Category: People and Their Passions
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10 Best Coffee Makers of 2024
A meta review that walks you through that ultimate decision – how to make your best cup of coffee. TechGearLab | January 10, 2024 Read the full article at GearLab.
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Three Black-Owned Quilt Shops That Inspire
If you’re curious about quilting, Tisha Thorne, co-owner of Sew Creative Lounge in Mount Rainier, Maryland, has some advice. “Don’t let anything stop you,” she says. “The hardest part is getting started. Once people start then they’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, why did I wait so long?’” Craft Industry Alliance | February 28,…
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Crafters Reflect on the Closure of Martha Stewart Living Magazine
“I love physical magazines,” Rachel Mae Smith of The Crafted Life says. “There’s something so lovely about flipping through pages, or tearing out inspiration or a recipe.” Many of us can relate, finding joy in the carefully curated scenes and aspirational tips and tricks that magazines compile. Sadly, the days…
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The Paper Shortage Impacts Craft Publishers
“From empty bookshelves to rising price tags to possible 2022 election material woes, a paper shortage is walloping the literate world. It’s hard to get a handle on the exact cause or scale of the shortage, but blame ranges from shipping delays to worker illnesses to other pandemic-related stresses. It doesn’t help that…
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Kathryn Greenwood Swanson Wants to Raid Your Craft Closet
Running a fabric thrift store isn’t the most intuitive way to launch a revolution. But Kathryn Greenwood Swanson, owner and operator of Swanson Fabrics in TurnerFalls, Massachusetts, makes it feel like one. Instead of linking the US dollar to gold, a practice that Nixon ended just over 50 years ago,…
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Flores receives Presidential Award for excellence in teaching
“Michele “Mickie” Flores, a K-6 science teacher at Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School, is a self-described geek. That’s why she teaches. “When I was nearing the end of my college years, I thought, ‘Who is it that gets to learn new things all the time?’” said Flores. “And I identified teaching…
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Brooklin teacher Bebell receives honorable mention
“Amy Bebell, a middle school science and social studies teacher at The Brooklin School, has a goal in the classroom. “I want my students to leave my class appreciating the world around them, and all living things in it, and understanding their impact.” In January, Animalearn, a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit, recognized…
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Felicia Thomas Creates a Welcoming Craft Space at FSC Workshop in District Heights, Maryland
“Energy,” says Felicia Thomas. “Energy, energy, energy.” It’s what she credits for the magic manifested in her commercial crafting space, the FSC Workshop. She also calls it customer service. If our hour-long conversation and the workshop’s smile-filled, dance-interrupted, song-singing Instagram is any indication, that service is transcendent. And her energy…
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Lincoln Paine lends a unique lens to historical society lecture
An exploration of Maine’s maritime history Published in The Weekly Packet | August 19, 2021 It took maritime historian, author, editor and curator Lincoln Paine 50 minutes to run through 200 years of Maine’s history during Castine Historical Society’s 12th Annual Deborah Pulliam Memorial Lecture on July 15 via Zoom.…
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7 LGBTQ+ Makers to Celebrate
“We’re celebrating Pride Month by highlighting seven incredible LGBTQ+ makers and their work. From growing their own skills to building crafting communities that make new faces and fresh perspectives feel welcome, we can’t wait to see what these makers do next…” Read the full article at Craft Industry Alliance or…
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