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CraftSanity Video Tutorial: Cotton Fabric Dyeing 101

by jennifer June 6, 2015

by jennifer June 6, 2015

Hello! I recorded a new CraftSanity tutorial demonstrating how to dye cotton t-shirts and scrap fabric to weave on the CraftSanity weaving looms…
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Role Reversal: This time I’m in the hot seat

by jennifer January 9, 2015

by jennifer January 9, 2015

Greetings from snowy West Michigan. If my day goes as planned, I will not be leaving my house. : ) I have a…
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Role Reversal: This Time I’m the Interviewee (Detroit News Homestyle Feature)

by jennifer January 28, 2012

by jennifer January 28, 2012

Usually I’m the one rounding up crafty folks to feature in my weekly art & craft column, but recently I got a chance…
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Hello again

by jennifer May 30, 2011

by jennifer May 30, 2011

My apologies for the sporadic blog posting of late. I’ve been busy putting the finishing touches on issue 3 of CraftSanity Magazine and attending…
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A Recycled Book Loom Tutorial

by jennifer August 29, 2010

by jennifer August 29, 2010

Good morning, folks. If you’re here looking for the instructions to make a “Jager” loom out of an old book as I promised…
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Four Years And Counting: Another Birthday for CraftSanity

by jennifer January 24, 2010

by jennifer January 24, 2010

Four years ago the very first episode of CraftSanity was released into the world. My husband uploaded the show and added it to…
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Catching Up: Evidence that I talk way too much and other obvious things

by jennifer January 9, 2010

by jennifer January 9, 2010

I can’t believe it’s Saturday already. This week has been a complete blur. Here’s a recap: * I sold more looms this week…
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Unauthorized Clotheslines & the Rebellious Spread of Apron Love

by jennifer July 9, 2009

by jennifer July 9, 2009

Last weekend, I ran a clothesline from my front porch to a tree out by the street. Those who were watching this curious…
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Jennifer talks Halloween crafts on WZZM’s ‘Take Five’

by jennifer October 23, 2008

by jennifer October 23, 2008

Jeff Haywood here (husband of Jennifer). Here’s a video from Jennifer’s appearance on “Take Five” on Thursday. It appears the first part of…
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A Fun Role Reversal

by jennifer October 13, 2007

by jennifer October 13, 2007

I was 14 when I wrote my first story for a “real” newspaper, a free community paper that appeared on my parents’ front…

5 days ago by craftsanity I woke up at 4 a.m. then fell back asleep at 6 a.m. for a bit. There is so much to be concerned about, but isn’t this yarn pretty? I really appreciate random distractions like sun shining on yarn. Today I need to make a couple looms to fill orders, organize a sale of discounted seconds, unpack more boxes and most importantly wash fabric to sew face masks. My sister works at a nursing home in suburban Detroit and needs a fresh supply. She said she only has one disposable mask. That is so ridiculous. We need to get a
4 days ago by craftsanity When I pulled up the blinds this morning, this sweet creature was staring back at me. Even in this chaotic time, there is beauty. I’ve become quite the deer, squirrel, turkey, duck and other bird watcher since moving to the woods a few weeks ago. Watching all the animals coexist and problem solve gives me hope that we will get through this and eventually feel normal again. #nature #hope #deer #snow #puremichigan
4 days ago by craftsanity Am I really sewing masks?! I tried on my sample, looked in the mirror and, well, I still can’t quite believe how weird this all is. There’s a whole lot to be worried about right now, but I’m going to keep sewing face masks because I have loads of fabric and can do something about this. It makes me so mad that states are having to bid against each other to get over-priced N95 masks. That is so ridiculous and shame an the jerks who raised the price. Since the hand sewn masks are not as effective as N95s, I’m
3 days ago by craftsanity Now that I figured out a system to make these fabric face masks in small batches, I need to bust out with some brighter fabrics for the next batch. All this brown is putting me to sleep. It was good to sew again for a bit today after my 3-hour google hangout with my journalism students. While not all my students are embracing our online classes, most of them are continuing to report from their remote locations. I’m headed out to my studio in a bit to make some looms. Since CraftSanity is a home-based business, I will continue to
3 days ago by craftsanity I’m so glad we can still go outside here in Michigan. We took a short walk through the woods today, but did not go anywhere else. Thankfully, I’m a total homebody. I can do this stay at home thing. I’ve trained for this my whole life. If we couldn’t go outside this would be much more difficult. We’ll see how we all feel about this in 21 days. ❤️