This is what greeted me as I was going to get some coffee the other day: There’s something similar about the state of the car and the state of the union. Rusty. Patchy. Old-fashioned. But it seems that the political tide is somewhere betwixt and between right now, like the boot of the car. Mixed. […]
Awhile ago I asked people to help me write a manifesto for craftivism. Twelve people shared their thoughts; this is what we created. These thoughts perfectly encapsulate how I envisioned craftivism from the beginning and I am thankful beyond words to have had input from such amazing and inspiring makers. This is not the end […]
Craftivism hits the Aussie papers today with @sayraphim, @casey_jenkins, and @talfitzpatrick! That's @talfitzpatrick and her amazing quilt in the pic! (And there's a little about me in it too! Go Team Craftivism! Link in profile! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 #craftivism #craft #activism #quilting #stitch #365tinyjoys A photo posted by Betsy Greer (@craftivista) on Mar 19, 2016 at 1:23pm […]
Want to participate in this project? All it takes are four tiny things: Make a sign (no bigger than palm size, please) that contains an affirmation starting with “You are” on it. Many of them have been stitched, but feel free to get creative. People have also done things like painted rocks and made […]
So this article and stitching and plagiarism came up on my radar the other day. I tweeted it and there was some interesting discussion about it. I made a little diagram of the ways that people act when they steal designs, and what I consider to be best practices. To see all of it, just […]