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.

How nice!

Make has got some nifty bird stencils, courtesy of Fitzpatterns, all set for you to download free of charge. Very cool indeed.

Thoughts on the crafting business

Our crafting friends over at Handmade Arcade in Pittsburgh pointed out this great link to a New York Times article on the business of crafting and making. Make sure to…

All sorts of announcements over at Venus

Venus is certainly busy helping out us makers these days! Besides publishing some wonderful words penned by our own Steph, they’re currently taking votes online for their fourth annual “Hottt…

Pretty in pink

Ok, this is just blatant bragging. I’m a proud new mother! OF THIS! I had this bag made by the super sewers over at dang argyle. You might remember them…

Still drying out from Dally…

Holy crow, Dally in the Alley was an adventure in umbrellas, that’s for sure! We had a great time, once we were dry… Steph, Carey and I all had a…

Get Your Dally On!

Where will Handmade Detroit be this weekend? Why, Dally in the Alley on Saturday, Sept. 9, from 11 a.m. until who knows when! Steph, Carey, and Yours Truly will be…

Flickr Find: Belated Friday Mosaic

Ok, ok, I was super busy with the holiday weekend and completely forgot to put up Pippi’s cool mosaic for the week. I apologize, I apologize! Here it is, in…

Book Review: “The Craftster Guide to Nifty, Thrifty, and Kitschy Crafts”

The Craftster Guide to Nifty, Thrifty, and Kitschy Crafts: Fifty Fabulous Projects from the Fifties and Sixties By Leah Kramer Ten Speed Press, June 2006, 184 pages $17.95, paperback You…

A month of sewing magic

Did you know that September is National Sewing Month? Well, bygolly, it is! Check out Sewing.org’s special page dedicated to the month, filled with special projects, info and more. Make…

“Craft” is up!

Clear your schedule for the rest of the night! The new Craft magazine from Make is up online and taking subscribers for the print edition. The online edition has a…