According to this article by the Washington Business Journal, thirteen Alexandria-based businesses have joined forces to launch a new marketing campaign called “Handcrafted Alexandria.” The businesses that have decided to take part thus far include Fibre Space, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Potomac Bead Company and the Art League Gallery and School. Danielle Romanetti, owner of [...]

Talk Shop is the series where Hello Craft interviews independent store owners from across the country, to get their inside take on running an independent business that supports the handmade community. This article was originally posted by Kim Dorn on HelloCraft.com. With yarn shops few and far between in the Washington, DC area, knitters, crocheters [...]

Each week, the Hello Craft Podcast collects stories of making and buying handmade. In episode 12, Laurie Gonyea tells us about her business, Knit Outta the Box, which sells knitting kits for desperate knitters (in places like airports). Also in this episode Jenny Hart talks about her business, Sublime Stitching. Click here to listen to [...]

Set a reminder to tune into NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, November 23 to catch Liane Hansen’s interview with Crafty blogger, Tina Seamonster. Tina was asked to discuss making gifts for the holidays and provided a couple simple how-to’s for listeners to try on their own. The piece has already been recorded and you can read [...]

My introduction to Taffety Punk’s awesomeness was their performance of Damaged Goods: The New Vaudeville at the Black Cat a couple of years back. The show was brilliant and funny and edgy; they call themselves “DC’s distorted classical theatre company” and they ain’t lyin’. Since then, I’ve kept in touch with founder Marcus Kyd [formerly [...]

Rock-n-Romp, the coolest kid-friendly rock show series in town, will bring an excellent local band to the stage at Crafty Bastards for the third time! Bring the little guys out to enjoy the music and fun! This year the awesome band who dares to rock out in front of toddlers is FEVER! In the Performance [...]

Official Crafty Bastards Photographer and Washington City Paper alum, Geoff L. Johnson, knows a thing or two about taking a really good photograph. A photographer since he was a teenager, Geoff’s love of documenting friends and the spirit of his personal photography is at the heart of his professional work. Having been friends with Geoff [...]

From now until the fair, we’ll be spotlighting awesome items that you will find at this year’s Crafty Bastards. Check out the complete vendor gallery to plan your shopping! One of the cutest new items that I saw at Crafty Bastards Silver Spring was the tiny Tofu for Obama plush by Chris Creatures. Not only [...]

From his “Consumed” column to his Murketing Blog, Rob Walker is a great storyteller and keen social commentator. Walker’s New York Times Magazine article, Handmade 2.0, is legendary in indie craft circles. It was the first mainstream media article about the handmade revolution that really got it. In his fascinating new book, BUYING IN: The [...]