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Historical Craftivism: From Suffragettes to Gandhi to Argentina

June 12, 2015 by Betsy Greer 22572 3

When people ask me about craftivism,* I love to talk to them about what’s happening now and who’s doing what here in the present. However, I also try and remember to make the point that craftivism is nothing new, as like with The AIDS Memorial Quilt, which I mentioned last week, many amazing craftivism projects…

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Making Crafts to Make Conversation

June 5, 2015 by Betsy Greer 16457 5

After donation and beautification, notification is the third tenet of Craftivism.* Compared to the other two tenets, notification tends to garner the most discussion. Unsurprisingly, it is also the one most likely to hit people with the biggest punch, as it features a juxtaposition between the “soft” world of craft and the “hard” world of…

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Yarnbombing, Guerilla Kindness, and Crocheted Buses

May 29, 2015 by Betsy Greer 22956 8

This post is the 3rd in a series about craftivism. If you missed the previous posts, you might want to check out the Introduction and Part I. The second tenet of craftivism is beautification, or making your surroundings more beautiful by using your craft skills. As yarn bombing is what people think of first when…

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Using Your Creativity To Help Those in Need

May 22, 2015 by Betsy Greer 20363 7

A finger puppet from Craft Hope’s project with Country Woman magazine Last week on the blog, I wrote an introduction to craftivism, an international creative movement that I started in 2003. As I noted last week, within craftivism, I created three different tenets to help illustrate whether something falls under that umbrella:’ 1) donation (creating items…

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Craftivism: An Introduction

May 15, 2015 by Betsy Greer 22556 14

In late 2000, I lived in New York City and learned how to knit. I just wanted to learn a hobby with which I could connect to others, I didn’t want to create a movement. But that didn’t mean I didn’t need to change my life. It wouldn’t be until later that I fully realized…