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July 10, 2025
Vol.2 Issue #2
Workshop as Shelter
Handmade Future: Handmade as a Way of Thinking
There’s power in carrying half-formed projects with you. On your work table. In your project bag. Or just hovering at the edge of your thoughts. They aren’t clutter. They’re quiet companions. A sleeve waiting for its cuff. A paragraph that hasn’t found its last sentence. A sketch that’s…
The Handmade Future
This piece is part of a series about how creativity actually fits into everyday life—the spaces we make, the time we steal back, and the tools that end up shaping what we do. Some posts may…
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Fiona Smyth and the Art of Ugly Girls Who Don’t Care if You Like Them
Fiona Smyth draws like she’s throwing a punch. Her women are messy, hairy, loud, and gloriously “unpretty”—mutants of femininity who bleed, drool, and grin with sharp teeth. Since the ’80s,…
How to Price Your Work Without Losing Your Soul
This guide helps artists navigate the challenges of pricing their creative work, emphasizing that pricing is essential for survival rather than greed. It critiques societal undervaluation of…
Digital Zines: A Guide to Making Chaos Clickable
Zines have always been about access, born in basements and bedrooms where makers had power. Now, as we live half our lives online, digital zines emerge, blending DIY publishing with hyperlinks…
The Colours We Choose: Natural Dyes, Deadstock Fabric, and the Handmade Wardrobe Worth Keeping
Fashion that fights back doesn’t need runways or mood boards — it starts in your kitchen sink with onion skins, at your sewing table with a busted zipper, in a pile of fabric scraps that don’t…
Pattern Hacking 101: How to Adapt a Knitting or Crochet Pattern Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Gauge)
Adapting a pattern isn’t witchcraft — it’s math, muscle memory, and a little bit of rebellion. Learn how to tweak your favourite knitting or crochet designs for the perfect fit, fibre, and…
The Book Collector
A personal history of the handmade internet—when craft fairs were pilgrimages, business books were sacred objects, and a generation of makers learned to turn blogs, stitches, and zines into…
How to Make an Event Look Bigger Than It Actually Is
Small events aren’t a failure state — they’re often where the most meaningful moments happen. This guide breaks down how to design, promote, and execute events that feel intentional,…
Feminist Investment: Not Just a Vibe, a Survival Strategy
Feminism in tech investment isn't just a trend—it's essential. The need for diverse voices has never been clearer, as women-led startups prove to be more innovative and profitable, yet receive…
After the Riot: The Long Rumble of She Zine 2.0
November strips things down to what’s real. After the riot comes the rebuild — slower, quieter, but still full of intent. This issue looks at what it means to sustain creative rebellion when…
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