Posts Categorized: News

Learn to knit, spin, crochet; support cancer charities at Knit Michigan

Fiber lovers and aspiring ones will dig Knit Michigan, this Saturday (Feb. 2), in Bloomfield Hills. Although signup for the marathon is closed, you can still stop by the Market…

WalMart eliminates stitchery department

I happened to be looking at the DMC web site this evening and saw this news update from the embroidery floss company: We would like to advise you that Wal-Mart…

Handmade Detroit at the D Brand Summit

Handmade Detroit will be participating in the D Brand Summit next week at the Henry Ford in Dearborn, spreading some D-town love and showing off our goods. Here’s a little…

Etsy Valentine showcase

Holy crow! Weren’t we all just working on finishing our own Christmas/Hanukkah/Festivus gifts not too long ago?! Well, the holidays are moving on and Etsy is ready. They’ve got a…

Handmade Nation

This just in from Faythe out in Milwaukee. Keep up the good work- we can’t wait to see the final results! Happy New Year everyone! Just wanted to give you…

Scrapboxes and craftin’ offices

Last summer I moved and had the chance to make my own work area just for crafting. I thought mine was pretty creative. That was until I met the Original…

CRAFT UPRISING @ Biddle Gallery this Friday

From the Biddle site: “CRAFT UPRISING: Creating a Design Revolution 3rd Friday, January 18, 6-9PM CRAFT UPRISING super fine crafters set up tables to sell their wares during Wyandotte’s 3rd…

Detroit Design Guide on Design*Sponge

Design*Sponge has posted a Detroit Design guide which mentions Handmade Detroit! How exciting!  I was extremely excited to see Hamtramck Disneyland included on this list. It’s definitely one of those…

Happy 2008, crafters!

Well, the holidays are over and we’re back to business here at Handmade Detroit, getting ready for another good crafting year. Stay tuned for all sorts of FASCINATING posts and…

Issues finding “CRAFT?”

Ok, readers, I need help. I usually pick up my issue of CRAFT at the JoAnn in Canton. However, both the store in Canton and Westland haven’t had recent issues.…