Lish Dorset

Lish is a founding member of Handmade Detroit and the Detroit Urban Craft Fair. She left Handmade Detroit in 2014.

Lish Dorset loves anything related to crafting. In addition to helping produce the Detroit Urban Craft Fair with Handmade Detroit, she's a freelance craft writer and daytime museum worker.

Detroit Comics

Very cool! Check out this article from the Detroit Free Press on Detroit Comics, a cool new shop in downtown Ferndale. Make sure to look at the photos… you might…

Crafting for a good cause

Take a look at this note from one of our overseas Craft Congress friends, Michelle. She’s helping out with a good cause that you might want to get involved with,…

Crafting like a pirate, v2

Following off Steph’s earlier post…  This just in from Sublime Stitching: If you order the Sublime Stitching Pirate pattern today, you’ll receive a free pin cushion! Nice! Or should I…

Sampler Select debuts today

If you thought the Sampler was already amazing, check out the Sampler Select. This package (available Sept. 18) has a home theme, featuring these great items: An exclusive mouspad from…

Looking back at Chicago’s Renegade 2007

What a difference a few years makes! I was totally impressed with the HUGENESS of this year’s Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago. At times I didn’t even know if I…

Blogging Rengade

Make sure to check back on Monday for some great Renegade Craft Fair thoughts and photos!

Renegade Craft Fair, the poster

Now this is cute:

Book review: Softies

…Simple Instructions for 25 Plush Pals… The info: By Therese Laskey (with an introduction by Leah Kramer) 120 pages with 10 instruction pages, color, paperback July 2007 Chronicle Books, $19.95…

PataPri: Dish towel porn?!

It just might be. I received an apple dish towel from this fab designer for my birthday this summer. Let me tell you… if you can have ANY inappropriate thoughts…

Detroit knitters, we need your help!

Hey all! Looking back at some of our comments, we’ve had requests for the following cities for knitting groups: Fraser Roseville Detroit/Highland Park Any suggestions would be very helpful! We…