Handmade Detroit

Well! Perhaps Pitchfork should read Handmade Detroit more often. If they did, they’d have known about Jenny Hart’s music-minded embroidery kits quite some time ago… WHEN WE POSTED ABOUT IT IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR!
Mwah!

Meet Yu-Hsuan (Sherry) Lin of Rainy Prints. Originally from Taiwan, Sherry recently moved from Lansing to Mount Pleasant. You might remember her artwork from the 2006 Detroit Urban Craft Fair. Take a look at where she finds inspiration and what it takes to be a Michigan Maker.

What’s the name of your business? How long has […]

Man, I haven’t had this much fun with a “how-to” video field trip since learning how orange crayons were made with Mr. Rogers. Enjoy and take notes!
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The Grand Rapids Press recently had an article about the craft revolution on the other side of the mitten. It’s a little knitting heavy, but definitely worth a gander. The last page of the article also has a list of classes and groups for the West side.

+ Happy Birthday to Whip up! They’ve got a Banner Design Competition to celebrate their one year birthday. You can win a cool pile of design books.
+ Indie Fixx has the Looking for Love contest. Find hearts in their Valentine’s Day gift guide and you could win a great handmade pack worth $350. And while […]

As I was reading my brand-spanking-new issue of Adorn, I saw a wee blurb on Stitch ‘n’ Pitch, maybe the niftiest craft-sport crossover I’ve ever heard of. Or possibly the ONLY craft-sport crossover I’ve ever heard of… Did someone say Cracker Jack?!
The concept is pretty simple: Go to a baseball game and work on a […]

[ Feb 11, 2007; 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Kick off event for our monthly arts and craft showcase @ the Woodward Avenue Brewers, Nine Mile and Woodward in Ferndale. More info here

We’ve had so much interest in helping Handmade Detroit, that we are starting a simple volunteer street team. This is a really great opportunity to get involved with us.
As a volunteer, you would be helping hang posters in local places* and promote our events around the web. We will provide all the necessary stuffs […]

Well, I took Stephanie’s challenge to get inspired this month by picking up some Perler beads, calling my friend Greg (Great Lakes Myth Society, anyone? Bueller?), and a bit of leftover holiday wine for, well, a Perleruvagoodtime. I think…

Ronnie tries to help Greg with his project.

Perler beads are challenging. At least for Greg.

Here I am, […]

Dear readers and potential SC vendors,
It seems I have forgotten to take my medicine lately and thusly the dates for Sunday Crafternoon have been incorrectly listed on any e-mails I may have sent *and* on the MySpace page. My most biggest apologies (as this is probably getting a little ridiculous and confusing.) Anyhoo, here is […]