential Techniques for Making Jewelry Just The Way You Want It (pattern)
The Crafter Culture Handbook (pattern)