Comments on: A Green Crafting Manifesto http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/10/21/a-green-crafting-manifesto/ DIY for Environmentalists: Crafting, Making, Project How-to's, and more! Wed, 23 May 2012 12:20:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Review: The DIY Chewing Gum Kit from Glee Gum, and a Cautionary Tale (Involving Second-Degree Burns) http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/10/21/a-green-crafting-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-125284 Review: The DIY Chewing Gum Kit from Glee Gum, and a Cautionary Tale (Involving Second-Degree Burns) Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:23:15 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=834#comment-125284 [...] Fortunately, the batch that did not melt all over my feet was perfect: chewable, flavorful, definitely able to be modified to use better ingredients, and my empowered little children have a little more proof that they can make what they want instead of buying it. [...] [...] Fortunately, the batch that did not melt all over my feet was perfect: chewable, flavorful, definitely able to be modified to use better ingredients, and my empowered little children have a little more proof that they can make what they want instead of buying it. [...]

]]> By: Green Crafting Book Review: Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/10/21/a-green-crafting-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-28046 Green Crafting Book Review: Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:18:37 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=834#comment-28046 [...] tutorials inside just exactly, however–I always tweak them to fit within the boundaries of my Green Crafting Manifesto. The way I evaluate a book, then, is dependent on the following [...] [...] tutorials inside just exactly, however–I always tweak them to fit within the boundaries of my Green Crafting Manifesto. The way I evaluate a book, then, is dependent on the following [...]

]]> By: Green Crafting Book Review: Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross : Crafting a Green World http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/10/21/a-green-crafting-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-28038 Green Crafting Book Review: Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross : Crafting a Green World Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:59:53 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=834#comment-28038 [...] tutorials inside just exactly, however–I always tweak them to fit within the boundaries of my Green Crafting Manifesto. The way I evaluate a book, then, is dependent on the following [...] [...] tutorials inside just exactly, however–I always tweak them to fit within the boundaries of my Green Crafting Manifesto. The way I evaluate a book, then, is dependent on the following [...]

]]> By: Thrift Store Crafting: What to Buy, What to Make http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/10/21/a-green-crafting-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-26218 Thrift Store Crafting: What to Buy, What to Make Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:26:16 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=834#comment-26218 [...] by the college students, thrift stores frequented mostly by the townies. As an avid crafter whose Crafting Manifesto dictates that I work primarily with recycled materials, I have throughout several years’ worth of [...] [...] by the college students, thrift stores frequented mostly by the townies. As an avid crafter whose Crafting Manifesto dictates that I work primarily with recycled materials, I have throughout several years’ worth of [...]

]]> By: Thrift Store Crafting: What to Buy, What to Make : Crafting a Green World http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/10/21/a-green-crafting-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-26217 Thrift Store Crafting: What to Buy, What to Make : Crafting a Green World Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:23:40 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=834#comment-26217 [...] by the college students, thrift stores frequented mostly by the townies. As an avid crafter whose Crafting Manifesto dictates that I work primarily with recycled materials, I have throughout several years’ worth of [...] [...] by the college students, thrift stores frequented mostly by the townies. As an avid crafter whose Crafting Manifesto dictates that I work primarily with recycled materials, I have throughout several years’ worth of [...]

]]> By: Green Crafting Ethics: Do You Craft with Wood? : Crafting a Green World http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/10/21/a-green-crafting-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-22559 Green Crafting Ethics: Do You Craft with Wood? : Crafting a Green World Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:26:55 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=834#comment-22559 [...] green crafting manifesto is clear about this: I craft primarily with recycled materials, and if I can’t make a recycled [...] [...] green crafting manifesto is clear about this: I craft primarily with recycled materials, and if I can’t make a recycled [...]

]]> By: Julie Finn http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/10/21/a-green-crafting-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-18574 Julie Finn Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:22:56 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=834#comment-18574 I especially like that idea of the reuse of animal products, like shed rabbit fur. It's a really gentle way to incorporate an animal material into your work. I tried felting organic wool roving for the very first time yesterday. I agitated and agitated and agitated, and just could not figure out why my wool wasn't felting. Then I read the label again, and I was all, "Hmm, I wonder what superwash means?" I especially like that idea of the reuse of animal products, like shed rabbit fur. It’s a really gentle way to incorporate an animal material into your work.

I tried felting organic wool roving for the very first time yesterday. I agitated and agitated and agitated, and just could not figure out why my wool wasn’t felting. Then I read the label again, and I was all, “Hmm, I wonder what superwash means?”

]]> By: Julie Finn http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/10/21/a-green-crafting-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-109365 Julie Finn Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:22:00 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=834#comment-109365 I especially like that idea of the reuse of animal products, like shed rabbit fur. It's a really gentle way to incorporate an animal material into your work. I tried felting organic wool roving for the very first time yesterday. I agitated and agitated and agitated, and just could not figure out why my wool wasn't felting. Then I read the label again, and I was all, "Hmm, I wonder what superwash means?" I especially like that idea of the reuse of animal products, like shed rabbit fur. It’s a really gentle way to incorporate an animal material into your work.

I tried felting organic wool roving for the very first time yesterday. I agitated and agitated and agitated, and just could not figure out why my wool wasn’t felting. Then I read the label again, and I was all, “Hmm, I wonder what superwash means?”

]]> By: Julie Finn http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/10/21/a-green-crafting-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-107595 Julie Finn Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:22:00 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=834#comment-107595 I especially like that idea of the reuse of animal products, like shed rabbit fur. It's a really gentle way to incorporate an animal material into your work. I tried felting organic wool roving for the very first time yesterday. I agitated and agitated and agitated, and just could not figure out why my wool wasn't felting. Then I read the label again, and I was all, "Hmm, I wonder what superwash means?" I especially like that idea of the reuse of animal products, like shed rabbit fur. It’s a really gentle way to incorporate an animal material into your work.

I tried felting organic wool roving for the very first time yesterday. I agitated and agitated and agitated, and just could not figure out why my wool wasn’t felting. Then I read the label again, and I was all, “Hmm, I wonder what superwash means?”

]]> By: Crafty Green Poet http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/10/21/a-green-crafting-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-18101 Crafty Green Poet Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:03:03 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/?p=834#comment-18101 Late comment i know, I only use reused materials in crafts - eg materials that are waste products of my own activities (eg waste packaging materials) or things I buy second hand or natural materials, including shed rabbit fur, which makes a beautiful felt or a good Easter card shepp motif... Late comment i know, I only use reused materials in crafts – eg materials that are waste products of my own activities (eg waste packaging materials) or things I buy second hand or natural materials, including shed rabbit fur, which makes a beautiful felt or a good Easter card shepp motif…

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