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.

Wanna swap?

Craft swaps are always a lot of fun. Especially when one promises to send you LOTS of ornaments for the holidays… Check out crafty blog Cake + Pie for all…

A Tigers craft project!

Wish our Tigers well with these funnier-than-they-should-be masks over at the Freep web site. You can actually print out face masks for Saturday’s Game 1. You have to admit, these…

Power up with this tissue box

The only thing that would make this gem of a craft better would be some sort of sound card that would make that “doodoodoodooododo” music that plays when Mario enters…

Pumpkins are always better with glitter!

When my mom called to tell me where I could buy glitter by the pound, I was worried. When she told me that the reason she knew this was because…

Book Review: “All Wrapped Up!”

All Wrapped Up! Groovy Gift Wrap of the 1960s By Kevin Akers 253 pages Chronicle Books, 2005 Paperback When I first saw “All Wrapped Up!,” I was preparing myself for…

Holy embroidery-concert-magic!

Check this latest tidbit from Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching! “The Decemberists wrote me a while back with a very special request. Would I, could I make a custom embroidery…

Krafty Kid Profile: Biggie

If you haven’t checked out Biggie before, well, it’s a good thing that you’re reading this blog. I met Bridget this summer as she was setting up for the Detroit…

Embroidery will be the death of me…

It’s official. I’m addicted to Sublime Stitching. Check out these towels I made for a house-warming gift. This what I’ve been crafting. What kind of projects have you guys been…

The times, they are a-changin’…

Wow. ReadyMade has been purchased by Meredith Corporation, a mega media company. Check out this official statement from Broadcast Newsroom: “Acquiring ReadyMade strengthens our reach to adults ages 25-39, which…

Review: Craft magazine

I know I’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of my issue of Craft, brought to us by the makers at, well, MAKE. At 160 pages and $14.99 an issue, Craft…