Guerrilla kindess & other acts of creative resistance : making a better world through craftivism

Guerrilla kindess & other acts of creative resistance Making a better world through craftivism

Sayraphim Lothian

Book - 2018

"Artist, scholar, activist, and YouTube art teacher Sayraphim Lothian gives you an introduction to the art of craftivism and provides a brief history of creative resistance. In her first-ever tutorial book on craftivism, master craftivist Sayraphim shows you how to make and use various crafts for political and social protest purposes including embroidery, baking, stenciling, decoupage, knitting and crocheting, stamping and much more."--Back cover.

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Subjects
Handicraft > Social aspects.
Handicraft > Political aspects.
Social movements.
Social action.
Published
Coral Gables, FL : Mango Publishing Group [2018].
Language
English
Main Author
Sayraphim Lothian (author)
Physical Description
234 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN
9781633537408
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Guerrilla Kindness
  • Guerrilla Kindness Felt Cupcakes
  • You Are So Very Beautiful
  • The (Secret) Toy Society
  • Message in a Bottle
  • Chapter 2. Knitting and Crochet
  • Knitted Heart
  • Knitted Protest Dolls
  • Crochet Granny Bunting
  • Yarn bombs
  • Chapter 3. Cross Stitch and Embroidery
  • Cross Stitch
  • Embroidery on Reclaimed Doilies
  • Chapter 4. Sewing
  • Protest Banners
  • Pennant
  • Soft Sculpture Bunting
  • Chapter 5. Quilting
  • Scrappy Quilt
  • Suit of Hearts Quilt
  • History Hexie Quilt
  • Quilted Patches
  • DIY Quilt Block
  • Chapter 6. Visible Mending
  • Simple Visible Mending
  • Larger Holes
  • Mending Knitted Things
  • Knitted Patches
  • Chapter 7. Stamps and Stencils
  • Street Stencils
  • T-shirt Stenciling
  • Potato Stamp
  • Chapter 8. Paste-ups
  • Paste-ups
  • Chapter 9. Baking
  • Decorating Cakes
  • Protest Cookies
  • Pie Tops
  • Chapter 10. Badges, Fins, and Brooches
  • Felt Badges and Pins
  • Polymer Clay Brooches
  • Chapter 11. Making for Good
  • Chapter 12. Barter
  • Afterword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Activism Library
  • Appendix 1. Clipping Corners and Curves
  • Appendix 2. How to Knit
  • Appendix 3. How to Crochet
  • Appendix 4. How to Cross Stitch
  • Appendix 5. How to Back Stitch
  • Appendix 6. Quilting and Binding
  • Appendix 7. Patterns
  • About the Author

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