Volume 02

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Features
38: Knitta Crew

A stealthy group of knitters tags cities with meter cozies

and lamppost sweaters. By Kirsten Anderson

42: Poketo Art that fits in a pocket. By Peter Sheridan

44: Cantastic
Building sculptures out of food cans is a competition that
helps feed those in need. By Bruce Stewart

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Columns

7: Welcome
Copy This: Why copying is imperative to crafts.
By Carla Sinclair

10: Modern Crafting

Jean Railla of Get Crafty explains the punk of craft.

12: Re: Fitted

Swap-O-Rama-Rama’s Wendy Tremayne talks trashy chic.

20: Linkages

Craft thinker and blogger Ulla-Maaria Mutanen prefers DI Y logos.

100: Susie’s Home Ec Susie Bright expounds on why one pair of scissors isn’t good enough.

Special Section:
145: Old School
CREATIVE CLONES

Mark Frauenfelder shares the simple nature of kids’ crafts circa 1951.

48: Craft Franchising _{150: Recycle It}

How the Craft Mafia and the Church of Craft are spreading _{No need to buy yarn when you can spin your own with used} ^{the good word. By Gareth Branwyn} fabric and unconventional recyclables. By Shannon Okey

52: Fitz Patterns _{160: Makeover}

^{Indie, downloadable sewing patterns. By Natalie Zee Drieu} Yasmin Bochi spiffs up a plain pair of shoes with vintage postage stamps.

54: Counterfeit Crochet Project

The challenge of bootlegging designer handbags.

By Garth Johnson

58: Anatomy of a Counterfeit

Stephanie Syjuco offers tips on counterfeiting Chanel.

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Crafter Profiles

Inside the lives and workshops of:

26: Paul Wirhun
Painting eggs, batik style. By Susan Brackney

30: Jonathan Danforth

Daguerreotype photographer. By Peter Sheridan

34: Marina Bychkova

Obsessive doll maker. By Marian Bantjes

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