Crafts
Basketry
Museums
Washington Post - Mar 12, 2010
A traveling exhibition from the Museum for African Art tracing the evolution of coiled basketry. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10 to 4. 902 Wythe St., Alexandria. ...
Batik
SUMIKO KATO: Batik seduces Japanese artist
Jakarta Post - Mar 12, 2010
She's a small woman who loves batik art. Despite being 73, Sumiko Kato is still enthusiastic about batik painting. The flight from Japan to Indonesia takes ...
Beading
Alice in Fashion Wonderland
RediffKhaleej Times - Mar 12, 2010
His warrior women dressed in extended shoulders, sharply cut turquoise half wigs, and beading bright and geometric was an all out assault on the current ...
Blacksmithing
Merry Ann Frisby: Blacksmiths bring a lost art to life
Tallahassee Democrat - Mar 11, 2010
Blacksmithing survived as a specialty, but its techniques were known to only a few rapidly aging men. To most people today, blacksmithing is a great, ...
Ceramics
China Ceramics to Deliver Presentation at ROTH Capital
TransWorldNews (press release) - Mar 11, 2010
China Ceramics Co., Ltd. (OTC.BB: CCLTF) will be giving a presentation at the ROTH 22 nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference .The company's CFO, Edmund Hen, ...
Candle Making
NaturesGardenCandles.com
KillerStartups.com (blog) - Mar 10, 2010
Nature's Garden is an online retailer that specializes in wholesale products used in the making of candles and soap, as well as bath and cosmetic supplies. ...
Crochet
Residents enjoy annual craft fair
NorthJersey.com - Mar 12, 2010
Vendors displayed handmade crafts, including woodwork, local sketches, jewelry, knit and crochet items and many more unique crafts. ...
Doll Making
“Mad Men” Barbies And Kens To Hit Market
Thaindian.comThaindian.com - Mar 11, 2010
The doll making company has designed the doll not for child play but according to reports, the dolls will be launched in the market as a Premium-price ...
Hand Puppets
BOTTOM SHELF: Master of (dinosaur) puppets
UNLV The Rebel Yell - Mar 12, 2010
The dinosaur hand puppets are more cute than scary, even when they're mauling some poor bastard. “Look, he's ripping that guy's throat out. ...
Embossing
Rushford manufacturer to make 2 medical devices
Post-Bulletin - Mar 12, 2010
The first project is thin plastic boards, with five dots on them, made through a process called hot embossing. The board is used to test a patient's sense ...
Fabric Painting
Over 10000 women participate in a fabric-painting event for women's right in ...
Sify - Mar 9, 2010
In an attempt to get registered in the Guinness Book of World Records, over 10000 women participated in a fabric painting event organised here on Monday by ...
Flintknapping
Arizona will celebrate its heritage in March
Arizona Republic - Mar 2, 2010
But many activities, Howard said, will be hands-on demonstrations of ancient skills such as flintknapping, pottery making and throwing rabbit sticks, ...
Jewelry Making
Jewelry making, train stations on library menu
The Photo News - Mar 11, 2010
Goshen — The Goshen Public Library will host a workshop on beading and making beaded jewelry on Tuesday, March 23, from 6:30 to 8 pm Participants will color ...
Knitting
'Midnight Knitter' Covering New Jersey Town in Yarn
Austin American-StatesmanStyleList (blog) - Mar 11, 2010
This isn't the first time we've seen a case of renegade craftism; in 2007 we reported on Stockholm's illegal street knitting scene. ...
Macrame
Whitney Biennial Mishmash Serves Up Michael Jackson, Macrame
Bloomberg - Feb 25, 2010
25 (Bloomberg) -- The last thing anyone expects from a Whitney Biennial is a big piece of homespun macrame. Yet an immense tapestry of knotted and sewn ...
Mail Art
Bay County schools create unique mailboxes for Habitat for Humanity fundraiser
MLive.comMLive.com - Mar 12, 2010
His arm holds the red flag that can be moved up for outgoing mail. Art teacher Kim Aldrich said her students brainstormed ideas and came up with the plan ...
Origami
Fiber artist teaches origami quilting class
Staunton News Leader - Mar 11, 2010
For her origami quilts, she folds brightly colored paper into sturdy, interlocking geometric patterns that look not unlike the ones in Amish and Mennonite ...
Needlepoint
American Needlepoint Guild
Kingwood Connection - Mar 11, 2010
Lake Houston Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild meets at 6:45 pm on the second Thursday of the month in the conference room of Chevron Chemical ...
Pressed Flowers
Make flowers last
Southeast Missourian - Feb 14, 2010
One decorative example she said she has seen is pressed flowers applied to a window for decoration, adhered to the glass with clear glue. ...
Polymer Clay
Going Out Guide: Minds Wide Open at the Torpedo Factory
Washington PostWashington Post - Mar 11, 2010
Get a closer look at three art shows: "Past Forward," in the Target Gallery, features pastel paintings, sculpture, oil paintings and polymer clay pieces by ...
Quilting
Quilts blanket library for annual show
Messenger NewsJournal-Advocate - Mar 11, 2010
The machine quilting was done with a variegated thread by Maureen Waite, making the back as interesting and lovely as the front, Williamson said. ...
Rubber Stamping
Stampin' Fools meet to share ideas and make rubber stamping crafts together
Villages Daily Sun - Mar 7, 2010
It is something she hasn't done in the 10 years since she started creating rubber stamping crafts. ...
Scrapbooking
Library of Congress: 'Voices from Afghanistan'; Folger: 'Extending the Book'
Washington Post - Mar 11, 2010
It's no surprise that scrapbooking is enjoying a resurgence in the age of digital cameras, MP3 players and the e-Book. ...
Sewing
Sewing for a cause
South Bend Tribune - Mar 10, 2010
Machines humming and scissors cutting are some of the sounds of the productive work of the Bridgman Quilting Bees. ...
Soapmaking
Tutorial: Soapy wedding favors
Newsday (subscription) - Feb 22, 2010
She owns a great soapmaking supplies company called Bramble Berry. My younger brother is finally engaged to be married and I'm inspired to make some ...
Spinning
Go! Gamut: The Irish to American scale
Los Angeles TimesStatesman Journal - Mar 12, 2010
He was extremely fond of Polish jokes, until the day he found out that he was partially Polish, though still mostly Irish Spinning wheels, while they helped ...
Stained Glass
Bovard Studio Stained Glass Windows Meet Earthquake Code
PR Newswire (press release) - Mar 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Bovard Studio Inc. created one of the world's largest stained glass windows engineered and approved by the City of Los ...
Woodworking
New & Used Woodworking Machinery and Equipment Marketplace Introduced Today
PR-inside.com (press release) - Mar 10, 2010
... a marketplace for the manufacturing community, introduced today its new directory of woodworking equipment focusing primarily on US-based manufacturers ...
Card Making
Get CRAFTY
Payson Roundup - Mar 10, 2010
Quilting, beading, knitting, scrapbooking, card making... whatever your crafting bent, celebrate and indulge in it this month. ...
Calligraphy
Arts-in-Healthcare Program continues March 18th with Artist Ginny Raynor Brown
Garner News - Mar 11, 2010
Ginny's love for calligraphy and design has led to commissioned art pieces by commercial clients as well as private individuals. Prints of her calligraphy ...