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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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 month ago by craftsanity I just started reading this book the other night when I couldn’t sleep and feel like it’s completely explaining my Gen X life to me. Thank you, @adacalhoun !! If there are any other Gen X ladies reading this book, let’s discuss. #genx #thisis43 #goodbooks #genxexplained #reading #whatimreading #genxwomen #wecanhaveitall #wait #canwereallyhaveitall #truth #whywecantsleep #yep #letsbehonest
3 weeks ago by craftsanity I’ll be packing like crazy for the next few weeks before moving the CraftSanity Headquarters to new digs that will allow for the separation of my home and studio space. (I still can’t quite believe this is actually happening.) These are some of the rugs I wove for my family over the holiday break. I’ll be teaching a rug workshop this spring in my new West Michigan studio. Stay tuned for details. In the meantime, I just listed two more rug looms for sale in my shop. (Link in profile.)
2 weeks ago by craftsanity As I continue to box up my life to prep for a mega move, I’m getting all kinds of ideas that I have to wait about a month to execute at my new studio. (I’m itching to dip this coaster into a natural dye pot.) Full disclosure: I wove this today when I should have been exclusively packing. I made it out of a few sad and discarded sock tops.) This is all in an effort to weave household goods out of up-cycled materials and keep as much as possible out of the landfills. I like free weaving supplies. How
1 week ago by craftsanity When I pack loom orders I often have to suppress the urge to stop and weave. It’s no secret that I would rather weave than pack orders, but I’m so grateful for all the kindred spirits who support my handmade business and thrilled that you get to weave on looms that I absolutely love to use myself. My business is personal. I sell products I love and I’m grateful that 10 years of boxing up orders in my kitchen has slowly enabled me to move to a new headquarters where my studio will be located across the driveway from my
13 hours ago by craftsanity This is the typical winter morning routine for Justine the Cat. She naps on her favorite CraftSanity rug with her face as close to the heat register as possible. CraftSanity Rug Looms are available in my shop for those who want to weave rugs for their cats, too. (Link in profile.) Have a cozy day, folks. . . . . #JustineTheCat #catlady #cat #cats #craftsanityloom #rug #craftsanitylooms #weave #weaving #weaver #fiberart #homedecor #handwoven