Knitting – The Spinoff

Amid the chaos, I created

17 January 202117 January 2021 by Nadine Anne Hura

Nadine Anne Hura, who never considered herself an artist, reflects on what art and making has taught her. I couldn’t clean or cook or wash the clothes, but I could sew. That’s a lie, I’m a terrible sewer, but I left work early to fossick around in the $1 bin of the fabric warehouse, searching … Read more

Knitting makes me a better feminist: In defence of women who do crafts

23 July 201919 August 2016 by Louise Hutt

While sewing and knitting might have once symbolised a second-class life for women, crafts are now a vehicle for empowerment, argues Louise Hutt. This post first appeared on Louise Hutt’s blog Say Cheese Louise. Being into crafts generally gets me one of two comments: “What are you, 90?” or “Wow I wish I could [insert … Read more