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Crafty Event: The Museum of Craft and Design Reopens in San Francisco

Crafty Event: The Museum of Craft and Design Reopens in San Francisco

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Attention West Coast crafters: This weekend marks the reopening of the Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco!

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Crafty Events: 100 Acts of Sewing at the Lillstreet Gallery in Chicago

Crafty Events: 100 Acts of Sewing at the Lillstreet Gallery in Chicago

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Attention Chicagoland crafters: A special exhibition of fiber artist Sonya Phillip’s 100 Acts of Sewing is coming to the Lillstreet Gallery from March 29 – May 19!

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Inside Brooklyn Craft Camp

Inside Brooklyn Craft Camp

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Last Saturday, I spent the whole day crafting, laughing, and hanging out with other makers at Brooklyn Craft Camp!

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Spring Has Sprung, Because Faire Season Has Begun

Spring Has Sprung, Because Faire Season Has Begun

By Sabrina Merlo

Sabrina Merlo

Sabrina is the Maker Faire Program Director. She works on stage content for the flagship fairs (Bay Area & New York), and also runs Maker Faire's global licensing program for locally and independently produced Maker Faires. She also co-creates the East Bay Mini Maker Faire in her town, Oakland, CA.

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Call for Makers are open and active for over 20 Maker Faires around the globe. A good number are being organized by science and children’s museums, often in collaboration with local makers or makerspaces. Jerusalem Mini Maker Faire (March 18/19) and Tyler Mini Maker Faire (March 23) are two examples.

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