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CraftSanity – A blog and podcast for those who love everything handmade

A blog and podcast for those who love everything handmade

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Knitting

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 216: A conversation with fiber artist and art educator, Mark Newport

    by jennifer July 31, 2018
    by jennifer July 31, 2018

    Get ready, folks, because this podcast episode is an extremely  fun one featuring Mark Newport,  the Artist-in-Residence and Head of Fiber at the…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 195: Susan B. Anderson teams with son to launch Barrett Wool Co.

    by jennifer February 13, 2017
    by jennifer February 13, 2017

    Sometimes the best love stories are the ones we write with our children. Often underrated, the parent child bond is an awesome one…

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    Video tutorial: How to Arm Knit With Merino Wool

    by jennifer March 14, 2016
    by jennifer March 14, 2016

    The CraftSanity team recently visited the Becozi headquarters in Holland, Michigan and recorded a video tutorial with handmade business owner Larissa Koedyker. In…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 183 – Secrets to Success: How to keep an independent yarn shop open for 35 years

    by jennifer March 6, 2016
    by jennifer March 6, 2016

    Making a go of it as an independent business isn’t easy, but long-time friends and business partners Barb Langerak & Cheryl VanHaitsma have been…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 181: Clara Parkes chats about her new book “Knitlandia,” Clara Yarn and life exfoliation

    by jennifer February 18, 2016
    by jennifer February 18, 2016

    Clara Parkes has adored words since childhood, a time when she envisioned a life that involved sitting at a typewriter near the window…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 174: Get inspired to ‘Knit the Sky’ with Lea Redmond

    by jennifer November 9, 2015
    by jennifer November 9, 2015

    If you like knitting, sipping tea, building forts and watching the clouds roll by, this episode was recorded just for you. My guest is…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 173: Anne Weil talks about making her handmade dream a reality and her new book, ‘Knitting without Needles’

    by jennifer October 14, 2015
    by jennifer October 14, 2015

    Like many of us, Anne Weil got urge to quit her day job and follow her handmade dreams. But it didn’t all fall…

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 160: Stitch Away Stress with Mary Colucci, executive director of the Craft Yarn Council

    by jennifer April 1, 2015
    by jennifer April 1, 2015

    Since childhood, art and craft has been my saving grace. In good times and bad, I make stuff to feel centered and alive.…

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    Confessions of a crafty cat lady in denial

    by jennifer March 30, 2015
    by jennifer March 30, 2015

    By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood CraftSanity Editor Ok, so I’ve been holding out on you folks. And I can’t blame the delinquency of this post…

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    CraftSanity’s first stop motion video starring a knitting owl and her techie friend

    by jennifer March 1, 2015
    by jennifer March 1, 2015

      Lately, I’ve been feeling very inspired to try some new projects and I’m very fortunate to know a talented artist and photographer…

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    Reviews: Inspiring craft books to check out as we wait for spring

    by jennifer March 1, 2015
    by jennifer March 1, 2015

    I considered taking some time off to regroup after my weekly newspaper column was canceled, but then I remembered that it’s not my…

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    Recommended reading for knitters, spinners, vintage fashion lovers, sewists, stitchers and other exuberant crafters

    by jennifer September 17, 2014
    by jennifer September 17, 2014

    As the temperatures start to dip here in the Midwest, it’s a fine time to grab a new stack of craft books and…

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    ‘Knit the Alphabet’ Blog Tour Stop: Today Is Sponsored by The Letter H

    by jennifer March 14, 2014
    by jennifer March 14, 2014

    Hello, friends! Today I woke up at 6 a.m. to knit a giant letter “H.” Why? Well, I got inspired by a new craft…

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    CraftSanity’s Arm Knitting Video Tutorial

    by jennifer December 15, 2013
    by jennifer December 15, 2013

    Hello! Things have been pretty quiet here on the CraftSanity blog while I’ve been off teaching journalism at the local community college. I’ve…

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    CraftSanity Magazine Issue 9 Preorder Preview Sale

    by jennifer June 20, 2013
    by jennifer June 20, 2013

    At long last, the CraftSanity Magazine Issue 9 Preorder Sale is on! Inside Issue 9 you will find an exciting variety of projects…

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  • I just finished coloring a print for Aquinas College I
    1 week ago by craftsanity I just finished coloring a print for Aquinas College. I was really enjoying the process until I got the news alert on my watch that there was another mass shooting in Texas today. This violence is beyond ridiculous. Guns are killing people. They are manufactured as killing machines after all. Without access to guns, a deranged person would have a difficult time going on a shooting spree. It’s time to up the degree of difficulty when it comes to obtaining weapons and try harder to save our own lives. We can’t go on like us. It’s completely uncivilized.  #craftsanitypress   #print 
  • My youngest daughter and I picked these apples off the
    1 week ago by craftsanity My youngest daughter and I picked these apples off the tree we planted in our yard several years ago. It’s never produced more than a few apples, but this year there are a few dozen. Still not a lot, but I’m very excited about these sweet/tart-tasting, homegrown beauties. I could definitely happily live on a small orchard. I just love the satisfying feeling that comes from growing our own food. I wish more emphasis was put on suburban farming as opposed to exhaustive efforts to keep one’s lawn as green and weed-free as the neighbors’. Growing food and natural dyes
  • Im taking a break today as I do have plans
    1 week ago by craftsanity I’m taking a break today as I do have plans to work tomorrow.  #knitting   #ontheneedles   #knit   #jumboyarn   #size17needles 
  • I dropped these prints off at Aquinas College today This
    5 days ago by craftsanity I dropped these prints off at Aquinas College today. This was an extremely fun collaboration. I’m really looking forward to making more of these. I ❤️carving handwritten text.  #collaborate   #wellness   #letscollaborate   #art   #itworked   #aquinascollege   #printmaking   #printmaker   #inspiration   #paperprint   #communitybuilding   #lino   #makestuff   #handwriting   #artondeadline   #linocut   #dotheworkyouwanttodo   #printmakersofinstagram   #linoprint   #handwritten 
  • The carving is done but I still need to print
    22 hours ago by craftsanity The carving is done, but I still need to print this one to wear to workouts.

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Latest Podcasts

  • CraftSanity Episode 223: A conversation with Diana Weymar, creator of the Tiny Pricks Project public art project featuring hundreds of vintage linens embroidered with Trumps quotes

    July 21, 2019
  • CraftSanity Episode 222: Learn how to graduate from art school with zero debt and other handmade business savvy things from Dayna Walton, owner of Solstice Handmade

    April 14, 2019
  • CraftSanity Episode 221: A studio visit and conversation with 3-D knit programmer and escape-proof baby swaddle designer, Liz Hilton

    February 23, 2019

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