The Risk of Making Things by Hand
In order to learn more about “the workmanship of risk” from our handmade policy, we spoke to a few artisans from the co-op about their experiences with risk, craftsmanship, and what “handmade” means to them.
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Artisans Profile: DragonTree.Emporium
From our Artisan Profile series: featuring Dragontree.Emporium, a family shop run by Elizabeth Drachenström, who creates a variety of crochet and knit items.
Gift Guide for Lovers of The Needle Arts
For those who love fiber arts and the needle arts, we’ve got four authentic handmade items that they’ll be sure to love, for knitters, crocheters, stitchers, and quilters.
5 Handmade Gifts for Self Love
These 5 handmade gifts are all about compassion and self love. Treat yourself or give them to a friend who could use a reminder to be kind to themselves.
Artisan Profile: The Beat In Between
The first in our Artisan Profile series: featuring The Beat In Between. A shop run by Raffi Marhaba, who creates “radical queer things and everything in between.”
4 Handmade Gifts for a Clean Start to Spring
The transition from winter to spring is associated with sweeping away the cobwebs, sloughing off the dead skins, and starting anew. Use this guide to inspire a clean start to your spring! Wash away the winter blues and shake off the seasonal affective disorder with items from makers in the Artisans Cooperative.
Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Other Marketplaces (Guest Post 5/5)
[Guest Post 5/5] The final post and conclusion to our series tells about our experience trying other marketplaces as an alternative to Etsy to diversify our income.
Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Dropshipping Sites (Guest Post 4/5)
[Guest Post] To diversify our income from Etsy, we tried selling our handmade products on dropshipping sites in the mid- to late-2010’s. This is what we learned.
4 Handmade Gifts for Couples
Celebrate your partnership with a special someone with a hand-crafted gift from a maker in the Artisans Cooperative.
Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Amazon (Guest Post 3/5)
[Guest Post] To diversify our income from Etsy, we decided to post a few of our items on Amazon in 2014. n this post, we’ll share what it was like for us to post our handmade products on Amazon over a period of four years.