Synopsis
Join the Handmade Movement!
We make to give. We make to share. We make to connect with others. Crafters all over the world are using their hands and hearts to make a statement, change the world, and build community.
Craft Activism is an inspiring celebration of this growing movement. Inside, dozens of superstars of this grassroots phenomenon share their experiences, tips, and advice on living, teaching, and promoting a more meaningful DIY lifestyle. Learn to craft for your cause, connect with other crafters, think green, organize a fair, host an online exchange, create yarn graffiti, and more. The book also includes 17 creative projects from designers who challenge you to reimagine how your craft skills can be used to make a difference. Whether you knit, sew, crochet, or collage—and even if you’re not sure where to begin—this book is your guide to the incredible power of handmade.
About Joan Tapper
Before becoming an editor of the award-winning
Islands magazine, which she headed for 13 years, JOAN TAPPER was the founding editor of
National Geographic Traveler. She is the author of
Island Dreams: Caribbean and
The Most Beautiful Villages and Towns of California and writes features about people, arts, and culture for a variety of other national publications.
About Gale Zucker
GALE ZUCKER is an award-winning location photographer and avid knitter. Her work has appeared in books, advertising, and magazines. Her portraits and feature stories appear frequently in
Smithsonian,
Newsweek,
Yankee, and the
New York Times Magazine.