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CRAFT ISSUE #1December 2011

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‘counter craft’ - issue 1‘crafting the occupation’www.counter-craft.org

‘counter craft’ is an ongoing research project thatcritically explores how art, craft, history and

activism intertwine. As a website & zine, ‘countercraft’ will serve to collect and comment on the variousaspects of modern craft, specifically craftivism.Although its roots can be traced further back inhistory, craftivism is a term coined in 2003 by BetsyGreer which she defines as “the practice of engagedcreativity, especially regarding political or socialcauses.” Throughout history artists have subvertedmaterials, tools and technologies to express theirideas. ‘counter craft’ will examine the ways thatmakers, such as artists and craftivists, usetraditional craft materials as well as mass-producedproducts in ways not intended by the originaldesigners. I believe that by subverting andrepurposing materials through the use of craft we canopen public discourse, create change and gain a

foothold in breaking away from the corporate designwe inhabit.

Through this project I hope to explore the tensionbetween mass-production, our needs as makers and howcraftivism can be a force to address discontent witha postindustrial world.

December 2011

made with ♥ in new haven, ct, usa

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CRAFTcrafting the occupation

3. zuccotti park

5. new zealand

11. berkeley

13. stitchAMERICAtogether

19. on crafting publics

23. craft for the 99%

25. buy nothing christmas

TABLE OF CONTENTS



It was an exceptionally warm early October evening when

I first met Marsha Spencer. My fiancé and I wereoccupying at Zuccotti Park (known as Liberty Square byus occupiers,) holding signs quoting the late, greatAmbrose Bierce. My sign read “Debt; n. An ingenioussubstitute for the chain and whip of the slave driver,”and his read “Corporation: An ingenious device forobtaining profit without individual responsibility.” Ihad seen Marsha there before, knitting diligently sinceday one, but had never had the pleasure of meeting heruntil this particular evening.

Marsha was on her way out of the park, pushing her cartof knitting supplies along her way and heading home forthe night when we met her. It was our signs that drewher to us. “Wow, how true!” she stated in response tothe quotations, “the best part about them,” I replied,“is that they were written over 100 years ago!” Littledid I know that this was the beginning of what wouldturn out to be an hour long, enlightening conversationcovering everything from bank bailouts to theimportance of mittens, scarves and hats in the winterseason.

We learned that Marsha is a grandmother of five, whofeels it is important to participate in the movement toensure a happy future for her grandchildren. Shestated that her own children can’t seem to understandwhy she’s down at the park every day. They question hermotives and worry that something bad could happen toher; they are also bewildered by the amount of time shedevotes to the cause, and confused as to what exactly

she is contributing by knitting.

Marsha has been knitting for OWS since September, 17thin preparation for the impending cold of the wintermonths; it was obvious to her that the movement wouldnot be stopping anytime soon, and that the occupierswould need some way to stay warm as it grew colder andcolder. As of mid October, she had knitted over 30individual pieces, which may not seem like much, butfor one woman knitting alone, it’s quite a feat. Shetravels daily by subway, with all of her supplies,from midtown to downtown; usually arriving at the parkaround 9 or 10AM and staying until at least 9PM. Shebelieves that the bank bailouts should have neveroccurred; that instead, the people should have been

bailed out. She states that if all the money used tobail out banks had been given directly to the peopleto assist in mortgage payments, no one would have tolose their homes and the banks would still be receivingtheir share, hence the banks never needing bailouts tobegin with. People helping people, is what Marsha wouldlike to see, rather than institutions helpingcorporations.

Marsha, with her stoic and stationary ways, hasbecome somewhat of a grandmother figure for themovement. People look up to her, and seek her out forconversation and wisdom. She has attracted suchattention that she can be found all over YouTube andthe internet in general - she has even been interviewedfor on The Daily Show with John Stewart. She never

provokes, and usually doesn’t speak unless spoken to,but she also never shies away from discussion and isalways ready to explain her point of view with completehonesty. I’ll never forget that warm October evening,nor will I forget the warmth and caring that simplyradiated from this selfless stranger turned comrade.In this time of turmoil and change, this world couldsurely use more Marsha Spencers.

- Melissa Orozco

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Tell me a bit about yourself.

I’m originally from England but have lived in Australia(7 years) and New Zealand (1 year). I live with my partnerLauren (our logo designer and personal photographer) andour dog Jasper. For my day job I am a manager of costumehire and before that I worked for an Eco Clothing label.My interests other than craftivism include gardening on myveggie patch, travelling and road trips, sustainability,baking and nature.

I love the Buy Nothing cross stitch that’s featuredas a page in your zine - where is it from?The Buy Nothing cross stitch is my stitching work. It wasinspired by an ad busters poster, but I changed the wordsto be things that I like doing more. I sometimes take itto events to display if I feel that the message fits. Atthe time I was working on it I didn’t have a car and hadto take 2 buses to work, I was determined to stitch a lotof it on the bus (bumpy ride) as I felt that by stitchingit in a public space for people to see it would spread themessage. People always did seems quite interested to havea peek at what I was doing! How did you become involved in craftivism?I’m not sure really! I think it chose me. I have alwaysmade things since I can remember. At primary school I rana club making pom poms and I was playing with my mumssewing machine as soon as I was old enough. Soon afterleaving uni I opened my own shop called ‘Peep Show’ topromote emerging local designers, as well as my own. I’vealways like handmade pretty things. I have also alwayshad very strong moral and political views. I chose to be avegetarian due to animal rights reasons at the age of 10,a decision I still stand by today. By identifying as a gay

woman, I’ve become more aware of prejudice not onlyagainst queer and transgender people, but also racism,sexism and people with disabilities. I feel that travel-ling the world has also opened my eyes to see the worldin a different way - inequality and environmental issuesbecame more apparent to me. I feel that now they havebeen exposed to me, I can longer ignore them.I became aware of a few people and groups using craft asa means to convey these political messages and I thoughtit was such an awesome way to affect political and socialchange.

What is your take on craftivism?

I feel that by marrying craft and activism it is theperfect vehicle in which to effect change. The thing thatI love the most about the idea of conveying strong politi-cal messages via the means of craft that it is sononinvasive and unthreatening. I also feel that peopletake that extra time to look at what you have created notonly because it is a thing of beauty, but because of thetime and energy invested into it. I consider myself tobe a third wave feminist, so therefore craft for me isabout being able to reclaim traditional womens activities,free from the constraints of pre-prescribed binary genderroles. Giving the craft a political or ethical message,for me gives my craft meaning, I feel like I am doingsomething to start changing the way people think.

How & when did the The Wellington CraftivismCollective start? Tell me a bit about your members.

When I moved to Wellington New Zealand I felt inspiredby the really great underground movement here. It’s verysimilar to Melbourne, as the capital of the country thereis a certain political buzz. After looking around for aradical craft group and not finding anything here, I metEmily Strange who shared similar ideas. We decided to setup a new group and the Wellington Craftivism Collectivewas born. That was about 5 months ago and since then ithas rapidly gathered steam! We have 142 members now onthe Facebook group from all over the world. We have quitea number of members here in Wellington who have beeninvolved in various projects. The main members (foundersI suppose) are me and Emily Strange who have attended andarranged all of the events. We are now starting to havea handful of loyal and regular members which is amazing!Different people have brought different issues that they

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feel strongly about to the groups adding to thediversity. I know that some members are very concernedabout Maori rights within New Zealand and some othermembers are particularly concerned with environmentalissues and queer issues. It is fantastic to have a groupwhere we can all work together towards a shared goal of abetter world.

How did The Wellington Craftivism Collective becomeinvolved with the Occupy movement? What projectshave you done with Occupy in mind?I had been a follower of the Occupy movement from thebeginning as I feel very strongly about injustice throughcorporate crime and capitalism. Emily had had an idea at

one of our meetings that we should give away freecupcakes to people. When Occupy Wellington came intoexistence, we decided to take the free cupcake stall ideathere. You would be amazed at the response you get frompeople when you give them free things, it’s amazing. Wehad such an amazingly positive response and the ideas forother projects as well as an enthusiastic membership havesnowballed from there. We felt that in the same way ascraftivism, that free cupcakes were a completelyunthreatening form of protest and an excellent way inwhich to get people to engage. The first cupcake stallbecame such a success that we ended up going back nearlyevery weekend for over 2 months holding more. In additionto the cupcake stalls, we have also launched our giant‘Occupy’ blanket project. We have held patchmakingworkshops for this project, one of which was at theOccupy Wellington site. We are inviting world wideparticipation for the project - by doing this and havingthe blanket travelling and exhibited we hope to spreadthe messages the blanket conveys to a much widercommunity.

How did the idea for the Occupy blanket come about?How is that project going?The original idea for the blanket was Emily’s. I wasalways keen to do a large scale group piece and this fitthe bill perfectly. Emily has always been inspired bywomens insitutions and such that make as a group patchwork blankets that are then distributed to homelesspeople. The idea for the blanket to travel emerged from abrainstorming session. The project is going really well,the overseas patches are taking longer to come than weinitially thought but we do know that some are on there

way. Its hard getting people to be inspired and motivated

from the other side of the world without somethingtactile and tangible for them to feel and see. I thinkthat when the blanket travels, people will get excited tobe involved. It was amazing today to see peoples responsefrom us laying down the patches, to show the beginningsof the blanket and what it will look like. People thoughtit was really cool and then wanted to contribute as theycould see for themselves what it was about. I think thatnow the momentum is going it will start to carry itself.The plan for where and how the blanket will travel is nowunfolding. We will be announcing the locations it willvisit very soon. We are really really excited that one ofthe locations will be Wall St too!

Can you tell me about your patch making workshops?We have had 2 patch making workshops now. One was held at128 Radical Social Centre where we were able to use theirscreen printing facilities. We had people on hand withdifferent skills such as operating the screen printingequipment, cross stitching and knitting which enabled usto skill share. The second workshop was Saturday,December 10th at Occupy Wellington. We have received alot of fabric donations for the project which means weare able to move towards our goal of being able tooperate sustainably.

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Wellington Craftivism Collective is creating agiant patchwork blanket to show support andsolidarity for the Occupy Movement. We invite

people from all over the world to submit patchesto us by mail, these patches will then be lovingly

crafted together to form our united blanket.

All patches need to be 20cm x 20cm’s (please leavea 1cm border blank around the edge to give us

space to sew them together with out loosing any of

your beautiful designs).The patch can be made in any fabric based medium:cross stitch, knitted, crocheted, embroidered,

fabric paints, felt… Get creative!

This is your chance to make a statement, use yoursquare to convey how you think the world could be

a better place.

Send completed patches to:7/b Blucher Ave, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand.

Please invite your friends to take part!

Love the Wellington Craftivism Collective

Website: http://wellingtoncraftivism.blogspot.com

At the workshops, we have had many people come by whowanted to take part and were keen to learn new skillsthat they have never done before. I feel like we have hada really positive response and been able to offer afriendly, social and supportive space for people tocreate and discuss ideas. It has been very important tome that not only is the ‘Occupy’ blanket a collabora-tive piece, but that the project evolves from all of ourideas.Talking with people about how we can reach a wideraudience in a creative way has been just as important ascreating the blanket itself. People really like thesocial aspect of crafting together in a group, everyonebounces ideas off each other and it’s quite inspiring.

What was behind the process for the zine? Wasit a collaborative effort?We decided to put a zine together for the Wellington Zinefest only 2 weeks before it happened! It was a jointeffort and think that there are about 9 differentcontributors to form the zine. We are really pleased withthe outcome and the response we have received from it hasbeen great. We sold quite a few copies (just to coverprinting costs) and the remainder are being sold at ourstalls and available to buy at Freedom Shop. We know thatsome of them have been bought by people who are bringingthem or sending them overseas as well.

What are your future plans for the collective?Oh we have so many ideas!! Well we will be tracking theblanket online and getting people to upload photos of

themselves with it on our blog. We plan to have anexhibiton with the blanket once it returns back toWellington. We have talked about possibly displaying itin a public window space to give it a wider audience thana gallery. We hope to have another zine at some stage, wewould like to talk about the people participating in theblanket project and the journeys behind the blanketpatches as some have very cool stories! We hope to hold avegan ‘pot luck’ dinner craft bombing workshop soon wherewe hope to go out after dark and yarnbomb the town, theinspiration for this is ‘Buy Nothing Xmas.’ I am keen todo several other projects including a ‘Kill Your TV’project to highlight the misrepresentation of mainstreammedia. We also plan to start a regular monthly meetup inthe new year.

There will be lots more to come so stay tuned!

Occupy’Blanket Project

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Max Ventura has been a part of Occupy Berkeley sinceits inception on October 8, 2011. She has been involvedin activist activities for 30 years and believes thatthe work of thousands of activists over the past fewdecades has finally come to fruition in the form of theOccupy movement. Ventura has a tent set up at the campand often brings her daughter and two sons whom shehome schools to the protest, she says that their timethere has become their civics class.

Tired of the press focusing on the negative storiescoming out of the Occupy movement, Ventura wanted tostart a project that was both positive and productive.A long time knitter, she decided that knitting withits tradition of bringing people together and its abil-ity to create objects which clothe and comfort, wouldbe a great activity to bring to the Berkeley occupa-tion. ‘Knit-In at the Sit-in’ invites participants toknit and crochet hats, scarves and mittens to send toencampments in colder regions. Although Occupy Berkeleyhas faced pounding rains and gale force winds, Venturawas aware that their camp still has better weather con-ditions than a lot of other camps across the country.She says the knit-in project is “a statement of soli-darity… a way to recognize that we are part of one bigweb” and a way to “share time and love with others.”Participants are encouraged to add a note to the recip-ient of the objects they knit to make it more personaland take the message of solidarity one step further.

The first knit-in was held on November 26 and therehave been three more held since. The knit-ins have beensuccessful at attracting more people to the protest. Atone knit-in a woman named Jennifer told Ventura thatshe had been angry for so long about so many thingsthat have been happening, but she didn’t know what todo about it until she saw the ‘Knit-In at the Sit-In’flier. According to Ventura, Jennifer said that the

knit-ins havegiven her a way toparticipate. Shehas attendedseveral of the

knit-ins and hasbeen helpful inteaching others toknit and crochet.A few participantswho could notattend the knit-inshave sent packages

with clothing they’ve knitted. “One woman knitted a bagfull of hats, 10 or 12 things, each with a noteattached,” Ventura said with excitement.

She has been overwhelmed with people’s involvement inthe knit-ins and the way that its brought people to-gether. Although knitting has an antiquated association

as “woman’s work,” Ventura has been happy to find thatmen have been just as involved as women. Not only doesVentura’s two sons come to knit, “we had all these guysshow up, five guys knitted the first week, it’s beenso great.” She plans to send the knitted items they’vecollected so far to the Occupy movement in New YorkCity and to Occupy Manitoba. Globally, Ventura plans tosend items to Cairo and to Fukashima, Japan. “[At Occu-py Berkeley] we can go to the 99 cent store if we needa hat… you can knit for yourself if you want to, butit’s really about reaching out, knitting a web aroundthe world.” Ventura hopes that the packages will liftup the spirits of the recipients and sees the knit-inproject as “a little gesture that will create ripples.”

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An interview with Jessica Clark

Stitch America Together is an embroidery and quiltingcommunity art project about how daily choices and ac-tions can make a difference in our country.Website: http://stitchamericatogether.blogspot.com

First off, you recently attended a Craft-In at

Parsons. What was it like?

The Craft-in at Parsons was in the lobby. Students andfaculty had donated warm clothes for the occupiers.There were about ten people sewing when I got there.I was told by the organizer to mend or add some “love”to the clothes. People were reinforcing elbows, or add-ing a hand warmer to the belly of a sweater. I chose toadd decorative patches and embroidery to a sweater. Thegirl who sat across from me created a long, wizard-likesweater coat with generous sleeves. It said “OccupyYour Heart” on the back. She and I talked about OWS andshared what inspired us about the movement. Overall, itwas a relaxing, welcoming atmosphere, and nice to bemake something in the presence of people in support ofthe same cause. I found that the activity promptedconversation-from the participants and observers.I felt that was key to my project as well.

What was your inspiration for the project? On yoursite you mention the 2008 election and “the pres-ence of community and conversation in traditional

quilting bees” - could you tell me more?

I suppose the whole “Hope” and “Change” campaign re-ally worked for me. Or perhaps it was witnessing thereaction by our citizens to the Obama campaign. I was

teaching a high school graphic design class, and thestudents were designing campaign materials. Thestudents were so excited about Obama, none of themchose McCain. I think their interest inspired me asmuch, or more than the actual campaign. When I wasyounger, I felt like politics and our country’s issueswere too big and bad for me to care to understand, talkabout or even form opinions about. It’s overwhelming

and frustrating to think that there is nothing that canbe done to affect the big picture. It’s hard to knowwho to believe or who is really controlling this world.I still partially feel that way, but the events in 2008inspired me to want to talk and learn more about what Icould do to contribute to my community and country.

I saw a documentary about the quilts of MississippiCultural Crossroads, a community arts center wherequilters create and sell their quilts. The group ismade up of women of different cultures in Mississippi,where racial and cultural tension runs high. Quiltingis a way for them to unite in spite of, or because ofdifferences. They get together to chat and sew, whilepreserving the tradition of quilting in the process.

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What is it about quilting that made this the

best outlet for the group discussions?

Quilts are a true metaphor for different partsworking together to make a whole. My mom and I madetwo quilts together before I left for college. Icherish that time we spent together-sewing throughthe huge transition for both of us. And just thisweekend without any planning, we began to mend oneof the torn quilts over a conversation about what wecan do to be better for each other.

Quilting works for long, group discussions becauseit’s hard to stop working. Hours can fly by without

notice. Quilting and embroidery are activities thatare associated with flow, a soothing state ofmotivated focus. It makes sense that ideas andmeaningful conversations naturally develop in thisstate.

If you haven’t been able to try this projectyet - what are your expectations? What do you

want to achieve through this project?

I want to promote the idea that each person canshare a meaningful viewpoint about our country, andthat it has a place in the bigger picture. We allmatter and have something to say. I hope to bringpeople together who can help one another articulategrievances with, and hopes for our country. Let’s

make a quilt that represents many ideas thatmotivate positive actions and changes.

Although this project was conceived prior toOccupy - how do you think your project fits inwith the movement? How would you like to

incorporate your project with the movement?

The more I read and learn about the movement, themore I think that this project is a part of it.People are working together to make something largerout of seemingly disparate parts. It’s abouttalking with people and figuring out how we,together, can control the bigger picture. SometimesI read about what’s going on with the movement andfeel so proud, and other times I disagree. But,

that’s what so great about it. The people aremaking these decisions. If I am criticizing, then Ishould be asking myself how I can get more involved.I want this project to help people understand howtheir ideas can be turned into daily choices andactions that align with their vision for our country.

Do you think craft should play a greater role in

Occupy? If so, how?

I was so impressed with a Facebook page for an OWScraft group shortly after the beginning of theoccupation. And I had briefly spoken to a group of

three knitters stationed at Zuccotti before the raid.I think it says a lot about how people can use theirstrengths and interests to contribute to the movement.I saw craft all over Zuccotti, actually. Fromhandmade signs to a handmade Statue of Liberty. Theethics of craft hold many of the values I see inOccupy Wall Street - the use of ethically-producedand repurposed materials, the value placed on processand the connection with the community.

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Optional Materials:Standard sewing machineRotary cutterRotary rulerCutting matPattern for block quilt

MATERIALS

Repurposing and collecting materialswhen possible is recommended.

Embroidery hoopsEmbroidery flossIron & ironing boardSewing needles (Universal size 12)Pins- beaded headFabricQuilt battingSketch paper and pencils

Making a blockStitch them together to form a big square- the Block.Sew all the pieces to form the same sized blocks.

PiecingUsing the sewing machine, sew all of the blocks toeach other to complete the front of the quilt.

BattingPlace the chosen batting material above the piecing.The top of the piecing should be facing the mat andthe stitched side should go along the batting.Now place the lining fabric over it.

QuiltingStitch all three layers to each other with the helpof the sewing machine. Stitch around the basic blocks,all over the quilt.

BindingBind all of the sides with a piece of the fabric.

STITCh AMErICA TOGEThEr PrOJECT Gather 2-12 participants -a group of friends, familymembers, community members, a craft group, a classroomof children, a handful of coworkers, etc.

With your group, begin to brainstorm and share ideasabout how you would like to improve our country. Whatsorts of issues affect your life the most? What wouldyou like to know more about?

EXAMPLES: Health Care, Environment, Education, Poverty,Immigration, Economy, and Marriage Equality.

Begin to think about how your daily personal choicesaffect one or more of the discussed issues. You willthen illustrate your ideas, then transfer theillustration into an embroidery.

Your embroidery will be used with your peers’ work tomake the final quilt. The quilt will be a visualrepresentation of your group’s ideas, conversations,opinions, hopes and commitments concerning our country.

QUILTING

A block quilt is one way to stitch the embroideriestogether for this project. The Block is the basic unitof the pattern. Below are the basic steps to make aneasy Block quilt.

Cutting the fabricPlace the fabrics in a pile, one over another on theplace mat. Take the ruler and use the rotary cutterto cut the pieces that will outline the embroideredsquare.

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I recently spoke with Otto von Busch, AssistantProfessor of Integrative Fashion at Parsons the NewSchool for Design. Much of Otto’s research “exploreshow fashion can be used for empowerment, self-develop-ment and personal growth instead of being a phenomenonof top-down decrees and collective anxiety.” Hisprojects, which he groups with his research under thename >self_passage< “try to bend the power of fashionto achieve a positive personal and social conditionwith which the Everyperson is free to grow to his/herfull potential by means of engaged fashion practices.”

During our conversation, we explored how his researchcan apply specifically to the Occupy movement. What Ifind the most interesting about Otto’s work, is thathe’s constantly trying to break down codes, the pathswe inhabit and applying it directly to his practice in

fashion and making. “…I think a lot about whatresistance is today. If we are not going to the streetsto demonstrate, convince other people or the media thatour cause is right, how do we build other strategies,other points of departure for work? Occupy Wall Streettries to address banking, democracy - how can we ascrafters address that? How can we as crafters make adiscussion culture where we discuss as we work?”

Craft has a long history of resistance, the bestexample of this resistance came out of the IndustrialRevolution with William Morris and the Arts & CraftsMovement. Industrialization and consumerism have hadsuch a huge impact on our society and part of craft’srole today has become a resistance to a culture thatconstantly sells itself to us. As Otto puts it,

“perhaps our only meaningful activity today issomehow related to consumption - if that’s watching TVand therefore commercials or buying a ticket to thecinema, everything is somehow funneled through thenarrow field of consumerism. I think craft tries tofind other ways of discussing what is meaningful time.”

Occupy has received a lot of criticism from those whofeel that the occupiers have had their chance to havetheir say - they can vote with their money or withtheir elective vote. To that, Otto responds, “…that issuch a limited view of what democracy is becausedemocracy is freedom of speech, freedom of assembly allthese sort of things that creates the public

discussion. I think that there is something reallycorrupt when we all start to think that it is only theact of voting that is the democracy. So an activistbecomes one who has a social agenda that acts outsidethe narrowly legitimized scope of what democracy is.”

Otto then talked more in depth about the importance ofcrafting in a public space. It’s “powerful to see howyour act actually connects to form publics. You knowJohn Dewey and his discussion about publics - thatthere is this general public - but of course everyissue creates a small public. Activism address THEpublic. How do we create small publics around everyissue, around ourselves that then generates newinfluences? And that’s where I really think craft is a

connective tool. How does your craft connect to otherpeople to form a little public? And how does that actinitiate discourse and disseminate, cultivate skillsamong your immediate environment?”

I think these are all important questions that weneed to explore for ourselves if we are interested incraftivism. I found this discussion to be quiteinspiring and I hope you do too. To explore more ofOtto’s work visit: http://www.selfpassage.org

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USEYOURIMAGINATION!!

jenpooo.blogspot.com/2011/10/occupy-bmore-mitten-pattern.html

craftivist-collective.com/project-archive/

mini protest banners

thoughtful bunting

occupy mittens

patches

*shop drop: to covertly place objects ondisplay in a store. A orm o culture jammingaka: reverse shoplif, droplif.

- Create a square for the ‘Occupy’ blanket

- Knit hats, scarves, gloves for the homeless

or for other occupations

- Repurpose used clothes: add patches,

embroidery (make for you, friends, occupiers,

or shop drop*!)

Cherry Holahan’sBUY NOTHING ---->cross stitch

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greedyforcolour.blogspot.com

ornaments

ravelry.com/patterns/library/holiday-lights-2

Besides the the old standbys of knitting hats

& scarves, making soap and baking cookies hereare some ideas for crafted holiday presents.

Go to the websites provided for the tutorials.

knockknockingblog.blogspot.com

snow globes

artsyants.blogspot.com/2010/12/diy-snow-domes-tutorial.html

crafty gift wrapping

doily sweater

abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/11/restyle-a-comfy-sweatshirt-.html



laurenelisecrafted.com/blog/2010/3/25/crafted-diy-silhouette-mason-jars.html

silhouette mason jars

honestlywtf.com/diy/diy-woven-chain-bracelet

woven chain bracelet

background: www.alexandrahadj.blogspot.com

t-shirt market bag

honestlywtf.com/diy/diy-market-bag

lemonjitters.blogspot.com/2011/09/diy-hair-comb.html

woven hair comb

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