Craft Activism: People, Ideas, and Projects from the New Community of Handmade and How You Can Join In [Paperback]

Joan Tapper (Author), Gale Zucker (Author), Faythe Levine (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 27, 2011

Join the Handmade Movement!

We make to give. We make to share. We make to connect with others. Crafters all over the world are using their hands and hearts to make a statement, change the world, and build community.

Craft Activism is an inspiring celebration of this growing movement. Inside, dozens of superstars of this grassroots phenomenon share their experiences, tips, and advice on living, teaching, and promoting a more meaningful DIY lifestyle. Learn to craft for your cause, connect with other crafters, think green, organize a fair, host an online exchange, create yarn graffiti, and more. The book also includes 17 creative projects from designers who challenge you to reimagine how your craft skills can be used to make a difference. Whether you knit, sew, crochet, or collage—and even if you’re not sure where to begin—this book is your guide to the incredible power of handmade.

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About the Author

JOAN TAPPER was the founding editor of National Geographic Traveler and editor of the award-winning Islands magazine. She is the author of seven books, including Shear Spirit, which she co-authored with Gale.

GALE ZUCKER is an award-winning location photographer and avid knitter. Her work has appeared in TV Guide, the New York Times, USA Weekend, Mason-Dixon Knitting: Outside the Lines, and other commercial, editorial, and corporate projects.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Potter Craft; Original edition (September 27, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307586626
• ISBN-13: 978-0307586629
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.5 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marla, November 20, 2011

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This review is from: Craft Activism: People, Ideas, and Projects from the New Community of Handmade and How You Can Join In (Paperback)

This book is a reminder that there is not an app for everything. Craft Activism is all about enduring relationships to each other, the earth, ideas, materials, community, the senses, and art. Add in gorgeous photography and you have a gem of a book!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Craft activism, November 18, 2011

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Lulubird "lhzstudio" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Craft Activism: People, Ideas, and Projects from the New Community of Handmade and How You Can Join In (Paperback)

Another great collaboration from Tapper/Zucker. Yes it will give you the itch to create, and yes it makes you realize how the tradition of craft can have great meaning and bring you together as community - while having a lot of fun. It's also a great read with gorgeous pictures- with information on organizations, events and sites where craft and cause go hand in hand. Are you ready to be a knit-bomber?

And look for copies of the(out of print) title Shear Sprit.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TipTop, November 16, 2011

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Rita Zucker (Silver Spring, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Craft Activism: People, Ideas, and Projects from the New Community of Handmade and How You Can Join In (Paperback)

Craft Activism is a treat for anyone that loves, crafting, knitting,and new ideas to experience. The photographs and the instructions are presented in such an attractive way,it makes you want to get those supplies together and join right in. It has something for everyone. A wonderful book to own, and a great gift for both friends and family.