The Storque, Etsy e-zine! has launched and is replacing the Etsy Garden blog.

The focus of The Storque is to take part in the DIY movement. Starting with Etsy members and branching out to other small business people and artists, bloggers and notables, The Storque will have valuable insights into entrepreneurship, art, and conscientious consumption. The [...]

Whip Up is now taking article and tutorial submissions.
We are looking for tutorials and submissions that fit within Whip Up’s feel – read our Manifesto for more information. We are looking for thematic articles and tutorials to fit within the months themes – see monthly themes below – but also timely articles outside of [...]

There’s so much talent in the craftblog universe that it’s not a surprise that we’re starting to cross over into traditional publishing. Bella Dia just posted a handy list of bloggers in books. It’s quite the list, with more books on the way. Here’s a guide to joining in the fun.
books
The easiest [...]

I was recently asked to talk on local radio about the resurgence in knitting. I know for many it has never gone away, however knitting in popular culture is definitely on the increase.
Some say that the resurgence is due to its meditative qualities, the quiet click clack of the needles, the feel of the yarn [...]

During the week the phone rings too frequently to listen to anything that requires concentration while I design or sew. But we here in Chicago are lucky enough to have the greatest Saturday line-up on our local public radio station. My idea of a really wonderful Saturday is being in the studio working on a [...]

There are so many knitting podcasts out there now that I can’t even begin to keep up, but the number of sewing and quilting podcasts is a little more managable. Here are my most recent subscriptions:

Sewchick: Art Quilt Adventurer The two episodes so far have covered “what is art quilting?” and overcoming emotions and attitudes [...]

If the knitting world caught up on blogs and podcasts early on, the ceramics world lags a wee bit behind. I find this funny, because blogging is an excellent way of showing your work, exchanging experiences and meeting each other over the cultural boundaries.

Juicecups by Mary Anne Davies
However, times are changing and to my delight [...]

There have been several mentions of podcasts on whip-up lately, but I just finished listening to the great CraftyPod/Craftsanity podcasts about podcasting, and thought they deserved some more time in the sun.
For those of you who don’t know what a podcast is yet and are too shy to ask, check out the wikipedia entry. Basically, [...]

I came across the pattern for Kay’s (from mason dixon knitting) button hole bag (pdf file) on bemused. – want to join the mason dixon knitalong – from the mason dixon book (which I received in the mail on Friday and it is wonderful).
Great website called fieltromania – a blog all about felt. [...]

Check out the fairly new podcast from Grace at design*sponge. Grace’s blog is an excellent resource for daily design eyecandy (try saying that fast!) and now she’s interviewing some great creators. First up was Lotta (if I have to put her last name, you’re in trouble, where you been? under a mushroom ;) ) and [...]