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Maker Faire report

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

I really like the idea of Maker Faire. Exhibitors are specifically asked to provide hands-on activities for people; it’s not just things for sale, or tables of pamphlets (although there is some of that.) But lots of other people like the idea of Maker Faire, too. Deciding beforehand on what demonstrations to see was a [...]

Sheep and Weeds

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

After I told my mom about my upcoming butchering class (this Sunday at Avedano’s in San Francisco) she asked me “Where do you hear about these things? Well, while reading the Craft: blog, I saw this: You may or may not know that I’m also a knit and crochet designer, so this was too much [...]

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