Review: Alabama Studio Style

By: Tsia

Natalie Chanin’s second book Alabama Studio Style is absolutely beautiful. How could we expect anything less from the brilliant creative director of the bespoke Alabama Chanin, a sustainable fashion/home brand that promotes local artisan labor and heirloom sewing techniques. more...

Review: Kids in the Garden

By: Tsia

Kids in the Garden is a welcome follow up to the honest, humble gardening book Growing Stuff. Geared toward kids in the 8+ range Kids in the Garden is chock full of simple projects that can take place in your garden throughout the growing season. more...

Seeds of Inspiration

By: helena

A couple of great books have come out recently featuring Bay Area projects related to urban farming and backyard systems for sustainable living. more...

Review: Knitting for Good!

By: Riva

I don't know how to knit. In eight grade, my friend's mom cast on some knitting for me, showed me a basic stitch (knit or purl I can't recall), and away I went...for about a dozen rows. more...

Read-it-yourself (in chronological order)

By: Riva

Unfortunately for me, my brain works faster than my hands. So, I tend to be better at thinking-it-myself than actually doing it. more...

Review: How to Make Books

By: Tsia

Rare is the how to book that opens one mind. The simply titled How to Make Books by EK Smith is just one of those books. more...

Making Stuff Book Review

By: Meredith MacDonald

Making Stuff: An Alternative Craft Book Edited by Ziggy Hanaor Seemingly dozens of artists contributed projects to Making Stuff, (including some favorite past and present glitterati). And the result is that nearly every craft frontier is explored in a way that makes you feel like you are back in high school, with the best art teacher ever and plenty of time on your hands. more...

Subversive Cross-Stitch Book Review

By: Meredith MacDonald

Subversive Cross-Stitch By Julie Jackson Half art, half craft, and all snark. For those aching to just tell it like it is, Subversive Cross-Stitch offers the inspiration and guidance to transform what might have remained an internal monologue into an open statement to the world. more...

Review- By Hand: Craft in Contemporary Art

By: Scott

By Hand is a survey of artists using crafting in their work. The works are varied and exciting. more...

Before the Mortgage

By: Sister Diane

Before the Mortgage began life as a zine produced by two writers who were making the rocky transition from studenthood to adulthood. Shortly after graduating from college, Christina Amini and Rachel Hutton moved to New York to live out their plans for becoming bona-fide adults. more...