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Picnics Are The Ultimate Late-Pandemic Social Activity
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(Living)
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... mask you’re knitting. Or just sit back and watch your fellow humans on their own blanket islands, free of pathogen-packed indoor spaces and basking in the warm glow of sunshine and socially distanced solidarity. ...
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Created on 19 April 2021
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Can tights be feminist? When they're made by a size-inclusive fashion brand, you bet your (well-covered) ass they can! ...
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(Sponsored)
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... in length, but Snag’s unique way of knitting means they offer a great fit in length and width. Both a size-acceptance activist and a CEO, Read says, “For too long, our customers have been excluded from ...
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Created on 16 November 2020
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Hey 19: The Wild True Story Of America's First Women-Led Terrorist Grou
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(General)
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... than a radical activist. In high school, too, Buck’s interests—the campus newspaper, yearbook, drama club, and knitting—didn’t hint at her revolutionary future. That came later when she enrolled at the ...
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Created on 30 July 2020
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4.
Margaret Atwood Is Here To Save Us (Again), But This Time With Self-Quarantine Recommendations
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(Books)
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... Poirot by Agatha Christie
Try Agatha Christie, Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot. You'll calm right down. Especially with Miss Marple, so soothing. She always Knows.... that, plus knitting. https://t.co/s8BIksbqYj ...
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Created on 20 March 2020
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Zero Waste Crafting: BUST's Debbie Stoller Teaches Macramé Basic
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(Living)
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... knitting author, Debbie Stoller and learn the basics of macrame through making a simple plant hanger using Hoooked's RibbonXL yarn, made from recycled t-shirts. For ticketing info, click here (space for ...
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Created on 24 June 2019
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A History Of Women In "The Daily Mail
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(Books)
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‘SOLELY IN KNITTING JUMPERS, IN CARING FOR THEIR COMPLEXIONS, LOOKING AFTER BABIES…’
But the thing was that these topics were popular with the women who bought the Mail. Sales remained steady and advertisers ...
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Created on 05 April 2019
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BUST School for Creative Living Teacher Spotlight: Brett Bara Of Hello Bargello
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(DIY)
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... host of a PBS television show about knitting.
Rhiannon Earrings Kit (courtesy of Hello Bargello)
For more information about Hello Bargello, you can visit the company website at hellobargello.com.
Join ...
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Created on 28 November 2018
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Dye A Scarf Using Real Flowers With This Bundle Dyeing DIY
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(DIY)
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Turn food scraps, flowers, and plants into wearable art with bundle dyeing, an easy, non-toxic, and sustainable technique that extracts beautiful colors from everyday natural materials. The process, ...
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Created on 16 May 2018
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8 Subversive Women Artists To Know
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(Arts)
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... of vaginal knitting? Casey Jenkins is the woman behind this controversial art form, in which she knitted a long passage of yarn which she then inserted in her vagina. Through the 28 day piece, she menstruated, ...
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Created on 29 March 2018
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Krysten Ritter On The Emotional Toll Of Playing Jessica Jones
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(TV)
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... she says. “They’re both up there. I’ve tried to apply things like meditation, making time to play my guitar, knitting, and reading.”
But she doesn’t just leave the character behind once she’s done filming. ...
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Created on 23 March 2018
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11.
Your Inside Guide To Treefort Music Fest 2018
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(Music)
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... 3/24 10:45pm at Knitting Factory — Rapsody: I’m also from NC and have been digging her style . SAT 3/24 11:45-12:00am Shrine — Pussy Riot cause, duh.
Matthew Wordwell Photography Lizzo at Treefort 2017 ...
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Created on 20 March 2018
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12.
How Victorian Women Sewed
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(Style)
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... or mend simple articles of clothing., while fancy work—which included knitting, crochet, and embroidery—was used in a more decorative sense. A young lady skilled at both plain and fancy work could not ...
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Created on 30 January 2018
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13.
This Beautiful Book Celebrates Creative Mindfulness And Crafting
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(Books)
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... That Make The Perfect Gift
How Women Are Using Knitting And Needlework As A Form Of Protest
These Embroiderers Are Creating A United Decaration Of Human Rights QuiltThese Embroiderers Are Creating ...
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Created on 26 January 2018
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How Women Are Using Color To Protest In 2018
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(Feminism)
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Remember that famously awkward scene in The Devil Wears Prada? The one where titan of publishing and all around fashion bully Miranda Priestly schools newbie Andy Sacks in the trend provenance of her ...
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Created on 22 January 2018
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How Women Are Using Knitting And Needlework As A Form Of Protest
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(Feminism)
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... by Betsy Greer, its participants are taking back traditional women’s hobbies that were originally used as a way to market a girl’s domesticity and femininity — like embroidery, knitting, and needlework ...
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Created on 19 January 2018
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In The Victorian Era, Babies Wore (Sometimes Deadly) Veils
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(Style)
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... often included knitting or crochet patterns for them. As The Ladies’ Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness (1872) reports:
It is now customary to knit white veils of what is called Lady Betty’s ...
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Created on 03 January 2018
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How Victorian Ladies Did Holiday Gifts
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(Living)
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... made of “soft reindeer-skin” dyed in pale shades of mauve, grey, and light green. There were also calling card cases edged in gold; toilette sets of embossed silver; and even a pair of gold knitting needles ...
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Created on 20 December 2017
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10 Queer Instagram Accounts You Need to Follow Right Now
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(Feminism)
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... pride month “Queer” Instagram sticker.
Kate Just / @katejustknits
Via @katejustknits Kate is a queer feminist artist based in Melbourne, Australia. She uses knitting as her main medium, creating beautiful, ...
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Created on 29 September 2017
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8 Handmade Gifts From The Heart
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(Living)
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... and friendship.
1. Fiberrarium
Jenna Carls, the complete maker of Fiberrarium, is the one weaving, knitting, and dying each piece of yarn. She now creates the year after teaching herself how ...
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Created on 01 September 2017
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7 Riot Grrrl Songs To Inspire Millennial Women
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(Music)
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... by women. On top of calling, many of you are blogging, tweeting, raising money, marching, and occasionally knitting pussy hats in support of the effort. Fourth wavers are busy embracing new ideas about ...
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Created on 16 June 2017
