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SEVEN COLUMNS · THREE TIMES A WEEK
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A portrait. What making does to life. »»»
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One technique, one material, one reason to start »»»
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Yarn objects living in real interiors »»»
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The thing makers think but don't always say »»»
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One trend, one find, one strong opinion »»»
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People, craft, community »»»
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One obscure craft word, seen differently »»»
KOEL POSTCARDS
Beads & Glitter.
The method is older than it looks. String your beads onto the yarn before you cast on, warp your loom, or make your first chain.
Ultracrepidarian.
You are mid-row, counting under your breath, and they lean over. Have you tried a different needle size?
Collected.
There is a shift happening in the way people think about textile work. Not as something made for function, not as a hobby with a finished object at the end...
Fog.
Neringa Rūkė starts every morning with knitting. Not to produce. To think. Her brand, Rūkė Knit, is named for fog: layered, soft, and quietly powerful.
Craft Retreat.
You already have three people in mind. You've mentioned it once, maybe twice, in a group chat that went quiet.
Art Yarn.
Art yarn is handspun yarn that has no interest in being uniform. Thick and thin.
Flowers.
Flowers have been worked into textiles for as long as there have been hands to hold a hook or needles.
Festivals.
There is a moment, usually ten minutes in, when the noise and the color and the smell of it all lands at once.
Indigo,
Just outside Dublin, Kathryn Davey is mapping color. Not on a screen. In trees.
Steek.
A steek is a column of extra stitches added to a piece of stranded colorwork knitting specifically so you can cut it open later.
Upcycled.
Stefanija Pejchinovska does not begin with new materials. She begins with what already exists.
The local yarn shop.
The local yarn shop is a particular kind of place. Classes on Tuesday evenings.
Cables.
Cables were not designed for cushions. They were designed for survival.
Light source.
The lampshade in that photo. You can make that. A crocheted lampshade does something no bought shade can.
Origami.
Origami begins with a flat sheet and ends with a form.
Kabanita.
Ana Sebastião crochets every day. Not as a practice, not as a ritual. As a fact of life, the way some people make coffee or check the weather.
Podcast.
There is a particular kind of focus that happens when your hands are occupied and your ears are free. The project moves.
Looking at machines.
They are showing up everywhere. On studio worktables, in maker videos, at fiber festivals next to spinning wheels and blocking mats.
The UFO isn't lost.
Calling It a UFO Doesn't Make You Charming. It Makes You Avoidant. The UFO isn't lost. You know exactly where you put it.
Felting's more controlled cousin.
The stitches disappeared. Something better remained. Felting's more controlled cousin explained.
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