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.

Felt Club applications are live

Go forth and craft! Applications are live for Felt Club. How exciting is this- this fall’s Felt Club is featuring a “Maker Square,” a collection of sci-induced makers brought the…

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Head over to Girl Land for a chance to win some sweet vintage supplies while enjoying a blog 100 posts in the making.

Updated Handmade Nation clip now ready

Faythe reports… it’s time to check out the newest version! Still hoping for a 2008 version, so keep your fingers crossed. [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=zH2HWPfwpOw[/youtube]

Michigan pride at Chi-Town’s Renegade Craft Fair

DAAAAAANG! Is it just me, or does Michigan have one hella presence at this weekend’s upcoming Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago? Snap, y’all! I’m sure I’m leaving someone out, but…

Why You Need Creative Commons… Now

This article originally ran in our 2007 DUCF program, but because I think it’s so important for everyone to know about, I’ve reposted it here. If you’ve ever put your…

Help Naka take on Channel 4

Support your local crafty business! Take a look at this note from Kelly at Naka, and take action! Dear Friends of Naka, I recently found out that Naka was nominated…

Owls that light up your life

This is my kind of lamp! Dang Argyle’s Courtney has been working hard on this great revamped owl lamp, which I’m sure will look fab in her new home. She…

Tuesday Detroit-related link love

Some fun stuff to read this morning as your day gets going: The Heidelberg Project is turning 21! Buy it a shot, or check out this article in Model D.…

CRAFT announces Stitch ‘n’ Pitch winners

Well, well! If you check out this post CRAFT blog post about the winners, you might see some Tiger love if you scroll down to the bottom! Just sayin’!

Defining your craft space

I recently moved from a larger apartment to a smaller apartment. Yes, brilliant idea on my part. However, I somehow ended up with bigger closets, so I decided to go…