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.

Video: Learn how to make records!

Man, I haven’t had this much fun with a “how-to” video field trip since learning how orange crayons were made with Mr. Rogers. Enjoy and take notes! PART ONE PART…

Stitch ‘n’ Pitch: “Take me out to the craft game…”

As I was reading my brand-spanking-new issue of Adorn, I saw a wee blurb on Stitch ‘n’ Pitch, maybe the niftiest craft-sport crossover I’ve ever heard of. Or possibly the…

Perler bead inspiration

Well, I took Stephanie’s challenge to get inspired this month by picking up some Perler beads, calling my friend Greg (Great Lakes Myth Society, anyone? Bueller?), and a bit of…

Correct Sunday Crafternoon dates

Dear readers and potential SC vendors, It seems I have forgotten to take my medicine lately and thusly the dates for Sunday Crafternoon have been incorrectly listed on any e-mails…

Get yer crafty calendar!

Hey… Your month is simply naked without one! And you’ll have a handy reminder as to when you need to be at the WAB for the first-ever Sunday Crafternoon. I…

Crafting a Wiki page. Or not.

Well. After spending some time reading the guidelines on how to create appropriate Wikiepedia pages, I decided to start one on Handmade Detroit. However, as I was in the middle…

TNNA needle goodness, with a side of Mary Kay

A note from Lish: Meet Christina Loff, on loan to us Mitten folks from the great state of California. One heckuva crafty gal, Christina recently attended the Needle Arts Association…

iCrafty irony

Look at what’s become of the 45 now… It’s keeping an iPod cozy! What are some of your favorite ways to repurpose less-than-desirable records?

Get Your Knitty-Gritty On!

Here’s a message from knitting guru Vickie Howell. Take a look! DIY NETWORK TACKLES SUPER SUNDAY’S BIG GAME BY ENCOURAGING VIEWERS TO KNIT FOR CHARITY Knitty Gritty Marathon Kicks-Off Year-Long…

Handmade Detroit on Facebook

Hey, we’re not just Myspace stars, people. We rule ALL aspects of the Internets! Check out this special Handmade Detroit group on Facebook. If you’re on the site, join the…