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A Craftivist's Manifesto

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Practicing

Practicing a little cross stitch and embroidery. Making a mini banner for our new Zero Waste pop-up shop. 'Proper' craftivist projects will follow...

 

A tiny brooch

A little brooch for my sister - and a slightly larger piece of boro and embroidery

 

Craftivist - quiet activism through craft: Why make mini banners?

 

 

Because of the moths

....who had to seek out my most expensive cashmere sweater - Johnstones of Elgin (even extremely expensive in a sale) and create a good dozen holes, some of them quite large. This has given me an opportunity for a mending-in-process project. Some darning and some patching.

Making a Boro bag

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A gift for my mother

This is a 'twiddlemuff' for my mother, who is 97 1/2 and fading from the world

I've also woven and embroidered a label so it doesn't go astray