® Volume 08
16: Handmade

Dispatches from the world of extreme crafting.

24: Curio

Some of our favorite handcrafted objects on display.

38: Quick Craft: Button Rings

Showcase vintage buttons on your fingers. By Jodie Carleton

131: Quick Craft: Skittles Vodka Make refreshing cocktails with colorful candies. By Maggie Stewart

140: Play: Go Make a Kite

Build a sled on a thread following Howtoons’ instructions.

144: Bazaar

Marketplace of crafting tools, materials, sites, and books. Compiled by Natalie Zee Drieu

Crafter Profiles
28: Brini Maxwell

Taking her cue from 1960s pop culture, this actor turned home-ec maven puts her new designs on the market. By Daniel Carter

30: Natalie Chanin

A Southern designer finds value in hometown talent. By Annie Buckley

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ON THE COVER Travis Meinolf wants to teach us how to weave. Behold his portable cardstock loom, free in this issue, and instructions on how to learn this age-old craft on page 48. Photograph by Cody Pickens. Illustration by Nick Dragotta.

DIY
Make Cool Stuff
BUILD IT:
101: Rustic tree trunk table
By Joe Szuecs
COVER IT:

105: Vintage scarf bedspread By Sarah Gee and Lindsay Brown

108: Knit Bauhaus throw

By Lisa Shobhana Mason

BREW IT: 110: Cold-brew coffee By Carla Sinclair

ELEVATE IT: 113: Stilts By Molly Graber and Chris Merrick

TIE IT:

117: Necktie skirt By Sally Converse-Doucette

120: Necktie glasses case
By Diane Gilleland

PICTURE IT: 122: Polaroid transfer By Abi Cotler O’Roarty

126: Photo tips By Abi Cotler O’Roarty

DESIGN IT: 128: Handwriting font By Natalie Zee Drieu

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