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Crafting the Resistance:
Knit, sew, and craft your way to self-empowerment.
Are you a Nasty Woman ready to smash the patriarchy with a needle and thread? Proudly proclaim your feminism with your very own DIY Bleeding Heart T-shirt? Or stage a protest with the rest of the girls, wearing knitted Pussyhats?
Be part of the revolution by reclaiming the "domestic" arts of knitting, sewing, and more—to channel your feminist rage. With pictures, step-by-step instructions, bonus patterns, and tips for crafters of all skill levels from beginner to advanced, Crafting the Resistance is the book for women’s rights activists on a DIY path to self-determination.
Put your homemaking and protesting skills to the test with thirty-five girl-powered, easy-to-make, kickass projects such as:
"Snowflake" knitted wristers "Bleeding Heart" T-shirt Clear vinyl protest tote bag to speed up security screenings The Pussyhat as knitted hats, holiday ornaments, throw pillows, and cat beds “Nasty Nag” zippered pouch Well read bookmarks And More!
Take politics into your own hands, literally, and craft your message out into the world. Including an essay and quotes on the history and importance of craftivism, Crafting the Resistance is the ultimate book for political crafters, DIY activists, empowered protestors, and any woman—or man—who is part of the resistance.
Details:
- Title:Crafting the Resistance
- Subtitle: 35 Projects for Craftivists, Protestors, and Women Who Persist
- Author: By Lara Neel, By Heather Marano
- Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
- Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
- Published: 22 August 2017
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN-13: 9781510731387
- Pages: 192
- Dimensions: 7.00 x 9.25in.
About the author:
Lara Neel sews, knits, and cares about freedom, democracy, women’s rights, indigenous rights, and LBGTQIA equality. She is the author of Sock Architecture and blogs at math4knitters.blogspot.com. She lives in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Heather Marano is an anthropologist and archaeologist. She studies textiles in western and nonwestern cultures and teaches classes on knitting, spinning, gardening, and natural dyeing of fibers and fabrics. She blogs at themerryspinster.com and lives in Millbrae, California.
Anyone Can Sew:
Sewing is an indispensable skill if you want to become more resourceful, enabling you to fix a button, mend a split seam, or even make your own clothes.
This book starts with the basics, such as choosing your equipment and fabrics, before proceeding to guide you through a range of sewing projects, each of them accompanied by step-by-step illustrations and straightforward instructions. Budding stitchers will find themselves turning to these pages time and time again to help them master the essentials of this rewarding craft.
The Anyone Can series has been created with the absolute beginner in mind as well as those who would welcome a refresher in the most popular needlecrafts.
Other titles in the series are:
- Anyone Can Papercraft
- Anyone Can Knit
Details:
- Title:Anyone Can Sew
- Subtitle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Essential Sewing Skills
- Author: By Charlotte Gerlings
- Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
- Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
- Published: 7 November 2017
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN-13: 9781510724099
- Pages: 128
- Dimensions: 8.73 x 11.00in.
About the author:
Charlotte Gerlings was born in Reading, Berkshire. She graduated in publishing from Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford Brookes University) and since then has worked as a book designer, writer, and editor. She lives in South West London and is currently studying at Wimbledon School of Art for her MA in fine art.
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In the box:
- (1) Skyhorse Publishing Crafting the Resistance & Anyone Can Sew Book Bundle
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In the box:
- (1) Skyhorse Publishing Crafting the Resistance & Anyone Can Sew Book Bundle
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