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Tasmanian Renegade Craftivism let loose in the public realm: Crochet Yarn Bombing and Knitted Graffiti

By LyciaTrouton | Published: December 17, 2009

Now that I am based primarily in Tasmania, it has been a pleasure to visit the cosmopolitan “mainland”, over the past few days. For example, I have just had a teatime chat with Dr. Dorothy Jones (b. New Zealand, based South of Sydney NSW; Jones writes on the links between postcolonial novels, needlework; she was [...]

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What’s the role of skill in the D.I.Y. community?

By FaytheLevine | Published: December 14, 2009

The roll of skill within the D.I.Y. craft community is varied from self-taught to well-trained makers. My personal belief is that the foundation of D.I.Y. is that there are no rules. Based on this opinion, there is no imposed system of ranking in regards to where you went to school or who you studied under. [...]

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Native Funk and Flash (part two)

By Allison Smith | Published: July 18, 2009

This is the second part of the post ‘Native Funk and Flash’ by Allison Smith. For the first part, go here.
In 2004, Brooklyn-based artist Ginger Brooks Takahashi initiated a series of quilting forums called An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail, the title taken from a protest poster she found at the San Francisco GLBT Historical Society [...]

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