Flora Alchemy

By: Stephen Orr

The lovely and talented Johanna Burke recently designed and constructed this fantastic golden jungle of intricately cut paper for a client who wants to install it as a display in his luxury goods store in Korea. These pictures show the three giant panels in progress in her Dumbo studio. more...

Sculptural Crochet Primer

By: Wunderkammer

Crochet is usually relegated to the domain of hats, scarves, and potscrubbers-frankly, a damn shame given its enormous sculptural potential. The primary quality that recommends crochet as three dimensional medium is the fact that crochet stitches are not unlike pixels - discrete units that combine to facet the surface of a form. more...

On the street: She is Legion

By: Scott

Legion of Superheroes that is. A pal of mine saw this lady on the train. 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...

Pattern for Baby Octopus (No. 5)

By: Wunderkammer

I have, for several years, been totally fascinated by the idea of a "wunderkammer," or cabinet of curiosity, which was the name given to the earliest of natural history collections. A wunderkammer was quite literally the most amazing, shocking, and befuddling specimens of the natural world -- real and imagined -- jammed together in a room or ornate display case. more...

Chaos T-shirt Reconstruction

By: Compai

We started Compai clothing a few years ago while living in Italy. Our clothing closely reflects where we live. more...

Ravelry: A Web Community and a Cult

By: Marie Rounsavell

The last couple of years has seen a huge increase in the number of social networking sites available. As with any evolution, the trend has been toward specifics and newer sites cater more and more to niches. more...

Crafts for a Navy Dad

By: Scott

My father just celebrated his 80th birthday. He spent a long time in the Navy. 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...

Crop Art!

By: Scott

I have never been to the Minnesota state fair, but I hear it’s awesome. In the past I have heard of a beauty pageant that elects the Butter Queen, who then has her portrait carved in butter. My buddy Ritch has just introduced me to another food based craft wonder from the homeland- Crop Art. more...