Just read this article on the new rise of thrift stores in a depressed economy. See? Mom was right. (Well, my mom, anyway). You don’t need to pay retail for quality fashion.
Coming soon — photos of Xan’s fantastic creations for an opera company here in Cleveland.
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Interesting article yesterday in Publisher’s Weekly called A Nation of Crafters, on many topics dear to the Knitgrrl heart (such as my new book Alt Fiber, Faythe Levine’s Handmade Nation film + book and more). A few quotes:
Ten Speed Press embraces growing environmental concerns with a September title, Alt Fiber: 25 Projects for Knitting Green [...]
Yay! Congrats to Xan on a fantastic piece in the Cleveland Plain Dealer (our hometown paper) — In AlterNation Shannon Okey and Alexandra Underhill share their creative secrets. Scans to come — of course my mother came and raided my newspapers the day this came out!
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Well, we’ve almost made it through Green Season (March/spring is traditionally when all the magazines do their “green” issues), but if you’re looking for other books on that topic this year, here’s a list of what’s coming out in 2008.
Shannon’s next book Alt Fiber — on using soy, bamboo, hemp and other eco-friendly yarns [...]