Well, this has been quite a fortnight, hasn’t it? By which I mean, of course, the time when craftivism made it onto the covers of both Time and The New Yorker (and I haven’t managed to get hold of either). Crazy days, my friends … here’s Elsewhere for you—
– Brief history of the brassiere
– How many of us have the same relationship to knitting that Einstein had to music? (Not that any of us is Einstein)
– “Hygge” trending toward “lagom”
– Food for thought: What would an import tax do to fast fashion? (thx, Angela)
– This note from Martha McQuade about “cost per wear”
– Most heartbreaking needlepoint I’ve ever seen
– Most blood-pressure-reducing photograph I’ve ever seen
– And an excellent response to the spurious suggestions that the pussyhats weren’t the handmade, grassroots phenomenon we know them to be: “Mr. Cohen, these hats are crocheted.” (Whatever your feelings about pussyhats — and mine are decidedly mixed — I will fervently honor and defend my fellow knitters’ rights to make and wear them and get the credit they deserve!)
AND SHOP NEWS: There are some spectacularly fantastic new Bookhou pouches at Fringe Supply Co. today, along with reloaded shelves of Bento Bags, both volumes (now Olga and Michele) of Brooklyn Tweed’s Capsule series, and lots more! Go have a look—
And have a wonderful weekend, everyone. Thanks for being here—
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