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.

Apply to Maker Faire Detroit Craft Faire

Can you believe it’s almost time for Maker Faire Detroit again?! We’re getting pretty excited with planning and brainstorming for this year’s event. We’re pleased to announce that Handmade Detroit…

Learn to Sew at Motor City Sewing

Sarah from Motor City Sewing shared this information with us for her new sewing series. You can contact Sarah at motorcitysewing [at] gmail [dot] com. Learning to sew is a…

Craft Revival and Green Week Start Saturday!

Can you believe it?! With gorgeous weather and sunnier days, I’m feeling pretty confident that spring is here. I’m usually even more confident spring is here when it’s time to…

Rotary Cutting Tips

We’ve got quilting on the brain around these parts! It started off with helping out the Quilts for Quake Survivors project at our latest Social Circle meeting up i3 Detroit…

Third Thursday is Tonight!

Join City Bird, Bureau of Urban Living and others tonight for Third Thursday from 5-9 p.m. Check out the Facebook event for all the details!

Birmingham Etsy Meetup

Details are still be added to the event, but it looks like the local Etsy group is hosting a craft-for-a-cause meetup on Feb. 3. Details can be found over on…

Glittersniffer Cosmetics Recall

It’s come to our attention that Glittersniffer Cosmetics, a past participant in the Detroit Urban Craft Fair 2008 and 2009 and Maker Faire Detroit in 2010, has issued a recall…

Artsy-Fartsy Weekend Planner

There’s quite a bit happening this weekend! If you’re not too tuckered out from DUCF still (!), you’ve got a lot of options to choose from. Electric Light Cowboys No,…

Ypsilanti Craft Meetup TONIGHT

This just in to the Handmade Detroit newsroom! DIYpsi needs YOU (and your sharpest scissors) tonight for a pre-fair crafty meetup. Craft Night is TONIGHT starting at 7:30. No experience…

Happy DUCF Day!

Hope to see everyone at the fair today!