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CraftSanity Episode 213: Felicia Lo Wong shares the story of how she built her SweetGeorgia yarn business

by jennifer May 12, 2018

by jennifer May 12, 2018

By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood Businesswoman and author Felicia Lo Wong took an unusual path to launching a hand dyed yarn business in Vancouver, Canada.…
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CraftSanity Episode 202: A Conversation with Angela Smith, owner of Purl & Loop

by jennifer September 11, 2017

by jennifer September 11, 2017

By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood Owning a handmade business can be a wild ride. Just ask Angela Smith, owner and creative director of the Houston,…
CraftSanity Workshops Fiber Art Podcasts weaving _featured
CraftSanity Podcast Episode 196: A conversation with Australian fiber artist Maryanne Moodie

by jennifer March 25, 2017

by jennifer March 25, 2017

By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood With studio space in New York and a home base in Australia, Maryanne Moodie has quickly become a household name…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 145: Sally England talks about her career as a macrame artist

by jennifer October 19, 2014

by jennifer October 19, 2014

For the last couple weeks I’ve been walking around with cotton twine in my pocket and Sally England is partly to blame. I…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 141: A library love story leads Marianne Gardner and Sean Maginity to handmade business venture

by jennifer September 28, 2014

by jennifer September 28, 2014

Sometimes handmade business partnerships start in the most unlikely ways. Sean Maginity was working in the maintenance department at the Grand Rapids Public…
Business CraftSanity Looms Made in USA This & That weaving
We Are Makers. This Is What We Do.

by jennifer December 14, 2011

by jennifer December 14, 2011

It’s way after midnight and I just sat down after a long day of loom building. I’m sleepy and happy that there will…
CPSIA Craft Columns Grand Rapids Made in USA
West Michigan sounds off about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

by jennifer January 25, 2009

by jennifer January 25, 2009

Like so many other makers and fans of the handmade movement, I’m very disappointed that lawmakers passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act…

1 week ago by craftsanity My classroom is empty and I’m prepping before my students arrive. I’m thinking about everything I want to tell my beginning journalism students before sending them out with their first story assignments. I don’t want to leave out anything important. Every new day provides an opportunity to get inspired and try to inspire somebody else. How will you spend your day?
5 days ago by craftsanity I’m going to be at my daughter’s swim meet for several hours today and will be weaving a pile of samples for some modular projects that I’ve been wanting to make for years. I’m using a new set of CraftSanity Looms with tighter peg spacing that allow for single strand weaving with bulky yarn. These looms will be released as soon as I get samples made and instructions written so stay tuned. In the meantime, I’m happy to report that these looms are really fun to weave on. : ) #craftsanitylooms #looms #loom #pegloom #weaving #weavingloom #weave #weaver #fiberart #bulkyyarn
5 days ago by craftsanity Weaving between my daughter’s events made today’s meet seem like it was moving along quickly. When I’m a timer at home meets, I can’t do this. : ) #pegloom #weaving #pooltime #weavingloom #weave #weaver #fiberart #bulkyyarn #swim #swimmom #modularweaving #fiberart #craftsanitypotholderloom #weaversofinstagram #poolsideweaving #craftsanitylooms
4 days ago by craftsanity This is the last harvest of the season from the apple tree in our yard. The bugs got a few, but that’s a price I’m willing to pay for pesticide-free fruit. #apples #appletree #apple #homegrown #puremichigan #lovemyappletree #bittersweet #suburbanfarm #farmdreams #growyourownfood
22 hours ago by craftsanity As I pack up this CraftSanity embroidery kit, I’m thinking about my next design. I have an upcoming workshop with college students coming next month and I want to print something new to stitch. Hmm... (Shop link to buy samplers in profile.) #craftsanityembroiderysampler #embroidery #handstitched #embroiderysampler #printmaker #linoprint #handprinted