Ever wanted to show off your craft on TV? Me too! Here’s how you can get yourself and your pirate wristcuffs or crocheted skirts on a new show! My collective, PDX Super Crafty, got to film four episodes of Uncommon Threads, a new sewing and needlecrafts show on DIY Network. It was so much fun!…
Ever wondered where the best thrift stores are? Here are 60+ favorite spots across North America and Europe! So you need some pretty fabric for a skirt, a pair of size 7 knitting needles, or a few glass jars to try etching your brand-new designs onto. Stop by a thrift store before you buy spendy…
From Arcata and Eureka to the Bay Area and Sacramento, it’s easy to find great craft supplies, fabric, beads and recycled supplies, as well as cool places to buy and sell your handmade stuff. Here are some stores, museums, collectives, and classes I especially like. Crafty Community There are Stitch n Bitch chapters all over…
Southern California may be better known for its beaches, star sightings, and relentlessly perfect weather, but there are tons of crafty resources here too – great shops, classes, museums, stitch n bitch meetups, and bazaars galore. I’ve listed some of my favorite spots below! Crafty Community Bring your knitting, crochet, tatting, beading, quilting, embroidery, papercraft,…
If we had to choose just one city in the world to be *the* crafty mecca, we would pick Portland, Oregon. Perhaps it’s the DIY ethos of its punk rock music scene bleeding over into the crafty arena — or maybe it’s just all those long rainy winters, but you can’t throw a skein of…