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.

Maker Faire Detroit was a hit

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/13860572[/vimeo] Thank you so much to everyone who supported our very first Maker Faire. We had a blast! Take a look at this summary video (courtesy of Beth’s husband, and…

Detroit Soup, Maker Faire in the NYT

Hat tip, Michiganders! Look at the newspaper love some great folks received in this NYT piece: “Wringing Art of the Rubbel in Detroit.” Glad to see so many great groups,…

It’s time for Maker Faire!

It’s amazing to think that after a year of planning, the very first Detroit Maker Faire is just days away. In addition to the crew at MAKE and CRAFT, there…

Detroit SOUP

Katie Barkel, of Kate McQueen Films, is part of Detroit Soup, a new collective hoping to help fund creativity in the area. The group meets monthly and, well, just check…

TaDaa! Studio needs our help!

Sewing pros TaDaa! Studio will be setting up shop this weekend at Maker Faire Detroit with a quick sewing make-and-take project. They’ll be presenting great T-shirt shopping bags – that’s…

Get involved with the Kerrytown Bookfest

Direct to you from the greater Ann Arbor area is Kate Kehoe of Chicaloo Kate. She’s reporting in with some info on how you can be a possible vendor at…

Purl Street Scarf wants to keep Thomas Edison warm

There are a lot of things I’m excited about when it comes to our very first Maker Faire Detroit, and this project is one of them. Jeannine Gruska will be…

Detroit gets its own Maptote!

It’s the little things in life that make you happy… Maptote, a new favorite of mine, has just released a Detroit edition! Huzzah! Gadzooks! Huzzah!

Dancing in the Street at Canfield Market

[vimeo width=”500″ height=”273″]http://vimeo.com/12875284[/vimeo] WOW. What a fun night at the first Canfield Market. Thanks to City Bird and Bureau of Urban Living for such a great night. Check out our…

Etsy’s Birthday Meetup

It’s been a week now, so, happy belated birthday, Etsy! We had a great time meeting up at Biggby Coffee in Birmingham, who were more than gracious to us. Check…