Being part of a community is crucial to the human experience. Finding and connecting with people who help you feel safe, contribute to your personal growth, and support you as you move through challenges and triumphs is paramount to our mental well being and sometimes too physical well being. This has been important throughout history;Read More
Knotelry: The platform for all crafters
Tell us about your background in fiber arts and coding While my undergraduate degree is in Informatics, I actually did not have a ton of coding experience prior to completing a coding bootcamp! My focus was more on the academic study of sociocultural interactions with people, societies, and technologies, and the limited exposure to codingRead More
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Making Magic: Arts & Crafts with Intention
Like many people during the pandemic, I turned to crafting to help pass the time. What I didn’t expect was that learning to make things for myself would also help liberate myself from capitalist, sexist, and racist views of beauty. From having to be honest with size, style, color, and the materials that go intoRead More
Juniper, It’s Not Just for Christmas Trees
I know, I hear it all of the time, “I don’t like gin, it tastes like a Christmas tree.” All I ask is that you give us a chance to explain ourselves. I’ll start from the beginning. I didn’t like gin either. My brother in law walked up to me, in Vegas of all places,Get the Recipe
Cassava Cake
My name is Debbie Domingo and I am the recipe developer, food photographer, and blogger for The Earth Kitchen. I create plant-based vegan recipes as a way to bring awareness and educate plant based living in the island of Guam. I grew up in an Asian American Pacific Islander community with Filipino parents that migratedGet the Recipe
When Freedom Came
“For years We walked that narrow road. Bound to land, with ropes and chains. Our heads hung down, Worked through and through, No word when freedom came.” My paternal great-great-grandparents were born in 1857 and 1862, respectively. For them, life began at a time when Black and African people were still enslaved in the thenRead More
6 Must-Read Books For Children & Adults on JUNETEENTH
Juneteenth (Beautiful Me) by Anece Rochell Daylen (one of the characters from the Beautiful Me Series) is excited and ready to share everything he knows about Juneteenth. Juneteenth is an entertaining picture storybook that explains the origin, customs, and importance of the Juneteenth Holiday, in a fun and interactive way. This book is the fourthRead More
Meet Patricia Chuson: The ceramicist and fiber artist behind Pine Cone Ceramics
Who is a Black Brown Indigenous Melanated Person (BBIMP) who has inspired you or your work? A source of inspiration for me is not a singular person but the many cultures found in the Philippines. As a way to reconile myself with my mixed and colonized heritage, I am trying to learn more about theRead More
Meet Tenita Neals: The sewist behind Broke and Crafty
Who is a Black Brown Indigenous Melanated Person (BBIMP) who has inspired you or your work? GG Made it and Diane of Lady Dye Yarns How do you find inspiration? I find inspiration by playing with fabric. Trying different color combinations and patterns until I find one I like. Share your maker journey. How didRead More