Volume 01

Features

40: Zombies & Robots & Bears, Oh My!

The world of creepy cute dolls and the people

who make them. By Mary Belton.

46: Crafting Geometry

Crocheting the mysteries of the universe. By Arwen O’Reilly.

50: Loco for Gocco

Jill Bliss is on a mission to save the world’s coolest printing

machine from extinction.

30This beaded Backyard ^Columns
by Liza Lou is 7: Welcome

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comprised of more The crafting of CRAF T.

than a million beads. ^{By Carla Sinclair}
10: Modern Crafting

Jean Railla of Get Crafty explains why

making stuff is fashionable again.

18: Old School

Mark Frauenfelder shares his magical

1950s craft booklets from General Motors.

39: Linkages
Craft thinker and blogger Ulla-Maaria Mutanen
talks crafter economics.
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52: Susie Bright
The case of the missing curve:
Why sewing patterns cater to B-cups.

Crafter Profiles

Inside the lives and workshops of:

24: Jenny Hart

New Wave embroiderer. By Carla Sinclair

28: Patrick Amiot

Sculpting junk into art. By Michael Shapiro

30: Liza Lou

Stringing a million beads. By Xeni Jardin

34: Diana Eng

Designer of high-tech fashion. By Natalie Zee

152: Recycle It Don’t trash old kitchenware when you can turn it into amazing light. By Bob Parks

160: Makeover
A punk mom transforms her
kid’s plastic Lil Tykes car into
a super-sleek gothmobile.

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ON THE COVER Stitched zombies, cute creatures, and robots are the most popular items on Etsy. The most popular seller on Etsy is Beth Doherty, aka Gourmet Amigurumi, who’s influenced by Japanese artisans. She shows us how to crochet our own robot on page 123. Cover doll by Jess Hutch and cover photography by Dwight Eschliman.